Sam Daniel

American basketball player
Sam Daniel
No. 14 – Oklahoma City Blue
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 28)
Kingsland, Georgia
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolCamden County
(Kingsland, Georgia)
CollegeFlorida Tech (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Minas Storm
2019T71 Dudelange
2019–2020Plymouth Raiders
2020–2021UBSC Graz
2021Mykolaiv
2022Comunicaciones
2022Caballeros de Culiacán
2023–2024Sudbury Five
2024Wisconsin Herd
2024–presentOklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards

Samuel James Daniel (born January 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Tech Panthers.[1]

High school career

Daniel 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

Daniel 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

Minas Storm (2018–2019)

After 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)

In 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)

Before 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)

On January 31, 2020, Daniel signed with UBSC Graz of the Austrian Basketball Superliga.[5]

Mykolaiv (2021)

In 2021, Daniel signed with Mykolaiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, where he averaged 9.8 points and 4 rebounds.[6]

Comunicaciones (2022)

On 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)

On 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)

On 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)

On 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–present)

On March 8, 2024, Daniel signed with the Oklahoma City Blue,[14] where he won a title.

Personal life

The son of Carolyn and Sam Daniel, he has a sister.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sam Daniel - MEN'S BASKETBALL". FloridaTechSports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Daniel Re-Signs with UBSC Graz". FloridaTechSports.com. August 17, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Former Florida Tech Forward Sam Daniel Signs with Minas Storm". FloridaTechSports.com. August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ UBSC Raiffeisen Graz [@UBSCGraz] (January 31, 2020). "Welcome to UBSC Graz! 👋 Tye Wilburn Sam Daniel #ubscgraz" (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b "SAM DANIEL Y FRANK HASSELL SON LOS NUEVOS REFUERZOS DE COMUNICACIONES". CanchaLatina.com (in Spanish). January 19, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Sam Daniel Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Mora, José Angel (March 17, 2022). ""Sam" Daniel se suma a La Nobleza para este 2022". CIBACOPA.org (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Sam Daniel Signs with FIVE". TheFive.ca. December 7, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "College Park Skyhawks Finalize Training Camp Schedule and Roster". NBA.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023-2024 College Park Skyhawks Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "WISCONSIN HERD ADDS SAM DANIEL". NBA.com. February 27, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "2023-2024 Wisconsin Herd Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  14. ^ 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.

External links

  • Florida Tech Panthers bio
  • RealGM.com profile
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