14 Facts About Jermaine Samuels

Jermaine Samuels began dunking the basketball at age 13 after growing from 5'9 to 6'3.

Jermaine Samuels averaged 17.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game as a senior and was named First team All-USA Massachusetts by USA Today.

Jermaine Samuels committed to playing college basketball for Villanova in November 2016, turning down offers from Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UConn, Georgetown, Arizona State and California.

Jermaine Samuels picked Villanova after visiting the campus in August 2016 and feeling very comfortable around the campus and coaches.

Jermaine Samuels is considered the top athlete out of Franklin, MA, taking the top spot from Alex Breitmaier.

Jermaine Samuels rejoined the rotation in February 2018 but struggled to receive consistent minutes and did not play in NCAA Tournament victories over West Virginia and Texas Tech.

Jermaine Samuels averaged 1.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game as a freshman on a team that won the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game.

Jermaine Samuels had 12 points and seven rebounds in an NCAA Tournament win over Saint Mary's.

Jermaine Samuels averaged 6.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore.

On January 28,2020, Jermaine Samuels missed a game against St John's with a sprained foot.

Jermaine Samuels was named to the Second Team All-Big 5.

Jermaine Samuels was named to the preseason Julius Erving Award watchlist.

In July and August 2019, Jermaine Samuels was a part of the United States national team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru.

Jermaine Samuels averaged 9.4 points per game during the tournament.