Samardo Samuels

Samardo Samuels (born January 9, 1989) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Bashkimi Prizren of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He is a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall power forward–center who attended college at the University of Louisville.

Samardo Samuels
Samuels with FC Barcelona in 2016
No. 24 – Bashkimi
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueSuperliga
Personal information
Born (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989
Trelawny, Jamaica
NationalityJamaican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Benedict's Prep
(Newark, New Jersey)
CollegeLouisville (2008–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2013Cleveland Cavaliers
2010→Erie BayHawks
2012→Canton Charge
2013Reno Bighorns
2013Hapoel Jerusalem
2013–2015Olimpia Milano
2015–2016Barcelona
2016–2017Jiangsu Dragons
2017Brindisi
2017Partizan
2018–2019Limoges CSP
2019–2020Panionios
2020Chorale Roanne
2020–2021Maccabi Hod HaSharon
2021Hapoel Haifa
2021Libertadores de Querétaro
2022–presentBashkimi
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Jamaica
FIBA CBC Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tortola

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
  GP Games 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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 1091115.8.445.000.6533.4.4.3.45.9

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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Milano 252322.2.503.444.7303.9.2.4.39.58.5
2014–15 Milano 232126.1.548.233.6925.4.7.4.512.914.3
2015–16 Barcelona 26413.2.505.000.6322.8.5.2.46.06.8
Career 744824.1.522.250.6854.0.5.3.49.39.7

Career highs

References
  1. Rivals.com Prospect Rankings
  2. Scout.com: Football Recruiting
  3. Halley, Jim (2008-05-02). "Super 25: Lincoln (N.Y.) climbs three spots with state title". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. "NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas". Ridiculousupside.com. June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. Ex-Louisville forward Samardo Samuels signs with Cavaliers
  6. "Samardo Samuels Assigned to Erie BayHawks". NBA.com. December 27, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  7. Samardo Samuels Game-by-Game Stats
  8. Cleveland Cavaliers Assign Samardo Samuels to NBA D-League Affiliate Canton Charge Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Cavs recall Samardo Samuels from D-League
  10. Cavaliers Waive Samuels
  11. 2012–13 Transactions
  12. "Hapoel Jerusalem officially signs Samardo Samuels to a 2-month deal". Sportando.net. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  13. "Olimpia Milano officially sign Samardo Samuels". Sportando.net. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  14. "Samardo Samuels won't come back to Milano". sportando.basketball. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. "FC Barcelona lands big man Samuels". Euroleague.net. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  16. "Samardo Samuels out 6 weeks for a fracture of the metatarsus". sportando.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  17. Samardo Samuels, Barcelona Lassa part ways
  18. Samardo Samuels officially signs with Jiangsu Dragons
  19. Samardo Samuels official signs with New Basket Brindisi
  20. Samardo Samuels signs with Real Betis Energia Plus
  21. "Samardo Samuels, Real Betis Energia Plus officially part ways". Sportando. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  22. "Samardo Semjuels je novi igrač Partizana". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  23. "Semjuels u "svađi" sa formom, Nikolićem, grobarima". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  24. "Partizan suspendovao Semjuelsa". b92.net (in Serbian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  25. "Samardo Samuels, KK Partizan parting ways". sportando.basketball. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  26. "Samardo Samuels au Limoges CSP !". limogescsp.com (in French). February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  27. "Limoges CSP re-signs Samardo Samuels". Sportando. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  28. Skerletic, Dario (February 16, 2020). "Chorale Roanne ink Samardo Samuels". Sportando. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  29. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (11 December 2020). "Former NBA center Samardo Samuels agrees to deal with Maccabi Hod Hasharon". Sportando. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  30. Skerletic, Dario (April 18, 2021). "Samardo Samuels joins Hapoel Haifa". Sportando. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  31. "ZZ Leiden | ZZ Leiden contracteert Samardo Samuels". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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  33. "Samardo Samuels sluit niet aan bij ZZ Leiden". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  34. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 30, 2021). "Former NBA Samardo Samuels signs in Mexico with Libertadores de Queretaro". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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