Jamar Samuels

Jamar Samuels
Samuels in 2011.
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
Position Small forward / Power forward
League Liga Leumit
Personal information
Born (1989-05-25) May 25, 1989
Washington D.C.
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school The Patterson School
(Lenoir, North Carolina)
College Kansas State (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Lobe Huesca
2013–2014 Veroli Basket
2014 Bàsquet Manresa
2014–2015 Novipiù Casale Monferrato
2015–2016 Bnei Herzliya
2017–2018 SCM CSU Craiova
2018–present Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year (2010)

Jamar Lascells Samuels (born May 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for Kansas State University.

Amateur career

Samuels attended The Patterson School in Lenoir, North Carolina, and enrolled at Kansas State University to play college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats. As a senior, he was ruled ineligble by the NCAA for accepting a $200 wire transfer.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Samuels moved to Spain and signed with Lobe Huesca for the 2012–13 season. In 29 games for Huesca, he averaged 14.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

On August 10, 2013, Samuels signed with Veroli Basket of Italy for the 2013–14 season.[2] In 35 games for Veroli, he averaged 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

On September 10, 2014, Samuels signed with Bàsquet Manresa of Spain for the 2014–15 season.[3] On November 25, 2014, he parted ways with Manresa after appearing in just eight games.[4] On December 4, 2014, he signed with Novipiù Casale Monferrato of Italy for the rest of the season.[5] In 25 games for Casale, he averaged 7.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

On July 30, 2015, Samuels signed with Bnei Herzliya of Israel for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On July 28, 2017, Samuels signed with Romanian club SCM CSU Craiova for the 2017–18 season. [7]

On July 23, 2018, Samuels returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Liga Leumit.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/2012/3/17/2880980/jamar-samuels-ineligible-curtis-malone-wire-transfer
  2. ↑ Veroli signs Jamar Samuels
  3. ↑ Basquet Manresa lands Jamar Samuels
  4. ↑ Jamar Samuels leaves Manresa
  5. ↑ Jamar Samuels signs with Novipiù Casale
  6. ↑ Jamar Samuels inks with Bnei Herzliya
  7. ↑ "Jamar Samuels signs with SCM Craiova". sportando.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "חוזר לישראל: ג'מאר סמואלס חתם בקרית מוצקין". one.co.il (in Hebrew). July 23, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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