Sam Daghles Explained

Sam Daghles
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:200
Nationality:Jordanian
League:NBA G League
Team:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Position:Assistant coach
Birth Date:18 September 1979
High School:Madison (San Diego, California)
College:
Draft Year:2002
Career Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Career Start:2003
Career End:2015
Coach Start:2016
Years1:2003–2011
Team1:Fastlink / Zain
Years2:2006–2007
Team2:Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Years3:2011
Team3:Shanxi Brave Dragons
Years4:2011–2012
Team4:Jilin Northeast Tigers
Years5:2012
Team5:ASU Sports Club
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:Tianjin Gold Lions
Years7:2013–2014
Team7:Jilin Northeast Tigers
Years8:2015
Team8:Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Cyears1:2016–2018
Cteam1:Jordan national team
Cyears2:2019–present
Cteam2:Rio Grande Valley Vipers (assistant)
Highlights:As Player:

As Assistant Coach:

Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles, commonly known by the nickname Sam Daghles (born September 18, 1979), is a Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin.[1] He currently works as an assistant coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.Born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, he lived in San Diego, California, where he played for James Madison High School.

In 2006, he was selected 4th in the 8th round by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.

Early career

Daghles started playing basketball at age 14 during visits to local playgrounds. He made the James Madison High School varsity in his first year.

Daghles met an automobile accident in his early college years. This was before he got involved with a travelling team called High Five America. He won an MVP award at San Diego Mesa College for his two years in junior college.

Daghles would then receive a scholarship to attend Midwestern State University in his junior year. As a junior in the 2001–2002 season, he averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while starting 24 of 26 games.

Pro career

Daghles started his professional career in 2003 by joining the Fastlink Sports Club team in the Jordanian Basketball League. He would lead Fastlink in securing the 2007 league championship. In addition, Daghles is a two-time MVP of the Jordanian Basketball League for the 2003–04 and 2005–06 seasons. He also was voted best playmaker in the 2006 FIBA Asia Champions Cup for leading his Fastlink team to first place.[2]

In 2006, he was selected 4th in the 8th round by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.[3]

Daghles is a member of the Jordan national basketball team since 2003.

Daghles signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as their Asian import during the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player turned coach Daghles making immediate impact for Jordan. June 10, 2016. November 30, 2018.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19342790644 Sam Daghles
  3. News: Sam Daghlas plays for Idaho Stampede in NBDL . InterBasket.net . 3 November 2006 . 21 April 2015 .
  4. News: Jordan's Sam Daghles to suit up for Talk 'N Text in Governors' Cup; Barako Bull won't get Asian import . . 15 April 2015 . 21 April 2015 .