2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2025-26:
- Played in 29 games, making 26 starts, in 2025-26.
- Averaged 7.1 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game.
- Finished the year ranked first in the OVC in rebounding.
- Posted a season-high 16 points versus Illinois Chicago.
- Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds versus Lindenwood and at Valparaiso.
- Blocked a season-high three shots three times.
TRANSFER:
- Transferred to USI after spending 2024-25 with Triton College.
- Made 67 appearances and 63 starts during two seasons at Triton, averaging 8.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per contest.
- Appeared in 31 games, making 30 starts, for the Trojans in 2024-25, averaging 9.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
- Posted a season-high 20 points versus Kankakee Community College and grabbed a season-best 13 rebounds at Columbia State College in 2024-25.
- Played in 36 games, making 33 starts, for the Trojans in 2023-24, averaging 7.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. Also blocked 79 shots during his first collegiate year.
- Posted a season-high 16 points versus Indian Hills Community College and grabbed a season-best 17 rebounds at Highland Community College in 2024-25.
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Lettered in basketball at Hillcrest High School (Country Club Hills, Illinois).
PERSONAL:
- Son of Earnst and Yetunde Samuels.
USI Career Highs After The 2025-26 Season
Points: 16 vs. Illinois Chicago (11/22/25)
Rebounds: 15 twice (last 1/29/26)
Assists: 6 at Western Illinois (2/19/26)
Steals: 3 at SIUE (1/1/26)
Blocks: 3 three times (last 2/24/26)
Double-Figure Scoring: 7
20-or-more points: 0
30-or-more points: 0
Statistics
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