Sam Hoskin

Sam Hoskin
No. 20 – Shahrdari Gorgan
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Iranian Super Basketball League
Personal information
Born	December 29, 1979 (age 45); 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 BC

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.