| Sam Cassell |
Full Name: Samuel James Cassell
School: Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland
San Jacinto JC in Houston, Texas
Retired Jersey: 10 - 2008
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2004 Basketball HOF - Loc 42
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 91-92 10 G 6-3 195 Jr * Baltimore, MD 92-93 10 G 6-3 195 Sr * Baltimore, MD |
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| Conference Awards |
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Year Award 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team 1993 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2004 |
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Sam Cassell enjoyed an outstanding high school career at Dunbar, including being named Baltimore Player of the Year. He averaged 22 points and nine assists and earned all-conference and all-city
honors. His junior college career at San Jacinto was also impressive. He was named JC All-American, the best Junior College player by Hoop Scope and the top JC prospect at any position by Dick
Vitale's Basketball Magazine. Sam signed with the Seminoles his junior year, proving to be every bit the star basketball experts predicted. Cassell went on to lead the Seminoles to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1992 and Elite Eight in 1993. As a senior, he set a school record with 97 steals and dished out 170 assists. He averaged over 18 points, nearly five assists, 4.3 rebounds and over two steals a game. Sam was named to the All-ACC second team twice and checks in at #19 on the all-time FSU scoring list after just two seasons wearing the garnet and gold. The 6-3 guard was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft. He quickly made his mark in the NBA, making several clutch baskets and avering over nine points per game in the playoffs which aided Houston in taking the Championship title in seven games. The following year, Cassell was again a pivotal performer as the Rockets rallied from series deficits against Utah and Phoenix before ultimately sweeping Orlando in the NBA Championship Series. After three seasons and two championship rings with Houston, Sam was traded several times before settling in Milwaukee for five years. He was a Minnesota Timberwolf for two seasons and currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers. In 13 NBA seasons, the Baltimore native averages over 16 points, and six assists per game and was named to the NBA All-Star team in 2004. |
| FSU Statistics |
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Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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91-92 31 31 1046 206 454 .454 58 164 .354 100 142 .704 570 18.4 40 101 141 4.5 108 7 117 92 8 56
92-93 35 35 1298 234 466 .502 50 131 .382 123 162 .759 641 18.3 47 105 152 4.3 110 7 170 97 10 97
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Tot 66 66 2344 440 920 .478 108 295 .366 223 304 .734 1211 18.3 87 206 293 4.4 218 14 287 189 18 153
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Game Statistics 1991-92 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 26 Jacksonville 1 g 30 5 8 1 3 11 17 22 1 3 4 4 6 4 1 2 Dec 3 Syracuse 1 g 34 6 13 1 6 7 10 20 0 0 0 5 3 1 2 2 Dec 6 Southern 1 g 27 8 19 0 1 2 4 18 1 7 8 4 3 2 0 2 Dec 15 North Carolina 1 g 34 8 20 2 7 4 4 22 2 2 4 1 6 1 0 3 Dec 20 South Florida 1 g 25 9 12 2 4 2 4 22 1 2 3 5 2 4 0 0 Dec 23 Robert Morris 1 g 28 2 7 0 1 4 4 8 0 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 Dec 29 Duquesne 1 g 31 8 12 2 3 0 0 18 1 2 3 4 2 3 0 1 Jan 2 UNC-Asheville 1 g 28 9 11 0 2 0 2 18 0 2 2 2 8 4 0 2 Jan 4 Virginia 1 g 40 6 21 3 9 3 4 18 1 5 6 4 1 1 0 2 Jan 6 Duke 1 g 33 9 18 0 3 2 2 20 1 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 Jan 11 Wake Forest 1 g 41 13 24 6 11 2 3 34 1 3 4 4 7 3 0 3 Jan 18 Maryland 1 g 38 7 18 2 6 4 6 20 1 3 4 4 1 5 0 1 Jan 20 Mercer 1 g 29 4 11 0 0 2 2 10 4 2 6 2 4 5 0 2 Jan 23 Georgia Tech 1 g 33 5 13 1 6 0 0 11 2 3 5 4 4 5 0 3 Jan 25 North Carolina State 1 g 32 7 16 3 6 6 6 23 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 4 Jan 27 Florida 1 g 36 6 16 1 4 6 10 19 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 1 Jan 30 Duke 1 g 35 7 16 1 6 0 0 15 1 1 2 5 5 4 0 2 Feb 1 Wake Forest 1 g 39 10 19 2 8 2 3 24 3 3 6 4 0 2 0 2 Feb 5 Maryland 1 g 35 3 11 0 2 6 9 12 2 6 8 4 5 3 0 1 Feb 8 Clemson 1 g 34 5 13 1 3 7 10 18 3 5 8 4 2 3 0 2 Feb 10 North Carolina State 1 g 40 8 15 3 8 5 8 24 2 8 10 2 8 1 0 2 Feb 13 Virginia 1 g 33 4 16 2 8 0 0 10 1 6 7 2 3 1 0 0 Feb 15 Georgia Tech 1 g 36 8 16 6 10 0 0 22 1 7 8 2 3 3 2 0 Feb 18 Clemson 1 g 35 7 12 2 6 5 5 21 2 3 5 4 6 5 0 3 Feb 23 DePaul 1 g 37 4 16 0 3 1 3 9 3 2 5 4 3 4 0 3 Feb 27 North Carolina 1 g 30 8 15 5 9 4 6 25 1 2 3 4 3 4 0 3 Mar 13 North Carolina State 1 g 33 5 10 1 4 1 2 12 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 Mar 14 North Carolina 1 g 33 4 15 3 10 3 4 14 1 4 5 5 5 1 0 1 Mar 19 Montana 1 g 35 7 12 3 5 6 9 23 0 4 4 3 3 8 0 2 Mar 21 Georgetown 1 g 40 6 15 2 4 5 5 19 3 3 6 4 5 2 0 0 Mar 26 Indiana 1 g 32 8 14 3 6 0 0 19 0 4 4 5 4 1 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 31 31 1046 206 454 58 164 100 142 570 40 101 141 108 117 92 8 56 1992-93 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 18 Siena College 1 g 40 11 16 0 2 2 4 24 0 5 5 1 9 3 0 4 Nov 20 Iowa State 1 g 31 8 15 4 6 0 0 20 2 1 3 5 6 5 2 5 Nov 25 Indiana 1 g 40 7 20 1 7 3 3 18 3 2 5 5 2 4 0 2 Nov 27 UCLA 1 g 38 7 12 0 0 3 4 17 3 3 6 4 8 3 0 3 Dec 2 Massachusetts 1 g 37 5 18 0 3 1 2 11 1 6 7 2 7 5 2 1 Dec 15 Duquesne 1 g 32 5 12 2 4 2 3 14 0 3 3 5 5 3 0 2 Dec 19 UNC-Charlotte 1 g 40 4 11 0 3 2 4 10 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 1 Dec 20 Temple 1 g 42 3 7 0 2 6 8 12 2 3 5 2 6 0 0 1 Dec 22 Arkansas-Little Rock 1 g 26 5 10 1 2 0 0 11 0 2 2 0 3 5 0 5 Dec 28 MD-Baltimore County 1 g 37 12 18 0 2 7 9 31 2 4 6 1 8 6 0 7 Dec 30 South Florida 1 g 34 13 19 3 6 5 5 34 2 5 7 3 5 0 0 1 Jan 2 Florida 1 g 40 11 17 4 5 4 4 30 1 6 7 4 7 2 0 4 Jan 6 Virginia 1 g 38 4 17 0 5 2 2 10 1 5 6 3 9 2 0 2 Jan 9 Wake Forest 1 g 42 8 15 2 7 3 3 21 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 Jan 13 Maryland 1 g 28 6 12 0 2 6 6 18 2 5 7 4 4 3 0 2 Jan 16 North Carolina State 1 g 34 3 5 1 3 0 0 7 0 2 2 4 4 2 0 1 Jan 20 Clemson 1 g 35 12 14 6 6 0 0 30 2 3 5 4 2 3 0 1 Jan 24 Duke 1 g 42 6 13 0 4 3 5 15 1 2 3 4 6 1 0 2 Jan 27 North Carolina 1 g 37 5 18 3 12 2 2 15 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 Jan 31 Georgia Tech 1 g 35 7 13 3 7 4 6 21 2 3 5 1 7 3 1 2 Feb 2 Jacksonville 1 g 40 5 10 0 2 7 15 17 0 6 6 3 6 9 1 8 Feb 6 Connecticut 1 g 38 6 11 2 3 4 6 18 1 3 4 2 2 4 0 8 Feb 8 Virginia 1 g 39 6 10 0 1 6 6 18 2 0 2 3 4 3 0 1 Feb 10 Wake Forest 1 g 34 10 14 1 2 4 4 25 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 3 Feb 13 Maryland 1 g 39 4 10 0 1 1 2 9 0 7 7 4 1 6 2 3 Feb 17 North Carolina State 1 g 38 6 13 1 2 5 9 18 1 1 2 5 5 2 0 3 Feb 20 Clemson 1 g 40 7 11 1 2 10 11 25 3 3 6 1 6 1 0 4 Feb 24 Duke 1 g 37 7 15 1 3 4 4 19 2 2 4 5 5 1 0 0 Feb 27 North Carolina 1 g 40 5 11 2 5 6 7 18 4 0 4 4 5 6 0 5 Mar 4 Georgia Tech 1 g 36 7 12 0 1 2 4 16 3 5 8 2 5 2 0 3 Mar 12 Clemson 1 g 39 5 15 0 4 2 2 12 1 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 Mar 18 Evansville 1 g 35 7 11 2 2 2 3 18 0 2 2 3 6 1 0 1 Mar 20 Tulane 1 g 37 11 16 7 7 2 2 31 2 3 5 3 5 0 0 2 Mar 25 Western Kentucky 1 g 43 3 14 1 5 5 7 12 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 Mar 27 Kentucky 1 g 35 3 11 2 3 8 10 16 1 1 2 5 0 4 0 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 35 35 1298 234 466 50 131 123 162 641 47 105 152 110 170 97 10 97 |
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Drafted: 1993, 1st Round #24, Houston Rockets, G Debut: November 5, 1993 Year Abbr Team No Pos 93-94 Hou Houston Rockets 10 G 94-95 Hou Houston Rockets 10 G 95-96 Hou Houston Rockets 10 G 96-97 Pho Phoenix Suns 10 G " Dal Dallas Mavericks 10 G " NJ New Jersey Nets 10 G 97-98 NJ New Jersey Nets 10 G 98-99 NJ New Jersey Nets 10 G " Mil Milwaukee Bucks 20 G 99-00 Mil Milwaukee Bucks 10 G 00-01 Mil Milwaukee Bucks 10 G 01-02 Mil Milwaukee Bucks 10 G 02-03 Mil Milwaukee Bucks 10 G 03-04 Min Minnesota Timberwolves 19 G 04-05 Min Minnesota Timberwolves 19 G 05-06 LAC Los Angeles Clippers 19 G 06-07 LAC Los Angeles Clippers 19 G 07-08 LAC Los Angeles Clippers 19 G " Bos Boston Celtics 28 G 08-09 Bos Boston Celtics 28 G |
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93-94 - NBA Championship
94-95 - NBA Championship
07-08 - NBA Championship with Boston
03-04 - NBA All-Star
All-NBA 2nd Team
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| Pro Statistics |
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Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93-94 Hou 66 6 1122 162 388 .418 26 88 .295 90 107 .841 25 109 134 136 1 192 94 7 59 440 6.7 94-95 Hou 82 1 1882 253 593 .427 63 191 .330 214 254 .843 38 173 211 209 3 405 167 14 94 783 9.5 95-96 Hou 61 0 1682 289 658 .439 73 210 .348 235 285 .825 51 137 188 166 2 278 157 4 53 886 14.5 96-97 Pho 22 9 539 100 241 .415 19 62 .306 106 124 .855 12 38 50 66 4 99 60 6 23 325 14.8 " Dal 16 13 398 70 165 .424 15 49 .306 42 50 .840 14 36 50 48 2 57 41 6 17 197 12.3 " NJ 23 22 777 167 377 .443 47 120 .392 64 77 .831 21 61 82 86 3 149 67 7 37 445 19.3 97-98 NJ 75 72 2606 510 1156 .441 15 80 .188 436 507 .860 73 155 228 262 5 603 269 20 121 1471 19.6 98-99 NJ 4 3 100 21 49 .429 1 7 .143 29 31 .935 1 5 6 13 1 19 12 0 3 72 18.0 " Mil 4 0 99 18 44 .409 1 3 .333 18 19 .947 4 5 9 9 0 17 8 0 6 55 13.8 99-00 Mil 81 81 2899 545 1170 .466 26 90 .289 390 445 .876 69 232 301 255 5 729 267 8 102 1506 18.6 00-01 Mil 76 75 2709 537 1132 .474 30 98 .306 277 323 .858 46 244 290 214 5 580 220 8 88 1381 18.2 01-02 Mil 74 73 2605 554 1197 .463 71 204 .348 282 328 .860 54 258 312 208 3 493 177 12 90 1461 19.7 02-03 Mil 78 77 2700 546 1162 .470 59 163 .362 385 447 .861 57 285 342 216 1 450 177 14 88 1536 19.7 03-04 Min 81 81 2838 620 1270 .488 74 186 .398 289 331 .873 44 227 271 247 2 592 220 18 102 1603 19.8 04-05 Min 59 38 1522 319 687 .464 27 103 .262 134 155 .865 25 132 157 160 2 301 109 14 36 799 13.5 05-06 LAC 78 75 2653 493 1112 .443 70 190 .368 289 335 .863 40 247 287 225 1 491 175 11 74 1345 17.2 06-07 LAC 58 30 1407 261 625 .418 32 109 .294 160 182 .879 27 140 167 126 270 101 8 28 714 12.3 07-08 LAC 38 33 975 183 402 .455 14 54 .259 106 119 .891 12 93 105 69 179 78 3 28 486 12.8 " Bos 17 1 299 50 130 .385 9 22 .409 21 25 .840 5 26 31 29 35 19 3 9 130 7.6 08-09 Bos 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Years 993 690 29812 5698 12558 .454 672 2029 .331 3567 4144 .861 618 2603 3221 2744 40 5939 2418 163 1058 15635 15.7 All-Stars Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03-04 Min 1 0 13 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 1 4 4.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year 1 0 13 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 1 4 4.0 Playoffs Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93-94 Hou 22 0 478 63 160 .394 17 45 .378 64 74 .865 19 40 59 62 93 47 5 21 207 9.4 94-95 Hou 22 0 485 74 169 .438 24 60 .400 71 85 .835 8 34 42 66 89 33 2 21 243 11.0 95-96 Hou 8 0 206 26 81 .321 8 29 .276 23 29 .793 1 16 17 20 34 18 1 6 83 10.4 97-98 NJ 3 1 26 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 7 5 2 1 0 6 2.0 98-99 Mil 3 3 102 16 32 .500 0 1 .000 14 16 .875 0 6 6 14 26 7 0 3 46 15.3 99-00 Mil 5 5 178 30 72 .417 1 5 .200 18 21 .857 0 17 17 19 45 9 0 4 79 15.8 00-01 Mil 18 18 682 110 278 .396 10 30 .333 84 97 .866 12 71 83 76 120 52 3 19 314 17.4 02-03 Mil 6 6 217 39 83 .470 11 21 .524 14 15 .933 3 16 19 20 16 17 1 3 103 17.2 03-04 Min 16 15 497 94 202 .465 25 60 .417 52 61 .852 3 37 40 53 70 43 3 12 265 16.6 05-06 LAC 12 12 404 73 167 .437 15 43 .349 55 68 .809 9 39 48 35 69 28 2 8 216 18.0 07-08 Bos 21 0 264 37 111 .333 6 28 .214 14 17 .824 2 13 15 30 25 12 1 8 94 4.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Years 136 60 3539 565 1364 .414 117 322 .363 409 483 .847 58 291 349 402 0 592 268 19 105 1656 12.2 |