2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Tyrese Samuel

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 239
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • High School Orangeville Prep (Ontario)
  • Twitter Tyrese5G
  • Instagram tyrese5g

Biography

Overview
  • Finishes his five-year career with 1,315 points, 779 rebounds, a .529 field goal percentage, 123 assists, 108 steals and 107 blocked shots.
  • Started all 36 games in his grad season at Florida, finishing with 500 points while averaging career-bests of 13.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game to earn AP second-team All-SEC honors.
  • Totaled 815 points and 511 rebounds in 118 appearances with 36 starts over his four seasons at Seton Hall.
  • Started all 33 games as a senior in 2022-23, averaging 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, shooting .550 from the field.
  • Three-time Big East All-Academic Team honoree who graduates this spring.
  • Has eight career double-double, tallying 34 double-figure scoring games and 10 double-figure rebounding performances.
  • Twice recorded four blocked shots, including in a win vs. #7 Texas (12/9/21).
 
Honors
  • 2024 AP Second-Team All-SEC
  • 2023 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
  • SEC Player of the Week (11/27/23)
 
2023-24, Grad Season
  • Averaged 13.9 points and a team-leading 7.4 rebounds per game while starting all 36 games and garnering second-team AP All-SEC honors.
  • Tallied 30 double-figure scoring games and three 20-point games, and his 11 double-doubles are tied for ninth-most in UF history.
  • Poured in a career-high 28 points to go with 10 rebounds in the win vs. Missouri, including 14 of the Gators' final 20 points over the last 7:00 of the game to help seal the win.
  • Part of the first trio in Florida history to score 500 points in a season, posting 500 to complement the efforts of Walter Clayton Jr. (633) and Zyon Pullin (512).
  • Posted the #3 single-season total in UF history with 102 offensive rebounds, joining Micah Handlogten (108) to become Florida’s first duo to hit the century mark in offensive boards.
  • Scored 15 points in the win vs. LSU, including a tie-breaking free throw with 38 seconds remaining.
  • Became the first player nationally since Tim Duncan to post 23 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots in a top-10 road victory, doing so in the victory at #10 Kentucky.
  • The first Gator since Kerry Blackshear Jr. to post three straight double-doubles (Michigan, Grambling, Quinnipiac).
  • Had a monster 21-point, 11-rebound performance in the double overtime win vs. Michigan.
  • Named to the All-Tournament Team at the NIT Season Tip-Off, also garnering SEC Player of the Week honors for his performance in the event.
  • Posted 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocked shots vs. Pitt, the first Gator this century to accomplish that stat line and the first SEC player since 2016 to do so (Michael Carrera, South Carolina).
 
2022-23, Senior Season (Seton Hall)
  • Averaged 11.0 points and 5.9 rebounds while starting all 33 games, shooting .550 from the field with 2.5 free throws made per game.
  • Also set career highs with 37 steals and 26 blocked shots.
  • Scored double figures in 20 games, including a season-high 19 points vs. Butler (1/7/23) on 9-for-11 shooting from the field.
  • Had six double-doubles, including 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds vs. Lincoln (PA) University (12/7/22). Also posted double-doubles in both postseason games, posting 16 points and 12 rebounds vs. DePaul in the Big East Tournament (3/8/23) and 16 points and 11 boards at Colorado in the NIT (3/14/23).
 
2021-22, Junior Season (Seton Hall)
  • Averaged 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 29 appearances with two starts, helping Seton Hall to 11 Big East wins and an 8-seed in the NCAA Tournament.
  • Had eight double-figure scoring games, four double-figure rebounding performances and two double-doubles.
  • Posted a career-best 22 points and season-high 12 rebounds vs. Nyack (12/4/21), shooting 8-for-14 from the field and 6-for-7 from the free throw line.
  • Twice blocked four shots, once in the season-opener vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (11/10/21) and again in a win vs. #7 Texas (12/9/21).
 
2020-21, Sophomore Season (Seton Hall)
  • Appeared in all 27 games for the Pirates, averaging 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting .559 from the field.
  • Had four double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 12 points vs. Iona on 5-for-7 from the field and 2-for-4 from 3-point range.
  • Improved his shooting percentage from 38 percent as a freshman to 56 percent as a sophomore...Scored a season-high 12 points in a win over Iona (11/30/20)
  • Twice grabbed a season-high seven rebounds, doing so in a pair of road contests at DePaul (1/9/21) and Georgetown (2/20/21).
 
2019-20, Freshman Season (Seton Hall)
  • Appeared in 29 games and made one start for Seton Hall, averaging 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds.
  • Posted season highs with 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M (12/22/19) and added another 10-point outing vs. Southern Miss (11/28/19).
 
Prep
  • Attended Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Md., before transferring to Orangeville Prep in Orangeville, Ontario.
  • Won a Maryland state championship with Riverdale Baptist in 2017.
  • Two-time All-Canada selection in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
  • Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in his senior season with Orangeville Prep, which finished the year 19-2 and placed third in Canada.
  • Played AAU basketball with UPlay and Red Rush.
  • Attended NBA’s Basketball Without Boarders camp in January 2019 and was named an All-Star.
  • Also competed in football growing up.
 
Personal
  • Son of Patricia Bynoe and John Samuel.
  • Has two sisters, Tiffany and Amanda.
  • Mother also played basketball.
  • Came to Florida because “It was the right fit for me and will help me take my game to the next level.”
 
Off the Court
  • Chose #4 because his hometown area codes are 514 and 438.
  • Favorite food: Poutine
  • If he could have a superpower: Super speed
  • Favorite quote: John 13:7, Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
  • If he could have dinner with 3 people: Drake, Michael Jordan, 50 Cent
  • Favorite NBA player: Carmelo Anthony
  • Favorite athlete outside the NBA: Odell Beckham
  • Favorite place he’s traveled: Jamaica and Barbados
  • Favorite holiday, and why: Christmas, because of the Christmas spirit
  • Favorite movie or TV show: Top Boy

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