Sam Hoskin
| No. 20 – Shahrdari Gorgan | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Iranian Super Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 29, 1979 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American / Lebanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 224.4 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Borgess (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College |
Eastern Kentucky (1999–2000) Schoolcraft JC (2000–2001) DePaul (2001–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2004 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2004–2005 | Ural Great Perm |
| 2005–2006 | Triumph Lyubertsy |
| 2006–2007 | Ural Great Perm |
| 2007 | Olympiacos |
| 2007–2008 | Cibona Zagreb |
| 2008–2009 | Zhejiang Whirlwinds |
| 2010 | Bnei HaSharon |
| 2011 | Shahrdari Gorgan |
| 2011–2012 | Champville |
| 2012–2015 | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 2015–present | Shahrdari Gorgan |
Samuel Lonzo Hoskin (born December 29, 1979) is an American Lebanese professional basketball player who has played in Israel, Russia, Greece, Croatia, Iran, China, Egypt, Lebanon and now in Uruguay for the club Malvin. Hoskin won a championship with club Champville SC in Lebanon. In the 2003-04 season Hoskin was the last cut by the Seattle SuperSonics. Afterward he played in Israel and became one of the top scores and rebounders in the Israel Basketball League. The next season he landed in Russia for the clubs Ural Great and Dynamo Moscow Region. In Russia, he ranked within top 5 in scoring and rebounding and garnered large contracts. For the 2006-2007 season, Hoskin played for Olympiacos and Cibona VIP both Euroleague teams located in Athens Greece and Zagreb, Croatia respectively. Hoskin is listed at 6'9" in height, 260 pounds and known to have been one of the best players in his position in Europe. In 2005 while Hoskin played for PBC Ural Great in Perm Russia he finished the season both number two in scoring and number three in rebounding. Hoskin has had an amazing international career in spite of suffering two patellar tendon tears, one in each leg in 2009.
Hoskin was born in Detroit, Michigan. He played his high school basketball at Bishop Borgess High School in Detroit. Hoskin played collegiately at Eastern Kentucky University and at De Paul University located in Chicago, Illinois and was voted second team All-USA in 2003.
References
- "Prospect Profile: Sam Hoskin". NBA Draft 2003. NBA. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- Mayor, Robert (January 23, 2007). "Basketball News: Hoskin Leaves Ural Great". 24sec.net. Retrieved 2008-05-31.