2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2019-20 Season (Senior): Played in 26 of 33 games and made 21 starts for the Summit League champion Bison … Missed seven games with shoulder and finger injuries … Averaged 6.3 points per game … Shot 44-of-108 from three point range for the season – 41 percent … Scored a season-high 21 points in a win over Omaha on Senior Day (Feb. 29) making 7-of-9 from beyond the arc … Poured in 16 points in a road victory at Omaha on Feb. 5 … Scored 15 on five three-pointers in NDSU’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 15 … Season-high 7 rebounds in the win over South Dakota State on Feb. 27 … Finished his career as a 43-percent career three-point shooter … His 177 three-pointers made rank 10th on the NDSU career list.
2018-19 Season (Junior): Played in all 35 games and made 34 starts as a junior … Ranked fifth on the team in scoring with 7.1 points per game … Played the second-most minutes on the team … Led NDSU with 67 three-pointers on the season, shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc … Also made 88 percent at the free throw line … Assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.3 … Scored a season-high 18 points in a win over Oral Roberts on Feb. 14, making 6-of-9 from beyond the arc … Scored 17 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 30 … 10 points in the win over North Carolina Central in the NCAA First Four … Named to the NABC Honors Court for academic performance.
2017-18 Season (Sophomore): Played in all 32 games, starting 12 times … Averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 18 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team with 50 three-pointers made on the season, shooting 42.7 percent from beyond the arc … Set the NDSU single-game record with nine three-pointers vs. Mayville State on Feb. 13, making 9-of-13 from downtown to finish with a career-high 32 points … Scored 14 points at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 28 … Shot 84 percent at the free throw line for the season … Played the fifth-most minutes on the team.
2016-17 Season (Freshman): Played in 28 of 30 games as a true freshman … Averaged 2.0 points per game and had a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio … Ranked fifth on the team with 16 three-pointers made on the season … Shot 39.3 percent from beyond the arc in league play … Scored a season-high 11 points in 20 minutes of action in NDSU’s victory at South Dakota State on Dec. 28 … Tallied nine points and two assists against South Dakota on Feb. 4.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 15.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for his senior season, leading Gretna HS to a 27-1 record and a Nebraska Class B state championship … Named the state's Player of the Year by the Nebraska Basketball Coaches Association … Mr. Basketball by NebraskaHSHoops.com … First-team super-state by the Lincoln Journal Star – an all-classes-combined Nebraska all-state team … During his junior and senior seasons, Gretna HS posted a combined record of 52-4 … First-team all-state and academic all-state both years, as well as being a three-time all-conference honoree … Also an honorable mention all-state quarterback in football.
PERSONAL: Son of Jay and Amber Samuelson … Majoring in statistics.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Guard
6'3"
180 lbs
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2017-18Sophomore
Guard
6'2"
185 lbs
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2018-19Junior
Guard
6'3"
185 lbs
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2019-20Senior
Guard
6'3"
185 lbs