Samardo Samuels Explained

Samardo Samuels
Position:Center / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:270
League:Lebanese Basketball League
Team:Mayrouba Club
Number:24
Birth Date:9 January 1989
Birth Place:Trelawny, Jamaica
Highschool:
College:Louisville (2008–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Years1:
Team1:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years2:2010
Team2:→Erie BayHawks
Years3:2012
Team3:Canton Charge
Years4:2013
Team4:Reno Bighorns
Years5:2013
Team5:Hapoel Jerusalem
Years6:2013–2015
Team6:Olimpia Milano
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:Barcelona
Years8:2016–2017
Team8:Jiangsu Dragons
Years9:2017
Team9:Brindisi
Years10:2017
Team10:Partizan
Years11:2018–2019
Team11:Limoges CSP
Years12:2019–2020
Team12:Panionios
Years13:2020
Team13:Chorale Roanne
Years14:2020–2021
Team14:Maccabi Hod HaSharon
Years15:2021
Team15:Hapoel Haifa
Years16:2021
Team16:Libertadores de Querétaro
Years17:2022–2023
Team17:Bashkimi
Years18:2023–present
Team18:Mayrouba Club
Highlights:

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.

High school career

Samuels attended Our Savior New American School in Centereach, New York as a freshman, then attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey for the rest of high school.[1] Samuels was ranked 9th in the nation by Rivals.com[2] and 2nd in the nation by Scout.com.[3] 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.[4] 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,[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

On December 28, 2012, Samuels was assigned to the Canton Charge of the D-League.[9] He was recalled on December 31, 2012.[10] On January 6, 2013, he was waived by the Cavaliers.[11]

Several short stints (2013)

Following the waiving by the Cavaliers, he was acquired by the D-League's Reno Bighorns on January 17, 2013.[12]

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

Olimpia Milano (2013–15)

On July 25, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Italian club Emporio Armani Milano.[14] 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.[15]

Barcelona (2015–16)

On July 22, 2015, Samuels signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa.[16] On September 11, 2015, Barcelona announced that Samuels has suffered right hand injury and will miss about 6 weeks of action.[17] 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.[18]

Jiangsu Dragons (2016–17)

On August 17, 2016, Samuels signed with the Chinese Basketball Association club Jiangsu Dragons for the 2016–17 CBA season.[19]

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.[20]

On August 18, 2017, Samuels signed with the Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus.[21] On September 21, 2017, he parted ways with Real Betis Energía Plus before appearing in a game for them.[22]

On October 16, 2017, Samuels signed with the Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[23] 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.[24] [25] The suspension came as a result of his public criticism of the club, head coach Miroslav Nikolić and other inappropriate remarks toward female journalists. Shortly after, he parted ways with the club.[26]

On February 14, 2018, Samuels signed with the French club Limoges CSP for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[27] After averaging 11 points and 4 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the club on August 20, 2018.[28]

On February 16, 2020, Samuels signed with Chorale Roanne Basket.[29]

In December 2020, Samuels signed with Maccabi Hod HaSharon.[30] 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.[31]

On August 10, 2021, Samuels signed a one-year contract with Dutch club ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.[32] On August 30, 2021, he parted away with his club without playing a single game.[33] Reason was that the work permit procedure took too long.[34] Samuels subsequently joined Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.[35]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland| 37 || 10 || 18.9 || .456 || .000 || .618 || 4.3 || .5 || .4 || .5 || 7.8|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland| 54 || 0 || 15.3 || .455 || .000 || .701 || 3.3 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 5.4|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland| 18 || 1 || 10.9 || .367 || .000 || .583 || 1.6 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 3.2|- class="sortbottom"| align="left" | Career| align="left" | | 109 || 11 || 15.8 || .445 || .000 || .653 || 3.4 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 5.9

Career highs

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Milano| 25 || 23 || 22.2 || .503 || .444 || .730 || 3.9 || .2 || .4 || .3 || 9.5 || 8.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Milano| 23 || 21 || 26.1 || .548 || .233 || .692 || 5.4 || .7 || .4 || .5 || 12.9 || 14.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Barcelona| 26 || 4 || 13.2 || .505 || .000 || .632 || 2.8 || .5 || .2 || .4 || 6.0 || 6.8|- class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan="2"| Career| 74 || 48 || 24.1 || .522 || .250 || .685 || 4.0 || .5 || .3 || .4 || 9.3 || 9.7

Career highs

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/features/growingup_samuels_110204.html
  2. http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewrank.asp Rivals.com Prospect Rankings
  3. http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&yr=2008 Scout.com: Football Recruiting
  4. News: Super 25: Lincoln (N.Y.) climbs three spots with state title . USA Today . Jim . Halley . 2008-05-02 . 2010-05-23.
  5. News: NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas. July 22, 2015. Ridiculousupside.com. June 28, 2010.
  6. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100816/SPORTS02/308160109/ Ex-Louisville forward Samardo Samuels signs with Cavaliers
  7. News: Samardo Samuels Assigned to Erie BayHawks. July 22, 2015. NBA.com. December 27, 2010.
  8. https://www.espn.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/4304/samardo-samuels Samardo Samuels Game-by-Game Stats
  9. http://www.nba.com/dleague/cleveland_cavaliers_assign_sam_2012_12_28.html Cleveland Cavaliers Assign Samardo Samuels to NBA D-League Affiliate Canton Charge
  10. http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11883 Cavs recall Samardo Samuels from D-League
  11. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/samuels-waived-130106 Cavaliers Waive Samuels
  12. http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague/transactions.html 2012–13 Transactions
  13. Web site: Hapoel Jerusalem officially signs Samardo Samuels to a 2-month deal. Sportando.net. 25 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Olimpia Milano officially sign Samardo Samuels. Sportando.net. 25 July 2013.
  15. News: Samardo Samuels won't come back to Milano. 15 March 2018. sportando.basketball. 6 July 2015.
  16. News: FC Barcelona lands big man Samuels. July 22, 2015. Euroleague.net. July 22, 2015.
  17. News: Samardo Samuels out 6 weeks for a fracture of the metatarsus. 11 September 2015. sportando.com. 11 September 2015.
  18. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/209587/samardo-samuels-barcelona-lassa-part-ways.html Samardo Samuels, Barcelona Lassa part ways
  19. http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/209700/samardo-samuels-officially-signs-with-jiangsu-dragons.html Samardo Samuels officially signs with Jiangsu Dragons
  20. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/229210/samardo-samuels-official-signs-with-new-basket-brindisi.html Samardo Samuels official signs with New Basket Brindisi
  21. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/244548/samardo-samuels-signs-with-real-betis-energia-plus.html Samardo Samuels signs with Real Betis Energia Plus
  22. News: Samardo Samuels, Real Betis Energia Plus officially part ways. 21 September 2017. Sportando. 21 September 2017.
  23. News: Samardo Semjuels je novi igrač Partizana. October 16, 2017. kkpartizan.rs. October 16, 2017. Serbian.
  24. News: Semjuels u "svađi" sa formom, Nikolićem, grobarima. 16 November 2017. b92.net. Tanjug. 15 November 2017. Serbian.
  25. News: Partizan suspendovao Semjuelsa. 16 November 2017. b92.net. 15 November 2017. Serbian.
  26. News: Samardo Samuels, KK Partizan parting ways. 15 March 2018. sportando.basketball. 18 November 2017.
  27. News: Samardo Samuels au Limoges CSP !. limogescsp.com. February 14, 2018. February 14, 2018. French.
  28. Web site: Limoges CSP re-signs Samardo Samuels . Sportando . August 20, 2018.
  29. News: Chorale Roanne ink Samardo Samuels . Sportando . February 16, 2020 . February 16, 2020. Skerletic . Dario .
  30. News: Former NBA center Samardo Samuels agrees to deal with Maccabi Hod Hasharon . Sportando . 11 December 2020 . 10 August 2021. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  31. News: Samardo Samuels joins Hapoel Haifa. April 18, 2021. Sportando. En. April 19, 2021. Skerletic . Dario .
  32. News: ZZ Leiden ZZ Leiden contracteert Samardo Samuels . 10 August 2021 . www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl . nl.
  33. News: ZZ Leiden, Samardo Samuels parts ways. August 30, 2021. Sportando. En. August 30, 2021. Maggi . Alessandro .
  34. Web site: Samardo Samuels sluit niet aan bij ZZ Leiden . Basketball League . 3 September 2021 . nl.
  35. News: Former NBA Samardo Samuels signs in Mexico with Libertadores de Queretaro . Sportando . August 30, 2021 . August 30, 2021. Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .