University of South Alabama Athletics

2021-22 (at Florida Gulf Coast): Averaged a career-high 11.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 1.1 steals … Named second-team all-conference … Voted the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year … Ranked fifth nationally in both blocks and field goal percentage … Is the NCAA Division I active leader in career rebounds with 1,048 … Is one of three active Division I players to have 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.

2020-21 (at TCU): Started all 26 games … Averaged 8.8 points and recorded 7.8 rebounds per game, the third-best in the Big 12 … Led the Big 12 with 1.7 blocks per game … Recorded two or more blocks in a game 13 times … Ranked first in the Big 12 and 39th nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 3.0 … Recorded 10 or more points 11 times … Had 10 or more rebounds nine times … Recorded five double-doubles … Named Big 12 Player of the Week following the performance at Oklahoma State … Shot 62.5 percent, the best on the team … Named MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic.

2019-20 (at TCU): Started all 32 games … Averaged 10.0 points and a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game … Blocked 2.7 shots per game, which ranked first in the Big 12 and 11th in the NCAA … Had 85 blocked shots, the second-best in program history … Had at least two blocks in a game 21 times and five blocks eight times … Had 11 double-doubles, which ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 … Shot 65.3 percent from the field, the fourth-best percentage in program history … Had 10 more blocked shots than missed shots … Ranked sixth in the Big 12 with 8.4 rebounds per game … Scored 10 or more points 17 times.

2018-19 (at TCU): Started all 37 games … Averaged 7.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game … Shot 66.5 percent from the field, the second-best in the Big 12 and the second-best for a season in TCU history … Ranked sixth in the Big 12 in rebounding, first among freshmen at 6.9 per game, also the fourth most in a season for a TCU freshman … Ranked third in the Big 12 with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game … Ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 2.1 blocks per game, the most in a season by a TCU freshman … Finished the season with at least one blocked shot in 20-straight games … Scored in double figures 14 times … Had at least 10 rebounds in a game six times … Recorded four double-doubles.

2017-18 (at TCU): Redshirted.

High School:  Played at Redemption Christian High School in Houston, Texas … Ranked No. 6 in the class of 2017 top 100 players in the state of Texas according to TexasTop100.com … Rated the No. 7 recruit in Texas and No. 8 nationally at his position by 247sports.com.

Major: Sport Management 

Personal: Full name is Kevin Amir Samuel … Born August 3, 1997 … Son of Denzel Samuel and Tyra Rose … Has two siblings … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite athletes are Lebron James, Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis … Favorite musical artists are Drake, Popcaan, Lil Baby and Gunna … Would most like to meet Drake and Lebron James … Would like to get into coaching when his playing days are over.