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Samardo Samuels

Samardo Samuels (born January 9, 1989) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Mayrouba Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is an NBA Veteran, Italian League Champion and Greek League All-Star. With a global career spanning over 15 years as a professional basketball player, he has played in over 13 countries across the world and represented Jamaica in the FIBA Americas Championship.

Samardo Samuels
Samuels with FC Barcelona in 2016
No. 24 – Mayrouba Club
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35)
Trelawny, Jamaica
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeLouisville (2008–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2013Cleveland Cavaliers
2010→Erie BayHawks
2012→Canton Charge
2013Reno Bighorns
2013Hapoel Jerusalem
2013–2015Olimpia Milano
2015–2016Barcelona
2016–2017Jiangsu Dragons
2017Brindisi
2017Partizan
2018–2019Limoges CSP
2019–2020Panionios
2020Chorale Roanne
2020–2021Maccabi Hod HaSharon
2021Hapoel Haifa
2021Libertadores de Querétaro
2022–2023Bashkimi
2023–presentMayrouba Club
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Jamaica
FIBA CBC Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tortola

High school career

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Samuels attended Our Savior New American School in Centereach, New York as a freshman, then attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey for the rest of high school.[1] Samuels was ranked 9th in the nation by Rivals.com[2] and 2nd in the nation by Scout.com.[3] He, alongside class of 2010 star Tristan Thompson led St. Benedicts's Prep to a 24–1 record in the 2007–2008 season. At season's end St. Benedict's was ranked #2 in the nation by USA Today.[4] He played in the two top all-American games, the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.

College career

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Samuels decided to attend the University of Louisville for college. He chose the Cardinals over Connecticut, Florida, Georgetown and North Carolina. At Louisville, Samuels started every game that he played in and led the 2009–10 team in scoring and rebounding. After his sophomore year, he decided to skip his final two years of college eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA draft.

Professional career

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Cleveland Cavaliers (2010–13)

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After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Samuels played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2010 NBA Summer League,[5] averaging 12.6 points and 7.4 rebounds. On August 17, 2010, Samuels signed a 3-year, $2.3 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. A portion of the deal was guaranteed.[6]

He debuted against the Toronto Raptors, on October 29, and scored 7 points. On December 27, 2010, he was sent to the Erie BayHawks, the Cavs' affiliate in the NBA Development League.[7] On January 1, after two games in the NBA D-League, he was recalled by the Cavs.

On March 2, 2011, Samuels made his first career start against the San Antonio Spurs in place of the injured Antawn Jamison and scored a career high 23 points while pulling down 10 rebounds.[8]

On December 28, 2012, Samuels was assigned to the Canton Charge of the D-League.[9] He was recalled on December 31, 2012.[10] On January 6, 2013, he was waived by the Cavaliers.[11]

Several short stints (2013)

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Following the waiving by the Cavaliers, he was acquired by the D-League's Reno Bighorns on January 17, 2013.[12]

On April 7, 2013, Samuels signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[13]

Olimpia Milano (2013–15)

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On July 25, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Italian club Emporio Armani Milano.[14] In his first Euroleague season with Milano, he averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 rebounds over 25 games. In his second season with Milano, he elevated his game and averaged 12.9 points and 5.4 rebounds over 23 Euroleague games. In the summer of 2015, he parted ways with Olimpia Milano.[15]

Barcelona (2015–16)

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On July 22, 2015, Samuels signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa.[16] On September 11, 2015, Barcelona announced that Samuels has suffered right hand injury and will miss about 6 weeks of action.[17] In his third consecutive Euroleague season, his role in the new team decreased, and he had averages of 6 points and 2.8 rebounds over 26 games. On August 16, 2016, he parted ways with Barcelona.[18]

Jiangsu Dragons (2016–17)

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On August 17, 2016, Samuels signed with the Chinese Basketball Association club Jiangsu Dragons for the 2016–17 CBA season.[19]

Several short stints (2017–present)

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On March 17, 2017, he signed with the Italian club Enel Brindisi for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season.[20]

On August 18, 2017, Samuels signed with the Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus.[21] On September 21, 2017, he parted ways with Real Betis Energía Plus before appearing in a game for them.[22]

On October 16, 2017, Samuels signed with the Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[23] He was suspended by the club on November 15, for the violation of club's discipline and the provisions of the contract, day after Partizan lost in a EuroCup game against Alba Berlin.[24][25] The suspension came as a result of his public criticism of the club, head coach Miroslav Nikolić and other inappropriate remarks toward female journalists.[25][24] Shortly after, he parted ways with the club.[26]

On February 14, 2018, Samuels signed with the French club Limoges CSP for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[27] After averaging 11 points and 4 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the club on August 20, 2018.[28]

On February 16, 2020, Samuels signed with Chorale Roanne Basket.[29]

In December 2020, Samuels signed with Maccabi Hod HaSharon.[30] He played 17 games in the Liga Leumit, the second national tier, and averaged 16.2 points and 7.8 rebounds. On April 18, 2021, he has signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League.[31]

On August 10, 2021, Samuels signed a one-year contract with Dutch club ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.[32] On August 30, 2021, he parted away with his club without playing a single game.[33] Reason was that the work permit procedure took too long.[34] Samuels subsequently joined Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.[35]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Cleveland 37 10 18.9 .456 .000 .618 4.3 .5 .4 .5 7.8
2011–12 Cleveland 54 0 15.3 .455 .000 .701 3.3 .4 .4 .4 5.4
2012–13 Cleveland 18 1 10.9 .367 .000 .583 1.6 .4 .2 .2 3.2
Career 109 11 15.8 .445 .000 .653 3.4 .4 .3 .4 5.9

Career highs

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  • Points: 23 vs. San Antonio 03/02/11
  • Rebounds: 10 3 times
  • Assists: 3 vs. San Antonio 03/02/11
  • Steals: 3 @ L.A. Clippers 03/19/11
  • Blocks: 3 vs. New Orleans 03/06/11

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Milano 25 23 22.2 .503 .444 .730 3.9 .2 .4 .3 9.5 8.5
2014–15 Milano 23 21 26.1 .548 .233 .692 5.4 .7 .4 .5 12.9 14.3
2015–16 Barcelona 26 4 13.2 .505 .000 .632 2.8 .5 .2 .4 6.0 6.8
Career 74 48 24.1 .522 .250 .685 4.0 .5 .3 .4 9.3 9.7

Career highs

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References

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  1. ^ "Growing up ... Samardo Samuels". NBA.com.
  2. ^ Rivals.com Prospect Rankings
  3. ^ Scout.com: Football Recruiting
  4. ^ Halley, Jim (May 2, 2008). "Super 25: Lincoln (N.Y.) climbs three spots with state title". USA Today. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas". Ridiculousupside.com. June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Ex-Louisville forward Samardo Samuels signs with Cavaliers
  7. ^ "Samardo Samuels Assigned to Erie BayHawks". NBA.com. December 27, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  8. ^ Samardo Samuels Game-by-Game Stats
  9. ^ Cleveland Cavaliers Assign Samardo Samuels to NBA D-League Affiliate Canton Charge Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Cavs recall Samardo Samuels from D-League
  11. ^ Cavaliers Waive Samuels
  12. ^ 2012–13 Transactions
  13. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem officially signs Samardo Samuels to a 2-month deal". Sportando.net. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  14. ^ "Olimpia Milano officially sign Samardo Samuels". Sportando.net. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  15. ^ "Samardo Samuels won't come back to Milano". sportando.basketball. July 6, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  16. ^ "FC Barcelona lands big man Samuels". Euroleague.net. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  17. ^ "Samardo Samuels out 6 weeks for a fracture of the metatarsus". sportando.com. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  18. ^ Samardo Samuels, Barcelona Lassa part ways
  19. ^ Samardo Samuels officially signs with Jiangsu Dragons
  20. ^ Samardo Samuels official signs with New Basket Brindisi
  21. ^ Samardo Samuels signs with Real Betis Energia Plus
  22. ^ "Samardo Samuels, Real Betis Energia Plus officially part ways". Sportando. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  23. ^ "Samardo Semjuels je novi igrač Partizana". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Semjuels u "svađi" sa formom, Nikolićem, grobarima". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Partizan suspendovao Semjuelsa". b92.net (in Serbian). November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  26. ^ "Samardo Samuels, KK Partizan parting ways". sportando.basketball. November 18, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  27. ^ "Samardo Samuels au Limoges CSP !". limogescsp.com (in French). February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  28. ^ "Limoges CSP re-signs Samardo Samuels". Sportando. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  29. ^ Skerletic, Dario (February 16, 2020). "Chorale Roanne ink Samardo Samuels". Sportando. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  30. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (December 11, 2020). "Former NBA center Samardo Samuels agrees to deal with Maccabi Hod Hasharon". Sportando. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  31. ^ Skerletic, Dario (April 18, 2021). "Samardo Samuels joins Hapoel Haifa". Sportando. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  32. ^ "ZZ Leiden | ZZ Leiden contracteert Samardo Samuels". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  33. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (August 30, 2021). "ZZ Leiden, Samardo Samuels parts ways". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  34. ^ "Samardo Samuels sluit niet aan bij ZZ Leiden". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  35. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 30, 2021). "Former NBA Samardo Samuels signs in Mexico with Libertadores de Queretaro". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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