Sam Singer (born February 14, 1995) is an American-Israeli professional

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player who last played for

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. ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested ...

. He played

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for the

California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club team ...

. In his four years at Cal, he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and played the third-most games in school history.

Early life

Singer is from Miami, Florida, and is Jewish. His mother is Jani Kline Singer. His paternal grandfather, David, served in the

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...

in World War II. He attended

Ransom Everglades School Ransom Everglades School is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, college-preparatory day school serving grades six to twelve in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. It formed with the merger in 1974 of the Everglades School for Girls and the ...

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...

, where he regarded as one of the top guard prospects in the state of Florida. Singer averaged 27.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists to lead the Raiders to the Class 4A state semifinals and a 27-3 record as a senior. He was named to the Florida vs. U.S.A. Hardwood Classic All-Star team in 2013.

College career

Singer played

for the

, where he averaged 4.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 20.1 minutes of action. Singer was named an Allstate Good Works Team nominee for his dedication to serving the community and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. In his four years at Cal, he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and played the third-most games in school history with 133. He graduated from Berkeley in 2017 with a degree in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business.

Professional career

On August 4, 2017, Singer started his professional career with

of the

, signing a three-year deal. On February 10, 2019, Singer parted ways with Herzliya.

Maccabiah Games

Singer played for Team USA in basketball at the

2017 Maccabiah Games The 2017 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah ...

, where he won a gold medal and averaged 9.3 points per game. He played on the team with among others

Jordan Cohen Jordan Cohen (ג'ורדן כהן; born July 31, 1997) is an American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Haifa in the Israel Basketball Premier League, who plays the point guard position. Early life Cohen was born in Tarzana, California, and ...

and

Travis Warech Travis Warech (טרוויס ווריק; born July 5, 1991) is an American-German-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Saint Michael' ...

References

External links

California bio

RealGM profile
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