{{short description|American-Israeli basketball player}} {{Distinguish|Sam Singer}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Sam Singer<br>סם סינגר | image = File:Sam Singer.jpg | caption = | position = Point guard / shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 205 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | nationality = American / Israeli | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|2|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = | high_school = Ransom Everglades (Miami, Florida) | college = California (2013–2017) | draft_year = 2017 | career_start = 2017 | career_end = | years1 = 2017–2019 | team1 = Bnei Herzliya | highlights = }} '''Sam Singer''' ({{Langx|he|סם סינגר}}; born February 14, 1995) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. In his four years at Cal, he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and played the third-most games in school history.
==Early life == Singer is from Miami, Florida, and is Jewish.<ref name="sports1">{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/california/Article/Cal-and-senior-point-guard-Sam-Singer-host-Jewish-Heritage-Night-at-Haas-Pavilion-103101195/ |title=Mensch Madness |publisher=247sports.com |date= |access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> His father is Robert Singer and his mother is Jani Kline Singer.<ref name="sports1"/> His paternal grandfather, David, was in the U.S. Army in World War II.<ref name="sfgate1">{{cite web|last=Simmons |first=Rusty |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cal-s-Singer-inspired-by-grandfather-s-World-10701025.php |title=Cal's Singer inspired by grandfather's World War II service |publisher=SFGate |date=2016-12-05 |access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>
He attended Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Florida, where he was regarded as one of the top guard prospects in the state of Florida. Singer averaged 27.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists to lead the Raiders to the Class 4A state semifinals and a 27-3 record as a senior. He was named to the Florida vs. U.S.A. Hardwood Classic All-Star team in 2013.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://calbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7431|title=Sam Singer - Men's Basketball - University of California Golden Bears Athletics|work=CalBears.com|access-date=2019-01-11}}</ref>
==College career== Singer played college basketball for the California Golden Bears, where he averaged 4.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 20.1 minutes of action. Singer was named an Allstate Good Works Team nominee for his dedication to serving the community and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.<ref name=bio/> In his four years at Cal, he was a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and played the third-most games in school history with 133.<ref>[https://www.dailycal.org/2017/05/29/singer-play-20th-world-maccabiah-games/ "Singer to play in 20th World Maccabiah Games"]</ref> He graduated from Berkeley in 2017 with a degree in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gloster |first=Rob |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2017/06/22/from-16-years-old-to-60-bay-area-athletes-head-to-israel-for-maccabiah-games/ |title=From 16 years old to 60, Bay Area athletes head to Israel for Maccabiah Games – J |publisher=Jweekly.com |date=2017-06-22 |access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>
==Professional career== On August 4, 2017, Singer started his professional career with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League, signing a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2017/8/4/16088398/california-golden-bears-sam-singer-team-usa-israel-pros|title=Sam Singer wins gold & goes pro in Israel|last=dhutto|date=2017-08-04|website=California Golden Blogs|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> On February 10, 2019, Singer parted ways with Herzliya.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/jerome-dyson-dor-fischer-sign-with-bnei-herzliya/|title=Jerome Dyson, D'or Fischer sign with Bnei Herzliya|work=Sportando.basketball|access-date=February 10, 2019|date=February 10, 2019|last1=Lupo|first1=Nicola|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129004542/https://sportando.basketball/en/jerome-dyson-dor-fischer-sign-with-bnei-herzliya/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Maccabiah Games== Singer played for Team USA in basketball at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, where he won a gold medal and averaged 9.3 points per game.<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 World Maccabiah Games|url=http://www.basketballinsiders.com/2017-world-maccabiah-games/|last=Rauchbach|first=Jake|website=www.basketballinsiders.com|date=5 July 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2017/07/19/sam-singer-wins-gold-maccabiah-games/|title=Sam Singer wins gold at Maccabiah Games|last=Staff|first=Justice delos Santos {{!}} Senior|date=2017-07-19|website=The Daily Californian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> He played on the team with among others Jordan Cohen and Travis Warech.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.basketballinsiders.com/2017-world-maccabiah-games/|title=2017 World Maccabiah Games|first=Jake|last=Rauchbach|website=basketballinsiders.com|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://calbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7431 California bio] * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Sam-Singer/Summary/56825 RealGM profile]
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