| Tyrese Samuel | |
| Position: | Power forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 239 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Valley Suns |
| Number: | 00 |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada[1] |
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| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Career Start: | 2024 |
| Years1: | 2024–present |
| Team1: | Valley Suns |
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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.
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.[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.
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.[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.