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Jamal Sampson
Personal information
Born (1983-05-15) May 15, 1983 (age 42)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolMater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
CollegeCalifornia (2001–2002)
NBA draft2002: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted byUtah Jazz
Playing career2002–2012
PositionCenter / power forward
Number31, 7
Career history
2002–2003Milwaukee Bucks
2003–2004Los Angeles Lakers
2004–2005Charlotte Bobcats
2005–2006Sacramento Kings
2006–2007Denver Nuggets
2007–2008Liaoning Panpan Hunters
2008Zain
2008–2009DongGuan New Century
2009–2010Smart Gilas
2010Shanxi Brave Dragons
2011–2012Texas Legends
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points142 (2.0 ppg)
Rebounds242 (3.4 rpg)
Blocks32 (0.4 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jamal Wesley Sampson (born May 15, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for the California Golden Bears before being selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2002 NBA draft.

College career

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Sampson played one season of college basketball for the California Golden Bears in 2001–02, where he averaged 6.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.17 blocks in 32 games. He posted four double-doubles, and had 15 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks versus Washington. He was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team.[1]

Professional career

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Sampson was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2002 NBA draft. He was immediately traded by the Jazz to the Orlando Magic, and then again by the Magic to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night.[2] He signed with the Bucks on September 30, 2002, but was waived on July 10, 2003, after one season.[3]

On July 24, 2003, Sampson signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[3] After playing 10 games for the Lakers in 2003–04, he was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft in June 2004.[3] He was waived by the Bobcats on February 8, 2005.[3] He posted career-best totals of 3.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 23 games for Charlotte in the 2004–05 season.[1]

On August 8, 2005, Sampson signed with the Sacramento Kings.[3] He appeared in 12 games for the Kings during the 2005–06 season.[2]

On July 28, 2006, Sampson signed with the Denver Nuggets.[2] He played 22 games in 2006–07, with his final NBA game coming on April 18, 2007, in a 100–77 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, where Sampson recorded 13 rebounds in 27 minutes as a starter.[4]

On October 1, 2007, Sampson signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[3] He was waived on October 22, prior to the start of the regular season.[3]

In November 2007, Sampson had an unsuccessful tryout with German team Skyliners Frankfurt.[5][6] In December 2007, he signed with Liaoning Panpan Hunters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the rest of the season.[7] In April 2008, he signed with Zain of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League for the rest of the season.[7]

On September 30, 2008, Sampson signed with the Toronto Raptors.[1] He was waived on October 22, prior to the start of the regular season.[3] Two days later, he signed with DongGuan New Century for the 2008–09 CBA season.[7] He left DongGuan in February 2009.[7]

In December 2009, Sampson signed with Smart Gilas of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) during the 2009–10 season.[7] He replaced C. J. Giles as the team's candidate to be a naturalized player for future international competitions.[8] Sampson left Smart Gilas in January 2010.[7]

In November 2010, Sampson joined Shanxi Brave Dragons for the 2010–11 CBA season.[7][9] He left the team in December 2010.[7]

In November 2011, Sampson was selected by the Texas Legends with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Development League draft.[10] He appeared in two games for the Legends to start the 2011–12 NBA D-League season[3] before signing with the Boston Celtics on December 12 for training camp.[3][11] He was waived by the Celtics on December 22, prior to the start of the 2011–12 NBA season.[12] He was waived by the Legends on January 9, 2012.[3]

Career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Milwaukee 5 0 1.6 .000 .000 .000 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
2003–04 Los Angeles 10 2 13.0 .478 .000 .583 5.2 0.7 0.2 0.4 2.9
2004–05 Charlotte 23 0 14.3 .452 .000 .590 5.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 3.4
2005–06 Sacramento 12 0 3.3 .714 .000 .000 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.8
2006–07 Denver 22 3 5.7 .643 .000 .429 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1
Career 72 5 8.8 .491 .000 .537 3.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.0

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 California 32 31 24.9 .426 .000 .526 6.5 1.2 0.5 1.7 6.4
Career 32 31 24.9 .426 .000 .526 6.5 1.2 0.5 1.7 6.4

Coaching career

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In 2012, Sampson became an assistant coach for Brethren Christian Junior/Senior High School.[13]

Personal life

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Sampson is the cousin of former NBA All-Star, Ralph Sampson.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Raptors Sign Jamal Sampson". NBA.com. September 30, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Nuggets Sign Sampson". NBA.com. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jamal Sampson Player Profile, Boston Celtics - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Jamal Sampson 2006-07 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Freche Franzosen klauen die Punkte in den letzten Sekunden". www.frankfurt-skyliners.de (in German). November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Links". www.frankfurt-skyliners.de (in German). November 30, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jamal Sampson Player Profile". shamsports.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  8. ^ Sampson signs contract with Smart Gilas Archived January 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Business Mirror, 6 December 2009 21:36
  9. ^ Jon Pastuszek (December 8, 2010). "Fujian to release Patrick O'Bryant, Shanxi adds Jamal Sampson". Niubball.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "2011 NBA D-League Draft". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  11. ^ Washburn, Gary (December 8, 2011). "Celtics invite 4 to training camp". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  12. ^ "Celtics Waive Sampson". NBA.com. December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  13. ^ Jamal Sampson coaching at Brethren Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Jamal Sampson Archived January 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at NBA.com
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