JaKarr Sampson

American basketball player

JaKarr Sampson
Sampson in 2014
No. 8 – Beijing Royal Fighters
PositionPower forward
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1993-03-20) March 20, 1993 (age 31)
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeSt. John's (2012–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Philadelphia 76ers
2014→ Delaware 87ers
2016Denver Nuggets
2016–2017Iowa Energy
2017–2018Sacramento Kings
2017–2018→ Reno Bighorns
2018Windy City Bulls
2018–2019Shandong Golden Stars
2019Windy City Bulls
2019Chicago Bulls
2019–2021Indiana Pacers
2019→ Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2021–2022Virtus Bologna
2022–2023Liaoning Flying Leopards
2023–presentBeijing Royal Fighters
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

JaKarr Jordan Sampson (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He is a frequent rebounder and shot-blocker, and is noted for his speed and a near 7'0" wingspan.[1] He won a national championship with Brewster Academy in 2012 after achieving star status with his high school team.[2]

High school career

Sampson attended St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio from 2007 to 2010, before transferring to Brewster Academy in August 2010 for his senior year.[3]

In November 2010, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at St. John's University.[4]

As a senior in 2010–11, Sampson averaged 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, leading Brewster to a 31–3 record. He went on to be named to the All-NEPSAC first team.[5]

Following the 2010–11 season, Sampson was set to join the St. John's Red Storm in 2011–12 for his freshman season, but failed to qualify academically and was ineligible to attend college. Sampson subsequently returned to Brewster Academy for another season, and led Brewster to a prep national championship.[2] In 2011–12, he averaged 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as he was named the NEPSAC AAA Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the National Prep Championship.[5]

In March 2012, Sampson recommitted to St. John's.[2]

College career

In his freshman season at St. John's, Sampson was named the 2013 Big East Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the Big East All-Rookie team.[6] In 33 games, he averaged 14.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks in 31.5 minutes per game.[7]

In his sophomore season, he recorded 424 points and 202 rebounds, completing his Red Storm career with totals of 915 points and 420 rebounds. He was named to the 2013 Pre-season All-Big East second team. In 33 games, he averaged 12.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocks in 29.0 minutes per game.[7]

On March 24, 2014, Sampson announced his intentions to enter the 2014 NBA draft and forgo his final two years of college eligibility.[8][9]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2014–2016)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Sampson joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[10] On September 29, 2014, he signed with the 76ers.[11] On November 21, 2014, he was assigned to the Delaware 87ers, the 76ers' D-League affiliate.[12] Three days later, he was recalled by the 76ers.[13] On February 18, 2016, he was waived by the team.[14]

Denver Nuggets (2016)

On February 22, 2016, Sampson signed with the Denver Nuggets.[15] The next day, he made his debut with the Nuggets in a 114–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings, recording one rebound and one steal in fourteen minutes off the bench.[16] On October 15, 2016, he was waived by the Nuggets.[17]

Iowa Energy (2016–2017)

On October 21, 2016, Sampson signed with the Memphis Grizzlies,[18] but was waived the next day.[19] Seven days later, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Grizzlies.[20] On February 6, 2017, he was named in the Western Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[21]

Sacramento Kings (2017–2018)

On July 29, 2017, Sampson was signed to a two-way contract by the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. Under the terms of the deal, for the 2017–18 season, he will have a one-year deal splitting time between the Kings and their G-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns. On December 6, 2017, Sampson grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[22] Sampson played 35 games with the Bighorns and averaged 17.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.06 steals per game.[23]

Windy City Bulls (2018)

On September 24, 2018, Sampson signed with the Chicago Bulls for training camp.[23] He was waived by the Bulls on October 12, 2018.[24]

On October 20, 2018, the Windy City Bulls announced that they had acquired the returning rights to Sampson Johnson and the No. 38 overall pick in the 2018 NBA G League Draft, Mike Amius from Iowa Wolves for the returning rights to Jarell Eddie and Jaylen Johnson,[25] and later on November 9, 2018, the Windy City Bulls acquired Sampson.[26]

Shandong Golden Stars (2018–2019)

On December 19, 2018, Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) was reported to have signed Sampson in replacing injured Donatas Motiejūnas.[27]

Second stint with Windy City Bulls (2019)

On January 29, 2019, the Windy City Bulls re-acquired Sampson.[28]

Chicago Bulls (2019)

On March 31, 2019, the Chicago Bulls announced that they had signed Sampson to a 10-day contract.[29] Over four games with the Bulls, Sampson averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds off the bench.

Shandong Heroes (2019)

On July 4, 2019, Sampson signed with the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[30]

Indiana Pacers (2019–2021)

On August 2, 2019, Sampson signed a 1-year deal worth $1,737,145 with the Indiana Pacers.[31] On November 29, 2020, Sampson re-signed with the Pacers.[32]

On April 21, 2021, Sampson was suspended for one game without pay for headbutting Patty Mills during an altercation between the Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs.[33]

Virtus Bologna (2021–2022)

On September 27, 2021, Sampson signed a 2-year deal with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA); the team also plays in the EuroCup.[34] After having ousted Lietkabelis, Ulm and Valencia in the first three rounds of the playoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its first EuroCup and qualifying for the EuroLeague after 14 years.[35] However, despite having ended the regular season at the first place and having ousted 3–0 both Pesaro and Tortona in the first two rounds of playoffs, Virtus was defeated 4–2 in the national finals by Olimpia Milano.[36]

Liaoning Flying Leopards (2022–present)

On September 23, 2022, Sampson signed with Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[37]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Philadelphia 74 32 15.3 .422 .244 .670 2.2 1.0 .5 .4 5.2
2015–16 Philadelphia 47 18 14.7 .426 .176 .639 2.7 .6 .2 .3 5.1
2015–16 Denver 26 22 18.0 .470 .276 .720 2.3 .6 .5 .7 5.2
2017–18 Sacramento 22 6 15.6 .543 .500 .625 3.5 .4 .4 1.0 4.7
2018–19 Chicago 4 0 31.8 .537 .357 .810 8.0 1.0 1.0 .8 20.0
2019–20 Indiana 34 12 13.9 .591 .154 .667 2.6 .6 .5 .4 4.6
2020–21 Indiana 29 4 10.9 .496 .200 .655 2.7 .1 .1 .5 4.6
Career 236 94 15.0 .471 .248 .670 2.7 .7 .4 .5 5.2

Play-in

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Indiana 1 0 7.4 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 1 0 7.4 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Indiana 4 0 12.5 .625 – – 3.3 1.0 .5 .0 5.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 St. John's 33 33 31.5 .449 .000 .640 6.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 14.9
2013–14 St. John's 33 32 29.0 .495 .200 .565 6.1 1.2 0.6 1.0 12.8

Personal life

Sampson is the son of Dawnette Epps and Darrel Sampson, and has two brothers, D. J. and Justin.[5] Through his college career, the Akron native was nicknamed SpongeBob Sampson.[38]

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
  • St. John's Red Storm bio Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna current roster
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna 2021–22 Eurocup champions