America East Basketball: 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

17. Sam Sessoms

A 6’0 point guard from Philadelphia, Sessoms showed himself as quite the scoring threat throughout his collegiate career. Today, we’re judging him based solely on the beginning of his college career, spending two seasons at Binghamton before leaving during the pandemic. Sessoms would spend two seasons coming off the bench at Penn State before putting up stunning numbers this past year at Coppin State.

That being said, he did put up some great numbers in his two seasons with the Bearcats. As a freshman, Sessoms averaged 17.8 points and 3.5 assists per game, earning Rookie of the Year honors in the America East. He was one of the league’s most productive scorers during those two years, including a career-high 40-point outburst against Boston University in December 2019. He did lead the conference in scoring during his sophomore season, averaging 19.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.

Twice an All-America East honoree and clearly a high-impact scorer, it’s no surprise that he was plucked away by Penn State. It’s clear that Sessoms would’ve been higher on this list had he spent more than two years in the league, but Binghamton was fortunate to have him during that stretch. Unfortunately, the program was just 20-42 during those two seasons and was a pretty weak defensive squad during that time. Still, Sessoms scored over 1000 points in two seasons and made a significant impact.