2008, Kersey was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and was selected to receive the 2015 recipient of the William Henry Ruffner Alumni Award, the highest award given to a Longwood alumni. The court at Willett Hall, Longwood's basketball facility, was posthumously named in his honor on December 3, 2016. Personal life Kersey married his girlfriend of over nine years, Teri (Teresa Folsom) Donnerberg, on September 21, 2013 at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon. Together, they have four children from previous relationships. Death On February 18, 2015, Kersey died suddenly at the age of 52. Lake Oswego Fire Department and American Medical Response responded to a call from Kersey's home shortly after 5 pm, and he was taken to Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin, Oregon where he died. Just days prior to his death, Kersey underwent knee surgery. On the day of his death, he left the Trail Blazers' Rose Quarter office because he was not feeling well. Medical examiners linked his death to a blood clot that traveled to his lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 77 || 0 || 12.4 || .478 || .000 || .646 || 2.7 || .8 || .6 || .4 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 79 || 2 || 15.4 || .549 || .000 || .681 || 3.7 || 1.1 || 1.1 || .4 || 8.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 82 || 8 || 25.5 || .509 || .043 || .720 || 6.0 || 2.4 || 1.5 || .9 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 79 || 75 || 36.6 || .499 || .200 || .735 || 8.3 || 3.1 || 1.6 || .8 || 19.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 76 || 76 || 35.7 || .469 || .286 || .694 || 8.3 || 3.2 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 17.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 82 || 82 || 34.7 || .478 || .150 || .690 || 8.4 || 2.3 || 1.5 || .8 || 16.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 73 || 72 || 32.3 || .478 || .308 || .709 || 6.6 || 3.1 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 14.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 77 || 76 || 33.2 || .467 || .125