Jermaine Samuels

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Jermaine Samuels
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2023–presentHouston Rockets
2023–presentRio Grande Valley Vipers
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team

Jermaine Samuels Jr. (born November 13, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.

Early life and high school career

Samuels is the son of Taihish and Jermaine Samuels Sr. and grew up in

points and 12.1 rebounds per game as a senior and was named First team All-USA Massachusetts by USA Today.[3] Samuels committed to playing college basketball for Villanova in November 2016, turning down offers from Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UConn, Georgetown, Arizona State and California.[2] ESPN ranked him the 52nd best recruit in his class.[4] He picked Villanova after visiting the campus in August 2016 and feeling very comfortable around the campus and coaches.[5]
He is now considered the top athlete out of Franklin, MA, taking the top spot from Alex Breitmaier.

College career

Samuels in 2021

Samuels had a season-high 11 points in a 103–85 win against

2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game.[7]

On February 27, 2019, Samuels scored a season-high 29 points in a 67–61 win against Marquette.[8] He had 12 points and seven rebounds in an NCAA Tournament win over Saint Mary's. Samuels helped Villanova achieve a 26–10 record and win the Big East Conference.[9] He averaged 6.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[10]

Coming into his junior season, Samuels was named to the Preseason Second Team All-Big East alongside teammate

Big 5.[18]

During the 2020 offseason, Samuels worked on his decision-making and three-point shooting, while struggle to find practice space due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] He was named to the preseason Julius Erving Award watchlist.[20] On February 7, 2021, Samuels scored a career-high 32 points and had six rebounds, five assists and three steals in an 84–74 win against Georgetown.[21] As a senior, Samuels averaged 12 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning All-Big East Honorable Mention recognition. Following the season, he announced he was returning for a fifth season of eligibility.[22]

On December 21, 2021, Samuels surpassed the 1,000 point threshold in a 84–74 win against Xavier.[23]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the

Fort Wayne Mad Ants on October 24, 2022.[24]

Houston Rockets (2023–present)

On August 2, 2023, Samuels signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets of the NBA and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.[25]

National team career

In July and August 2019, Samuels was a part of the United States national team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. The team won the bronze medal, defeating the Dominican Republic with nine points from Samuels. He averaged 9.4 points per game during the tournament.[26]

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  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Villanova 25 0 6.1 .250 .188 .625 1.2 .3 .0 .1 1.1
2018–19 Villanova 35 22 22.0 .448 .347 .622 5.4 1.0 .4 .8 6.4
2019–20 Villanova 30 30 30.3 .464 .276 .727 5.5 2.0 .9 .7 10.7
2020–21 Villanova 25 24 29.3 .481 .371 .828 6.4 2.5 .6 .3 12.0
2021–22 Villanova 38 37 29.6 .472 .276 .770 6.5 1.4 .8 .7 11.1
Career 153 113 24.1 .461 .306 .740 5.2 1.4 .6 .5 8.5

References

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  21. ^ Juliano, Joe (February 7, 2021). "Jermaine Samuels scores a career-high 32 points, Villanova gains an 84–74 win over Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  22. ^ Thompson, Jaylon (April 12, 2021). "Villanova stars Collin Gillespie, Jermaine Samuels return for 2021-2022 season". 247 Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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