Sam Singer (basketball)

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Sam Singer
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Free agent
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1995-02-14) February 14, 1995 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Ransom Everglades (Miami, Florida)
College California (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 Bnei Herzliya

Sam Singer (born February 14, 1995) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. In his four years at Cal, he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and played the third-most games in school history.

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Early life

Singer is from Miami, Florida, and is Jewish. [1] His mother is Jani Kline Singer. [1] His paternal grandfather, David, served in the U.S. Army in World War II. [2]

He attended Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Florida, where he regarded as one of the top guard prospects in the state of Florida. Singer averaged 27.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists to lead the Raiders to the Class 4A state semifinals and a 27-3 record as a senior. He was named to the Florida vs. U.S.A. Hardwood Classic All-Star team in 2013. [3]

College career

Singer played college basketball for the California Golden Bears, where he averaged 4.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 20.1 minutes of action. Singer was named an Allstate Good Works Team nominee for his dedication to serving the community and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. [3] In his four years at Cal, he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and played the third-most games in school history with 133. [4] He graduated from Berkeley in 2017 with a degree in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business. [5]

Professional career

On August 4, 2017, Singer started his professional career with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League, signing a three-year deal. [6] On February 10, 2019, Singer parted ways with Herzliya. [7]

Maccabiah Games

Singer played for Team USA in basketball at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, where he won a gold medal and averaged 9.3 points per game. [8] [9] He played on the team with among others Jordan Cohen and Travis Warech. [10]

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  1. 1 2 "Mensch Madness". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  2. ↑ Simmons, Rusty (2016-12-05). "Cal's Singer inspired by grandfather's World War II service". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  3. 1 2 "Sam Singer - Men's Basketball - University of California Golden Bears Athletics". CalBears.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Singer to play in 20th World Maccabiah Games"
  5. ↑ Gloster, Rob (2017-06-22). "From 16 years old to 60, Bay Area athletes head to Israel for Maccabiah Games – J". Jweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  6. ↑ dhutto (2017-08-04). "Sam Singer wins gold & goes pro in Israel". California Golden Blogs. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  7. ↑ Lupo, Nicola (February 10, 2019). "Jerome Dyson, D'or Fischer sign with Bnei Herzliya". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Rauchbach, Jake (5 July 2017). "2017 World Maccabiah Games". www.basketballinsiders.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  9. ↑ Staff, Justice delos Santos | Senior (2017-07-19). "Sam Singer wins gold at Maccabiah Games". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
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