Sharon Sasson (Hebrew: שרון ששון)(or Sasson; born March 16, 1979) is a retired Israeli basketball player. A 6' 9" (206 cm) forward, he last played for Bnei HaSharon.

Sharon Sasson
שרון ששון
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
PositionForward

Sasson signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in August 2007. He had spent the last two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv, who released him from the final year of a three-year contract after he averaged just 3.2 points per game in 44 Euroleague games.[1][2] Shason averaged 10.7 points per game with Hapoel Jerusalem during the 2007-08 season, with a high of 35 points against Ironi Ashkelon.[3]

On 31 August 2011 he retired from the game. He scored 2,036 points in 240 games in the Israeli Basketball Super League, and represented the Israeli national basketball team scoring 318 points in 56 games.[4]

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  1. ^ Hapoel nabs forward Shason Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on January 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Allon Sinai. "Sasson leaves Maccabi TA for rival Hapoel Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post. August 10, 2007. Sports, 11.
  3. ^ Player profile. Retrieved on January 13, 2008.
  4. ^ שחרור, יעל (August 31, 2011). "שרון ששון פורש מכדורסל: "זהו יום עצוב עבורי"". ynet.