![]() Samuel in 2024 | |
No. 00–Valley Suns | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada [1] | March 10, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
Playing career | 2024–present |
Career history | |
2024–present | Valley Suns |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tyrese Samuel (born March 10, 2000) [2] is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates and the Florida Gators.
Samuel initially attended Riverdale Baptist at Upper Marlboro, Maryland where he won a Maryland state championship. Afterwards, he transferred to Orangeville Prep at Orangeville, Ontario where he averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block as a senior seasonhelping the team finish with a 19–2, the third best in the country. [3] [4]
In 2019, Samuel attended the Basketball Without Borders camp, where he was named an All-Star. [3] [4]
Samuel played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates and the Florida Gators. In 154 career games, he totalled 1,315 points, 779 rebounds, 123 assists, 108 steals and 107 blocks. [3] [4] [5]
In his last year, at Florida, Samuel played 36 games and averaged 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks while shooting 56.4% from the field while having three 20-point games and 11 double-doubles, which tied for the ninth-most in a single season in the program's history. [4] [5]
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Samuel joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2024 NBA Summer League [6] and on September 26, 2024, he signed with the team. [5] [7] However, he was waived that day. [8] On October 27, he joined the Valley Suns. [9]
The son of Patricia Bynoe and John Samuel, he has two sisters. [3] [4]