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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Curtis, Samari
Jersey Number 15
Samari Curtis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Xenia, Ohio
- High School:
- Xenia
- Prev School:
- Evansville
Bio
Years of Remaining Eligibility including 2022-23: 1
Career Highlights
Prior To BG
Career Highlights
- Second in program history for single-season free throw percentage with a mark of 87.9% in 2022-23.
- Played in 29 of Bowling Green’s 31 games while starting in 15 games.
- Finished the season shooting 87.9% from the free throw line, the second-best single-season mark in program history and a 20.8% improvement from the 2021-22 season.
- Logged double-digit points for the Falcons in 23 games, including in 12 of the season’s first 14 games.
- Tallied two 20-point games, scoring 25 against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 28), all in the second half, and 20 against Ball State (Feb. 11).
- Recorded his first double-double as a Falcon with 11 points and 10 assists against Norfolk State (Dec. 14).
- Finished the season with a team-high 120 assists, the most by a Falcon since the 2015-16 campaign.
- Concluded the year second on the team in points with 373 and fifth in rebounds with 102.
- Led the team in assists 12 times, points six times and steals twice.
- Played in 30 of the Falcons’ 31 games, starting 24, the third-most starts on the team
- Registered new single season bests in points (278), assists, (93), rebounds (90), steals (27) and blocks (4)
- Paced BGSU in assists with 93, averaging 3.1 per game
- Tallied 27 steals, second for Bowling Green behind only Daeqwon Plowden
- Totaled double-digit points in 13 games, including three 20-point games for the Falcons
- Finished the season third on the team on points with 278, averaging 9.3 points per game
- Ended the season third on the team in defensive rebounds with 81
- Posted a career-high seven assists against Duquesne (Dec. 1, 2021)
- Logged a career-high seven rebounds against Carlow (Dec. 21, 2021)
- Had a career-high four steals against Chicago State (Nov. 28, 2021)
- Made a career-high nine free throws on a career-high 13 attempts against Buffalo (Feb. 15, 2022) during a season-high 25-point game
Prior To BG
- Averaged 10.1 points per game for the University of Evansville during the 2020-21 season
- Shot 45.6 percent from the field in 2020-21
- Scored 10-plus points in his final three games at UE
- Scored in double figures in eight of his 17 appearances at Evansville this past season
- An efficient three-point shooter, shot 38.0 percent (27-of-71) from downtown in 2020-21, converting on at least one triple in 13-of-17 contests
- Poured in 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting against Southern Illinois
- Dropped 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting versus Valparaiso
- A four-star recruit by ESPN coming out of high school, began his collegiate career at the University of Nebraska, where he played in eight games for the Huskers as a freshman
- Mr. Basketball Award winner in the state of Ohio in 2019
- One of the most prolific scoring guards in Ohio High School history, averaged 33.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game at Xenia High School as a senior in 2019
Derrick Butler, DaJion Humphrey, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Mar. 7, 2025)
Saturday, March 08
Marcus Johnson, Javontae Campbell, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Mar. 1, 2025)
Saturday, March 01
Javontae Campbell, Derrick Butler, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Feb. 21, 2025)
Saturday, February 22
Wilguens Jr. Exacte, Javontae Campbell, & Coach Simon Postgame Interview (Feb. 18, 2025)
Wednesday, February 19
