2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tyrese Samuel
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec
- High School:
- Orangeville Prep (Ontario)
2022-23: NABC Honors Court ... Twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and MBWA Honorable Mention … Started and played in all 33 games … Averaged 11.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 23.8 minutes per game, all career highs … Averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting at a 57 percent clip in BIG EAST play … Had 19 double figure scoring games and six double-doubles, both career highs … Recorded double-doubles in back-to-back games against Villanova (2/11) and Georgetown (2/14) … Secured his fifth double-double of the season in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament against DePaul, scoring 16 points and snagging 12 boards while playing a career-high 37 minutes … Had a season-high with 19 points and shot 9-of-11 from the floor against Butler (1/7) … Scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting in 33 minutes at Kansas … Banked in a dramatic buzzer-beating three-point shot to give Seton Hall a 70-69 win over Memphis (11/24).
2021-22: NABC Honors Court ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 29 games for the Pirates with two starts … Increased his scoring and rebounding averages to 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game … Led the charge for the Pirates in the opener against FDU (11/10) with 19 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high four blocks ... Scored seven points and brought down nine rebounds and blocked one shot in Seton Hall’s victory over Yale (11/14).... Scored 10 points in Seton Hall’s victory over Cal at the Fort Myers Tip-Off (11/24) ... Scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go along with six rebounds in Seton Hall’s victory over Wagner (12/1) ... Recorded career highs in both points (22) and rebounds (12) in Seton Hall’s victory at Walsh Gymnasium over Nyack (12/4) ... Played a key role in Seton Hall’s victory over Texas (12/9) with seven points, 11 rebounds and four blocks ... Scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Garden State Hardwood Classic vs. Rutgers (12/12) ... Recorded 11 points, four rebounds and two blocks in the Hall’s victory over Creighton (2/4) ... Had 15 points and five rebounds while shooting 5-7 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line in Seton Hall’s victory over Butler (2/23) ... Scored 13 points and brought down five rebounds in Seton Hall’s victory in Omaha against Creighton (3/5).
2020-21: NABC Honors Court ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Appeared in all 27 games for the Pirates...Averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds...Improved his shooting percentage from 38 percent as a freshman to 56 percent as a sophomore...Scored a season-high 12 points in a win over Iona (11/30)...Produced 11 points and five rebounds vs. Oregon (12/4)...Put up 10 points and six rebounds in a big win at Xavier (12/30)...Had a great day at DePaul with 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists in a victory (1/9)...Hit two three-pointers in a win at UConn (2/6)...Delivered nine points and seven rebounds at Georgetown (2/20).
2019-20: NABC Honors Court ... BIG EAST All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 29 games and made one start for Seton Hall...Averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds...Grabbed six rebounds in a season-opening victory vs. Wagner (11/5/19)…Accounted for seven points and six rebounds in a victory over Florida A&M (11/23/19)…Reached double digits in scoring for first time in career with 10 points against Southern Miss during a Battle 4 Atlantis tournament win (11/28/19)...Scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a victory over Prairie View A&M (12/22/19)...Made first career start at DePaul and had seven points and six rebounds in a win over the Blue Demons (12/30/19)...Had five rebounds at St. John's (1/18/20)...Was 3-for-3 from the field and finished with eight points and five rebounds in a win over Marquette (1/11/20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Md., before transferring to Orangeville Prep in Orangeville, Ontario...Won a Maryland state championship with Riverdale Baptist in 2017...Two-time All-Canada selection in 2017-18 and 2018-19...Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in his senior season with Orangeville Prep, which finished the year 19-2 and placed third in Canada.
PERSONAL: Tyrese Samuel...Son of Patricia Bynoe and John Samuel...Has two sisters...Attended NBA’s Basketball Without Boarders camp in January 2019 and was named an All-Star...Played AAU basketball with UPlay and Red Rush...Birthday is March 10.
