Sam Japhet-Mathias

Height:
6-11
Weight:
280
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
London, England
High School:
City of London Academy

OF NOTE
· Appeared in 17 games as a reserve center during his freshman season
· Set career highs with six points (3-3 FG) and four rebounds at No. 17 Xavier (Dec. 17, 2016)
· First native of Great Britain to play for the Demon Deacons in the ACC era

2016-17 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
· 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

PERSONAL
· Full name is Samuel Chukwuebuka Japhet-Mathias
· Born on March 24, 1998 in London, England
· Son of Japhet and Confidence
· Has two brothers, David and Miracle, and one sister, Goodness