1. JaKarr Jordan Sampson was born on March 20,1993 and is an American professional basketball player for Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League.
19 Facts About JaKarr Sampson
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JaKarr Sampson played college basketball for the St John's Red Storm.
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JaKarr Sampson won a national championship with Brewster Academy in 2012 after achieving star status with his high school team.
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JaKarr Sampson went on to be named to the All-NEPSAC first team.
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JaKarr Sampson subsequently returned to Brewster Academy for another season, and led Brewster to a prep national championship.
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JaKarr Sampson was named to the 2013 Pre-season All-Big East second team.
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On March 24,2014, JaKarr Sampson announced his intentions to enter the 2014 NBA draft and forgo his final two years of college eligibility.
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On February 22,2016, JaKarr Sampson signed with the Denver Nuggets.
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On October 21,2016, JaKarr Sampson signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, but was waived the next day.
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On July 29,2017, JaKarr Sampson was signed to a two-way contract by the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.
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On December 6,2017, JaKarr Sampson grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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JaKarr Sampson played 35 games with the Bighorns and averaged 17.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.06 steals per game.
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On September 24,2018, JaKarr Sampson signed with the Chicago Bulls for training camp.
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JaKarr Sampson was waived by the Bulls on October 12,2018.
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On December 19,2018, Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association was reported to have signed JaKarr Sampson in replacing injured Donatas Motiejunas.
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Over four games with the Bulls, JaKarr Sampson averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds off the bench.
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On July 4,2019, JaKarr Sampson signed with the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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On September 27,2021, JaKarr Sampson signed a 2-year deal with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A ; the team plays in the EuroCup.
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On September 23,2022, JaKarr Sampson signed with Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.