Bill Bessoir, University of Scranton
Basketball – Class of 1985
Bill Bessoir played three seasons at the University of Scranton after transferring in from Division I’s University of South Carolina. Bessoir had an exceptional career for the Royals. He became a three-time National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-American (1983: 2
nd Team; 1984/1985: 1
st Team), a three-time NABC All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team selection, and a three-time MAC All-Star. Bessoir led the Royals to three-straight MAC Championships (1983-85), and was named the 1985 MAC Most Valuable Player. In Bessoir’s first season at Scranton, he led the Royals an NCAA Division III title in 1983. In doing so, he was named the 1983 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player. Bessoir totaled 1,630 career points in three seasons to average 19.0 points per game. He went on to play and coach professionally in Germany for 20-plus years upon graduation in 1985. He also played for the New York Generals. Bessoir was inducted into the University of Scranton Wall of Fame in 1995.
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