Jamar Lascells Samuels (born May 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for

Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin ( he, מכבי קריית מוצקין) is a professional basketball club based in Kiryat Motzkin in the Haifa District of Israel. The team plays in the Israeli National League. History Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin was founded ...

of the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. He played college basketball for

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

Amateur career

Samuels attended

The Patterson School The Patterson School was a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural boarding and day school for grades seven through twelve, and one year of post-secondary study, located in Lenoir, North Carolina. The school opened ...

in Lenoir, North Carolina, and enrolled at

to play college basketball for the

Kansas State Wildcats The Kansas State Wildcats (variously "Kansas State", "K-State", or "KSU") are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Kansas State University. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple; white and silver are generally used as c ...

. As a senior, he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for accepting a $200 wire transfer.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

2012 NBA draft The 2012 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Asso ...

, Samuels moved to Spain and signed with Lobe Huesca for the 2012–13 season. In 29 games for Huesca, he averaged 14.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. On August 10, 2013, Samuels signed with

Veroli Basket Veroli Basket was an Italian professional basketball team based in Veroli, Lazio. It ceased operations in February 2015 after financial problems. History After taking part in Centro Sportivo Italiano (a Christian sports association) competitions, ...

of Italy for the 2013–14 season. In 35 games played for Veroli, he averaged 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On September 10, 2014, Samuels signed with Bàsquet Manresa of Spain for the 2014–15 season. On November 25, 2014, he parted ways with Manresa after appearing in just eight games. On December 4, 2014, he signed with Novipiù Casale Monferrato of Italy for the rest of the season. In 25 games for Casale, he averaged 7.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. On July 30, 2015, Samuels signed with

Bnei Herzliya Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It ...

of Israel for the 2015–16 season. On July 28, 2017, Samuels signed with Romanian club SCM CSU Craiova for the 2017–18 season. On July 23, 2018, Samuels returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with

of the

. In 28 games played for Kiryat Motzkin, he averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

References

External links

Kansas State bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuels, Jamar 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Bàsquet Manresa players Bnei Hertzeliya basketball players CB Peñas Huesca players Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players Liga ACB players Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards