1. Samantha Allison Whitcomb was born on July 20,1988 and is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.
53 Facts About Sami Whitcomb
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Sami Whitcomb played college basketball for the Washington Huskies before making a name for herself in Australia with the Rockingham Flames in the State Basketball League and the Perth Lynx in the Women's National Basketball League.
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Sami Whitcomb made her debut in the WNBA in 2017 and won championships with the Seattle Storm in 2018 and 2020.
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Sami Whitcomb became an Australian citizen in 2018 and made her debut for the Australian Opals.
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Sami Whitcomb's parents divorced when she was young, and through basketball she was able to keep a close relationship with her father despite spending less time together.
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Sami Whitcomb attended Ventura's Buena High School, where she was a four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain for the basketball team.
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Sami Whitcomb helped her team win three Channel League titles as a sophomore, junior and senior.
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Sami Whitcomb was a two-time letterwinner in track and field during her sophomore and junior years.
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Sami Whitcomb missed eight games mid-season after suffering a broken right hand during practice.
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Sami Whitcomb led the team with an 81.0 free-throw shooting percentage, was fourth on the squad with 15 three-pointers made, and averaged 4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
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Sami Whitcomb's 11.2 points per game were ranked second on the team, while her 62 steals was a team high and her 74 assists were second.
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Sami Whitcomb earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention honors and was named to the Pac-10 All-Defensive honorable mention team for a second-straight season.
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Sami Whitcomb led the Huskies in scoring, steals, three-pointers made and free-throws made, while she was second in rebounding and third in assists.
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Sami Whitcomb averaged a career-best 13.0 points per game, set a personal high with 175 rebounds, and was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on December 28,2009.
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Sami Whitcomb went on to score a career-high 32 points against Washington State on January 29,2010.
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Sami Whitcomb graduated from Washington in the spring of 2010 with a degree in history.
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On February 8,2017, Sami Whitcomb signed with the Seattle Storm ahead of the 2017 WNBA season.
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On February 1,2018, Sami Whitcomb re-signed with the Storm on a multi-year deal.
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On February 10,2021, Sami Whitcomb was acquired by the New York Liberty via sign-and-trade in exchange for the rights to Stephanie Talbot.
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Sami Whitcomb made 7 of 12 from 3-point range and tied her career high with 22 points in the first half.
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Sami Whitcomb appeared in 30 games during the 2021 WNBA season, including a career-high 28 starts, averaging career highs of 11.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
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Sami Whitcomb became the first Liberty player in the quarters era to make five-plus 3-pointers in a single quarter, tying the WNBA record for most threes in a third quarter in the process.
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On February 3,2023, Sami Whitcomb signed a two-year deal with the Seattle Storm, returning to the franchise for a second stint.
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On February 2,2025, Sami Whitcomb signed with the Phoenix Mercury.
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In June 2011, Sami Whitcomb launched her pro basketball career by signing with ChemCats Chemnitz of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga in Germany.
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Sami Whitcomb averaged 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.9 steals in 15 MEL games.
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Sami Whitcomb appeared in six KBSL games and two EuroLeague games.
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Sami Whitcomb was named the SBL Most Valuable Player and earned All-Star Five honors.
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Sami Whitcomb re-joined the Flames for the 2014 SBL season and earned league MVP and All-Star Five honors.
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Sami Whitcomb returned to the Flames for a fourth straight season in 2016, where she earned All-Star Five honors and averaged 24.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.8 steals in 25 games.
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Sami Whitcomb joined the Willetton Tigers for the start of the 2018 State Basketball League season.
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Sami Whitcomb earned three straight player of the week awards over the first three rounds and averaged 33.75 points, 13.25 rebounds and 5.75 assists in four games.
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Sami Whitcomb scored 31 points in her first game and 35 points in her second game.
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On March 28,2024, Sami Whitcomb signed with the Rockingham Flames for the start of the 2024 NBL1 West season.
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On March 18,2025, Sami Whitcomb signed with the Perry Lakes Hawks for the start of the 2025 NBL1 West season.
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Sami Whitcomb earned eight Team of the Week recognitions, was named Player of the Week for Round 3, and helped the Lynx reach their first WNBL Grand Final since 1999.
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Sami Whitcomb made seven of her 12 three-point shots, as she notched her highest WNBL score.
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Sami Whitcomb was named to the WNBL All-Star Five, finished second in league MVP voting behind Suzy Batkovic, and earned Lynx Club MVP honors for the second consecutive season.
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Sami Whitcomb tallied 652 points and 105 three-pointers throughout her 27 games, the highest single season points and three-pointers total in the WNBL's 36-year history.
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Sami Whitcomb finished the season with averages of 24.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game, while shooting 41 per cent from beyond the arc.
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Sami Whitcomb was named co-captain of the team alongside Toni Farnworth.
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Sami Whitcomb parted ways with the Lynx following the season.
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In game three, Sami Whitcomb scored all 14 of her points in the first half.
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Sami Whitcomb was named WNBL Most Valuable Player and All-WNBL First Team.
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Sami Whitcomb helped the Spirit reach the WNBL Grand Final with 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a game two victory over the Sydney Flames in the semi-finals.
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On February 1,2018, Sami Whitcomb was naturalized at a ceremony in Perth before flying to Italy the next day for the Opals' training camp.
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Sami Whitcomb ultimately missed out on making the final squad.
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In September 2018, Sami Whitcomb debuted with the Opals at the FIBA World Cup after she replaced the injured Leilani Mitchell.
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In September and October 2021, Sami Whitcomb captained the Opals at the FIBA Asia Cup.
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In February 2022, Sami Whitcomb captained the Opals at the FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Serbia.
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Sami Whitcomb was named in the All-Star Five for the tournament.
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In July 2024, Sami Whitcomb was named in the Opals' final squad for the Paris Olympics.
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Sami Whitcomb is married to former Willetton Tigers SBL player, Kate Malpass.