Samuel James Daniel (born January 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Mayrouba Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Florida Tech Panthers.[1]
| Mayrouba Club | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 6, 1996 Kingsland, Georgia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Camden County (Kingsland, Georgia) |
| College | Florida Tech (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Minas Storm |
| 2019 | T71 Dudelange |
| 2019–2020 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2020–2021 | UBSC Graz |
| 2021 | Mykolaiv |
| 2022 | Comunicaciones |
| 2022 | Caballeros de Culiacán |
| 2023–2024 | Sudbury Five |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Herd |
| 2024 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2024–present | Mayrouba Club |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
High school career
editDaniel attended Camden County at Kingsland, Georgia, where he averaged 30 points and 13 rebounds as a senior, earning a first team all-region selection, a Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star, offensive player of the year and Georgia Sportswriters All-State Second Team.[1]
College career
editDaniel played college basketball at Florida Tech where he finished his career as one of the school's best scorers with 1,647 points and was the program's all-time leader in made three-pointers with 247. As a senior, he ended up second in the Sunshine State Conference with a 21.9 points per game while adding 6.4 rebounds and at the same time, he led the league and set a new school record with 97 made three-pointers.[2]
Professional career
editMinas Storm (2018–2019)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Daniel signed with Minas Storm of the Novo Basquete Brasil on August 1, 2018.[3]
T71 Dudelange (2019)
editIn October 2019, Daniel signed with T71 Dudelange of the Luxembourg Basketball League, where he played one game in which he scored 28 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.[4]
Plymouth Raiders (2019–2020)
editBefore the 2019–2020 season, Daniel signed with the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League, where he averaged 16.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals in seven games.[2]
UBSC Graz (2020–2021)
editOn January 31, 2020, Daniel signed with UBSC Graz of the Austrian Basketball Superliga.[5]
Mykolaiv (2021)
editIn 2021, Daniel signed with Mykolaiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, where he averaged 9.8 points and 4 rebounds.[6]
Comunicaciones (2022)
editOn January 19, 2022, Daniel signed with Comunicaciones of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol,[6] averaging 4.7 points, 3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in six games.[7]
Caballeros de Culiacán (2022)
editOn March 17, 2022, Daniel signed with the Caballeros de Culiacán of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico,[8] where he averaged 19 points and 6.7 rebounds in 22 games while shooting 42% from the three-point line.[9]
Sudbury Five (2023–2024)
editOn October 29, 2023, Daniel joined the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League,[10] but was waived on November 6.[11] On December 7, he signed with the Sudbury Five of the Basketball Super League[9] where he averaged 15 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in seven games.[7]
Wisconsin Herd (2024)
editOn February 27, 2024, Daniel signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League,[12] but was waived on March 4, after one game.[7][13]
Oklahoma City Blue (2024)
editOn March 8, 2024, Daniel signed with the Oklahoma City Blue,[14] where he won a title.
On October 26, 2024, Daniel signed with the South Bay Lakers,[15] but was waived on November 6.[16]
Mayrouba Club (2024–present)
editOn December 28, 2024, Daniel signed with the Mayrouba Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.[17]
Personal life
editThe son of Carolyn and Sam Daniel, he has a sister.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sam Daniel - MEN'S BASKETBALL". FloridaTechSports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sam Daniel Re-Signs with UBSC Graz". FloridaTechSports.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Former Florida Tech Forward Sam Daniel Signs with Minas Storm". FloridaTechSports.com. August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ AMR International [@AMRBball] (October 27, 2019). "#SigningAlert and #BigGameAlert all at once! Glad to announce that Sam Daniel has signed a deal with #T71 #Dudelange. He wasted no time as he went and did work right away scoring 28, with 13 boards and 4 assists to get the W! KEEP IT UP SAM! #JCKFam #Debut #Diddeleng #Year2" (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ UBSC Raiffeisen Graz [@UBSCGraz] (January 31, 2020). "Welcome to UBSC Graz! 👋 Tye Wilburn Sam Daniel #ubscgraz" (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "SAM DANIEL Y FRANK HASSELL SON LOS NUEVOS REFUERZOS DE COMUNICACIONES". CanchaLatina.com (in Spanish). January 19, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sam Daniel Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Mora, José Angel (March 17, 2022). ""Sam" Daniel se suma a La Nobleza para este 2022". CIBACOPA.org (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sam Daniel Signs with FIVE". TheFive.ca. December 7, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "College Park Skyhawks Finalize Training Camp Schedule and Roster". NBA.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "2023-2024 College Park Skyhawks Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "WISCONSIN HERD ADDS SAM DANIEL". NBA.com. February 27, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "2023-2024 Wisconsin Herd Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ OKC BLUE [@okcblue] (March 8, 2024). "The Oklahoma City Blue has added forward Sam Daniel from the Player Pool, the team announced today" (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "South Bay Lakers Finalize Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024-2025 South Bay Lakers Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Mayrouba tabs Samuel Daniel". Eurobasket.com. December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2024.