Soumaila Samake

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Soumaila Samake
Position Center
Height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Born March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18) (age 33)
Bougouni, Mali
Nationality Malian
Draft 2nd round, 36th overall, 2000
New Jersey Nets
Pro career 1997–present
Career history KK Idrija (1996–1997)
Geoplin Slovan (1997-1999)
Union Olimpija (1999)
Cincinnati Stuff (1999-2000)
New Jersey Nets (2000-2001)
Orlandina Basket (2001-2002)
Los Angeles Lakers (2002)
Greenville Groove (2002-2003)
Detal Inowroclaw (2004)
Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones (2004-2006)
Geoplin Slovan (2006)
Ohod Al Madina (2007)
BEEM Mazandaran (2008)
Zain (2008)
Jilin Northeast Tigers (2008-2010)

Soumaila Samake (born March 18, 1978, in Bougouni, Mali) is a Malian professional basketball player. A 7'0" 245 lb center, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and played for the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 68 points and grabbed 76 rebounds in 47 NBA games between 2000 and 2003.

While playing with the Lakers in 2002, Samake was suspended five games after testing positive for Nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. Samake said that he had accidentally ingested the substance while taking a dietary supplement.[1] He was only the third NBA player suspended for steroids, following Don MacLean and Matt Geiger.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lakers' Samake suspended for steroids. Sporting News. November 12, 2002. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.
  2. ^ Liz Robbins. "N.B.A. Union Strikes Deal for Supplements". New York Times. November 17, 2006. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.

[edit] External links

[{Category:Zhejiang Golden Bulls players]]

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