Samuel Japhet-Mathias Season 2018-19

2019-20 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Appeared in 18 games in his first active season with the Spartans, making five starts... Had a season-high 10 points against Oregon State, going 5-of-9 from the floor...Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at UCLA...Did not appear in a game after logging 13 minutes at Colorado State on Jan. 11. 

2018-19 (JUNIOR): Redshirted in his first season at SJSU. 

AT WAKE FOREST (2016-17): Appeared in 17 games off the bench … Averaged 0.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game … Tallied career highs with six points (3-3 FG) and four rebounds at No. 17 Xavier (Dec. 17)  … Had two rebounds at No. 20 Florida State in a career-high 11 minutes in ACC debut (Dec. 28)  … Scored first four collegiate points and had one rebound at Charleston (Nov. 20) … Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Radford (Nov. 11).

HIGH SCHOOL:  Graduated from City of London Academy … Attended Vermont Academy in 2014-15, helping the school reach the NEPSAC AA finals … Consensus four-star recruit  … Ranked the No. 90 player in the class of 2016 by 247 Sports  … Played AAU basketball for the PSA Cardinals.

GET TO KNOW SAM:  Majoring in communication at SJSU … Enjoys chilling and listening to music in his spare time … Full name is Samuel Chukwuebuka Japhet-Mathias