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Jersey Number 24
Sam Alajiki
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dundalk, Ireland
- Last School(s):
- St. Benedict’s Preparatory School (N.J.)
Accolades
At Cal
2022-23 (So.)
National (Ireland)
- 2021-22 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (Honorable Mention)
At Cal
2022-23 (So.)
- Transferred to Rice following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season
- Played in an increased role as a sophomore with 14 starts in 29 games played
- Averaged 6.1 points & 3.6 rebounds in 24.0 minutes played per game
- Started 10 of Cal's final 11 games
- Led the Bears in 3-point shooting, making 33 of 92 attempts (35.9%); shot 39% overall from the floor
- Seven double-figure scoring performances, including four in the final nine games of the season
- Was third on the team in blocks (16) & also tallied 11 steals
- Exploded for a career-high 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range a win vs. Stanford (Jan. 6)
- Helped Cal tie a school record with 16 made 3-pointers in the 92-70 victory
- Recorded his first career double-double with 13 points & 11 rebounds at Stanford (Jan. 28)
- Did not play in three games, including a pair vs. Clemson (Nov. 26) & at USC (Nov. 30) due to an injury
- Played in 30 games & made four starts in a productive rookie season with the Golden Bears
- Became the first Cal player to earn Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors (honorable mention) since 2016-17
- Tied Cal's single-season 3-point field-goal percentage record & set a Cal freshman record by making 20-of-40 attempts (50%)
- Shares Cal's single-season record with Billy Dreher (1990-91; 56-of-112)
- Averaged 3.1 points & 1.9 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game
- Five games with multiple 3-pointers made, including a season-high three at #7 UCLA (Jan. 27)
- Season-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting at #7 UCLA (Jan. 27)
- Impacted Cal's double-overtime win vs. Southern Utah on both ends of the court, recording eight points, five rebounds, three blocks & two steals in a season-high 28 minutes played
- Tallied five points & four rebounds over 15 minutes played in his first career start vs. Idaho State (Dec. 8)
- His three other starts all came in Pac-12 play against UCLA (Jan. 27), USC (Jan. 29) & Washington State (Feb. 5)
- Made collegiate debut in Cal's season opener vs. UC San Diego (Nov. 9), scoring three points & adding two rebounds & one assist
- Missed consecutive home games vs. #7 USC & #5 UCLA on Jan. 6-8 due to injury
National (Ireland)
- Averaged 13 points & six rebounds while leading Ireland to a 5-1 record at the 2022 U-20 FIBA European Championships (Division B)
- Graduated from St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) in spring 2021
- Breakout junior season at Beckley Prep (Mount Hope, W. Va.)
- Born on Nov. 12, 2002
- Split time between Ireland and England as a youth before moving to the United States for two years of high school
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