Tyrese Samuel
Canadian basketball player (born 2000)
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Tyrese Samuel (born March 10, 2000)[2] is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates and the Florida Gators.
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Samuel in 2024 | |
| No. 4 – Raptors 905 | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 10, 2000 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–2025 | Valley Suns |
| 2025 | Vancouver Bandits |
| 2025–2026 | Valley Suns |
| 2026–present | Raptors 905 |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school career
Samuel initially attended Riverdale Baptist at Upper Marlboro, Maryland where he won a Maryland state championship. Afterwards, he transferred to Orangeville Prep at Orangeville, Ontario where he averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block as a senior seasonhelping the team finish with a 19–2, the third best in the country.[3][4]
In 2019, Samuel attended the Basketball Without Borders camp, where he was named an All-Star.[3][4]
College career
Samuel played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates and the Florida Gators. In 154 career games, he totalled 1,315 points, 779 rebounds, 123 assists, 108 steals and 107 blocks.[3][4][5]
In his last year, at Florida, Samuel played 36 games and averaged 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks while shooting 56.4% from the field while having three 20-point games and 11 double-doubles, which tied for the ninth-most in a single season in the program's history.[4][5]
Professional career
Valley Suns (2024–present)
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Samuel joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2024 NBA Summer League[6] and on September 26, 2024, he signed with the team.[5][7] However, he was waived that day.[8] On October 27, he joined the Valley Suns.[9]
Vancouver Bandits (2025)
On April 7, 2025, Samuel signed with the Vancouver Bandits of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. [10]