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Samardo Samuels

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LouisvilleCOMMITTED (06/12/2007)OfferedNoneRick Pitino, Steve Masiello
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Scouting Report on Samardo Samuels

by Jerry Meyer - 08/28/2006
An automatic double/double type player, Samuels is a physical force around the basket. A bruising rebounder, Samuels is also a solid low post scorer. He has good feet and hands and a soft touch in the paint. His ball handling and outside shooting are improving, and Samuels passes the ball well out of the post.

Jerry Meyer serves as a national scout and recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. He played at Lipscomb University where be became college basketball's all-time career assist leader. Meyer earned Mr. Basketball honors in the state of Tennessee as a high school junior and senior. He has served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and also co-authored the book, "Basketball Skills and Drills."

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Mailbag: Who should be ranked No. 2?10/8/2008 Rivals.com College Basketball

North Carolina is widely regarded as the best team in the country. There is significantly less agreement on who should be ranked second. At least five team are considered contenders, but does Rick Pitino's Louisville team deserve consideration? Andrew Skwara answers that question and more in his latest mailbag.

2008 Nike Global Challenge7/22/2008NYCHoops.net
Wetzel: Skipping school to outsmart NBA rules6/25/2008Rivals.com College Basketball
Brandon Jennings Tops Consensus Player Rankings6/13/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
iS8/Nike Kicks off Webcast Madness Month6/5/2008NYCHoops.net
NBA Top 100 Camp5/25/2008NYCHoops.net
iS8/Nike All-Star Teams5/23/2008NYCHoops.net
Shooting Stars repeat as iS8/Nike Champs5/19/2008NYCHoops.net
Video Exclusive: Ebanks Make Choice5/18/2008NYCHoops.net
Shooting Stars head to the iS8/Nike Semis5/18/2008NYCHoops.net
The Walkers Face-off as Shooting Stars Prevail5/12/2008NYCHoops.net
Fred Neal Memorial Tournament5/12/2008NYCHoops.net
Absent Shooting Star to visit Memphis5/8/2008NYCHoops.net
Stars make example of United Brooklyn5/4/2008NYCHoops.net
Jennings leads JBC Team back from 21 point deficit4/20/2008NYCHoops.net
DeRozan leads balanced USA team to Summit win4/13/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Final EA SPORTS National POY Tracker4/11/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
The iS8/Nike Tournament Begins this Week4/3/2008NYCHoops.net
Derby Classic a chance to catch two, maybe three Cards4/3/2008CardinalSports.com
Final Rivals.com FAB 50 Boys Rankings4/2/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
Parade All-American Boys Basketball Team4/2/2008NYCHoops.net
CYP UPDATED SCHEDULE3/31/2008NYCHoops.net
AMP: Interviews from McDonald's AA game3/26/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Day three from the McDonald's AA Game3/25/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Day two from the McDonald's AA Game3/24/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
McMillan Commits After Visit3/24/2008NYCHoops.net
McDonald's Sunday Practice3/24/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
EA SPORTS POY Tracker: Week 113/21/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
Coach Predicts Friars vs. Railsplitters3/18/2008NYCHoops.net
EA SPORTS POY Tracker: Week 103/14/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
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Machado to Iona2/25/2008NYCHoops.net
EA SPORTS POY Tracker: Week 72/24/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
Echenique and Samuels: A top frontcourt2/22/2008ScarletNation.com
Hurley Night Ends With Two Wins2/22/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
Jordan Brand All-American Team Announced2/22/2008NYCHoops.net
Jordan Brand All-Americans announced2/22/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
McDonald's All-American Game rosters2/20/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Samuels powers team to win2/17/2008CardinalSports.com
Postgame Audio: Samardo Samuels2/17/2008CardinalSports.com
Limited tickets available to see Samuels, Jones, Evans2/11/2008CardinalSports.com
New York's McDonald's All-Americans2/8/2008NYCHoops.net
Football Fantasy2/6/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
EA SPORTS POY Tracker: Week 31/25/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
Sunday at the HoopHall Classic1/21/2008Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Dream Classic: No Favors For Campbell Hall1/20/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
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Nike Super 6 Top NY Performers1/15/2008NYCHoops.net
Nike Super 6 All Tournament Selections1/14/2008NYCHoops.net
St. Bens Size Topples Rice1/14/2008NYCHoops.net
Inaugural EA SPORTS P.O.Y. Tracker1/11/2008StudentSportsBasketball.com
ZAGS ON NYC: Parrom, Lawrence Narrowing Lists1/7/2008NYCHoops.net
Bojangles: St. Benedict's does it again12/30/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Bojangles: Local kids set the tone12/29/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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City of Palms: Saturday12/23/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
City of Palms: Friday12/22/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
City of Palms: Thursday12/21/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
City of Palms: Tuesday12/19/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
City of Palms set to deliver again12/18/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic12/14/2007NYCHoops.net
ZAGS on NYC: Latest on Lance, His Injury & Recruiting12/2/2007NYCHoops.net
What's left after early signing period?11/30/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Early signing period conference breakdown11/27/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Louisville standing tall in the Big East11/22/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
ZAGS ON NYC: New York Reps the Rivals Rankings11/21/2007NYCHoops.net
Samuels wants to win a championship11/14/2007CardinalSports.com
Preseason FAB 50: The Nation's Top 10 Teams11/1/2007StudentSportsBasketball.com
Ebanks, Samuels Leads Stars to iS8 Championship10/22/2007NYCHoops.net
The iS8/Nike Championships are Set10/21/2007NYCHoops.net
The Playoffs at iS810/19/2007NYCHoops.net
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Video: Samuels bullies the opposition9/28/2007Rivals.com
Weekend Update: First big one in the books9/5/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Global Challenge All-Tournament Team8/1/2007OregonPreps.com
Peach Jam top 17U performers7/16/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Peach Jam prospect breakdowns7/14/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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LeBron James: Final day7/10/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
LeBron James: Sunday action7/9/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Samuels active on and off the court7/9/2007CardinalSports.com
NBPA Camp top performers: Top 57/2/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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NBPA: Wednesday night action6/21/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Samuels Photo Gallery6/13/2007NJHoops.com
Samuels Makes The Call6/13/2007NJHoops.com
Samardo Samuels chooses Louisville6/13/2007CardinalSports.com
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2007 Student Sports All-American Underclass Team6/7/2007StudentSportsBasketball.com
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Pitt Jam Fest: Saturday4/22/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Samuels delivers during visit to Virginia4/10/2007VirginiaPreps.com
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Props and Knocks-Roe and Samuels4/9/2007CarolinaBlue.com
Boo Williams: Sunday4/9/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Boo Williams action heats up4/8/2007CarolinaBlue.com
Boo Williams: Saturday4/8/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Boo Williams Spotlight: Samardo Samuels4/7/2007CarolinaBlue.com
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Props and Knocks--Samardo Samuels1/9/2007CarolinaBlue.com
Mailbag: Smith making senior year count1/4/2007Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Samuels leads St. Benedict to overtime victory12/29/2006CarolinaBlue.com
Samuels helps St. Benedict’s advance12/28/2006CarolinaBlue.com
Talent aplenty at GSK Holiday Invitational12/27/2006CarolinaBlue.com
Samuels shows VA he is the truth12/13/2006HoyaReport.com
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Samuels continues to list Georgetown11/1/2006HoyaReport.com
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2008 hoops recruiting notebook9/21/2006Devils Illustrated
Stars come out at Rucker Park9/2/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Maturing Samuels has Hoyas listed8/20/2006HoyaReport.com
Video: Samardo Samuels dominates the paint8/14/2006Rivals.com
AMP: 2008 hoop rankings preview8/11/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Video: Samardo Samuels on the parquet8/1/2006Rivals.com
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Nike camp comes to a close7/10/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Nike camp: Opening day7/7/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Kingwood Classic - Saturday4/23/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Kingwood first night breakdown4/22/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Hail to the Kingwood4/20/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Meet Samardo Samuels4/19/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
Boo Williams - Saturday action4/9/2006Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting
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Jones getting interest2/17/2006UConnReport.com
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Youngsters shine at Main Event7/26/2005Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting