Samardo Samuels

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Samardo Samuels
Samardo Samuels Barca 2016.jpg
Samuels with FC Barcelona in 2016
No. 24–Mayrouba Club
Position Center / power forward
League Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35)
Trelawny, Jamaica
NationalityJamaican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Benedict's Prep
(Newark, New Jersey)
College Louisville (2008–2010)
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2013 Cleveland Cavaliers
2010→Erie BayHawks
2012→Canton Charge
2013 Reno Bighorns
2013 Hapoel Jerusalem
2013–2015 Olimpia Milano
2015–2016 Barcelona
2016–2017 Jiangsu Dragons
2017 Brindisi
2017 Partizan
2018–2019 Limoges CSP
2019–2020 Panionios
2020 Chorale Roanne
2020–2021 Maccabi Hod HaSharon
2021 Hapoel Haifa
2021 Libertadores de Querétaro
2022–2023 Bashkimi
2023–present Mayrouba Club
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
FIBA CBC Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Tortola

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.

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High school career

Samuels attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. Samuels was ranked 9th in the nation by Rivals.com [1] and 2nd in the nation by Scout.com. [2] 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 . [3] He played in the two top all-American games, the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.

College career

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

Cleveland Cavaliers (2010–13)

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Samuels played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2010 NBA Summer League, [4] 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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

On December 28, 2012, Samuels was assigned to the Canton Charge of the D-League. [8] He was recalled on December 31, 2012. [9] On January 6, 2013, he was waived by the Cavaliers. [10]

Several short stints (2013)

Following the waiving by the Cavaliers, he was acquired by the D-League's Reno Bighorns on January 17, 2013. [11]

On April 7, 2013, Samuels signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the 2012–13 season. [12]

Olimpia Milano (2013–15)

On July 25, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Italian club Emporio Armani Milano. [13] 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. [14]

Barcelona (2015–16)

On July 22, 2015, Samuels signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa. [15] On September 11, 2015, Barcelona announced that Samuels has suffered right hand injury and will miss about 6 weeks of action. [16] 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. [17]

Jiangsu Dragons (2016–17)

On August 17, 2016, Samuels signed with the Chinese Basketball Association club Jiangsu Dragons for the 2016–17 CBA season. [18]

Several short stints (2017–present)

On March 17, 2017, he signed with the Italian club Enel Brindisi for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season. [19]

On August 18, 2017, Samuels signed with the Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus. [20] On September 21, 2017, he parted ways with Real Betis Energía Plus before appearing in a game for them. [21]

On October 16, 2017, Samuels signed with the Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. [22] 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. [23] [24] The suspension came as a result of his public criticism of the club, head coach Miroslav Nikolić and other inappropriate remarks toward female journalists. [24] [23] Shortly after, he parted ways with the club. [25]

On February 14, 2018, Samuels signed with the French club Limoges CSP for the rest of the 2017–18 season. [26] After averaging 11 points and 4 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the club on August 20, 2018. [27]

On February 16, 2020, Samuels signed with Chorale Roanne Basket. [28]

In December 2020, Samuels signed with Maccabi Hod HaSharon. [29] 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. [30]

On August 10, 2021, Samuels signed a one-year contract with Dutch club ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League. [31] On August 30, 2021, he parted away with his club without playing a single game. [32] Reason was that the work permit procedure took too long. [33] Samuels subsequently joined Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. [34]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Cleveland 371018.9.456.000.6184.3.5.4.57.8
2011–12 Cleveland 54015.3.455.000.7013.3.4.4.45.4
2012–13 Cleveland 18110.9.367.000.5831.6.4.2.23.2
Career1091115.8.445.000.6533.4.4.3.45.9

Career highs

  • 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2013–14 Milano 252322.2.503.444.7303.9.2.4.39.58.5
2014–15 Milano232126.1.548.233.6925.4.7.4.512.914.3
2015–16 Barcelona 26413.2.505.000.6322.8.5.2.46.06.8
Career744824.1.522.250.6854.0.5.3.49.39.7

Career highs

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