2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Strickland, Samson
Jersey Number 25
Samson Strickland
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wilson, N.C.
- High School:
- Fike
- Prev School:
- Washington Academy
- Major:
- Environmental Health
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)
Game-By-Game Statistics
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Game-By-Game Statistics
- Played in two games for a total of three minutes
- Did not record any statistics
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Played in 10 games, all during the conference season
- Made his season debut on New Year’s Day at Wichita State (1/1/20)
- Scored four total points, grabbed seven total rebounds and played 31 total minutes
- Made 1 of 4 field goal attempts during the year and 2 of 5 free throw attempts
- Went 2 for 3 at the free throw line and grabbed two rebounds at SMU (1/22/20)
- Credited with two rebounds at Tulsa (2/12/20)
- Scored his lone field goal of the season at Cincinnati (2/16/20)
- Collected two steals during the year
AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Game-By-Game Statistics
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Saw action in three games
- Scored his lone points of the season in the first round of The American Basketball Championship by making two free throws
- Grabbed two total rebounds during the campaign
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended one year of prep school at Washington Academy in Greenville, N.C.
- Graduated from Fike High School in 2017
- Three-year letterman
- Averaged 19.1 points and 11.1 rebounds in leading the Golden Demons to an 18-9 mark for coach Brent Secrest
- Two-time 3A All-Big East Conference, Wilson Times all-area team and North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) all-district performer
- Earned team MVP honors as a junior and senior
- Suited up for the East in the 2017 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) East-West All-Star Game
- Participated in the 2017 Carolina Orthopedics All-Star Classic at West Craven High in Vanceboro, N.C.
- Competed in the 2017 Basketball Elite.com Fab 40 Eastern N.C. Regional
- Earned Thomas Law Attorneys Academic All-Area acclaim as a senior
- Recipient of the Harvey Reid, Jr. Memorial MVP Award in the 2016 Farris & Farris Holiday Tournament
- Scored over 1,000 points at Fike High School
- Member of Fike’s chapter of National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society
- North Carolina Scholar-Athlete
- North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA) Academic All-Star
- Track and field letterman.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Samson Shamar Strickland
- Son of Melvis and Yulonda Strickland
- Father played semi-pro football
- Has a younger sister, Mesha
Mike Schwartz Presser
Thursday, October 10
Inside Pirate Athletics (Feb. 26, 2024)
Tuesday, February 27
ECU Presser vs Charlotte
Saturday, February 03
Inside Pirate Athletics (Jan. 29, 2024)
Tuesday, January 30
