2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 0
Sam'i Roe
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Atlantic City, N.J.
- High School:
- Isaiah Christopher Academy/Hopkins Academy
- Prev School:
- Palm Beach State/Independence CC
As a Senior (2021-22)
Made seven starts over 23 appearances for the Mavericks... averaged 3.7 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and finished with nine assists, seven steals, and three blocks... scored a career-high 15 points at St. Thomas (Feb. 26) on 5-of-9 from the field and 5-of-8 from the line... tallied a season-best two assists vs. Hastings (Nov. 9)... brought down a season-high five boards at North Dakota State (Feb. 3).
As a Junior (2020-21)
Played in 14 games, starting nine, in his first year as a Maverick...Averaged 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game...Had two double-figure scoring efforts, including a career-high 12 points at Kansas State (Dec. 29) and 10 vs. Oral Roberts (Jan. 3)...Had seven points off the bench with 3-of-6 shooting at No. 9 Creighton (Dec. 1)...Earned his first career start at SIUE (Dec. 5), which started a stretch of nine straight games in the starting five.
Independence CC
Spent his sophomore season at Independence Community College under coach Bill Morasco...Averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 31 games, shooting 55.1% from the field.
Palm Beach State
Began his collegiate career at Palm Beach State, where he averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game...Appeared in 21 contests for the Panthers, who consistently rank in the NJCAA national poll.
Isaiah Christopher Academy
Completed a postgraduate year at Isaiah Christopher Academy, where he averaged 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game.
Hopkins Academy
Had a highly decorated high school career at Hopkins Academy, where he played for coach Angelo Thomas...Averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as a senior and was the Western Mass Player of the Year…Helped his team to three conference championships while the Golden Hawks went a combined 65-7 from 2014-17.
Personal
Born April 13, 1999 in Somers Point, N.J....Parents are Lou Roe and Sandra Naji...Has two brothers -- Louis Jr. and Mikal -- and three sisters -- Nina, Han and Queena...Father played at UMass, where he was the 1995 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and a consensus second-team All-American before becoming a second-round draft pick of the Detroit Pistons...Father played two seasons in the NBA with the Pistons (1995-96) and the Golden State Warriors (1996-97) before continuing his professional career in the CBA, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Mexico and Argentina...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in business management.
Made seven starts over 23 appearances for the Mavericks... averaged 3.7 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and finished with nine assists, seven steals, and three blocks... scored a career-high 15 points at St. Thomas (Feb. 26) on 5-of-9 from the field and 5-of-8 from the line... tallied a season-best two assists vs. Hastings (Nov. 9)... brought down a season-high five boards at North Dakota State (Feb. 3).
As a Junior (2020-21)
Played in 14 games, starting nine, in his first year as a Maverick...Averaged 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game...Had two double-figure scoring efforts, including a career-high 12 points at Kansas State (Dec. 29) and 10 vs. Oral Roberts (Jan. 3)...Had seven points off the bench with 3-of-6 shooting at No. 9 Creighton (Dec. 1)...Earned his first career start at SIUE (Dec. 5), which started a stretch of nine straight games in the starting five.
Independence CC
Spent his sophomore season at Independence Community College under coach Bill Morasco...Averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 31 games, shooting 55.1% from the field.
Palm Beach State
Began his collegiate career at Palm Beach State, where he averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game...Appeared in 21 contests for the Panthers, who consistently rank in the NJCAA national poll.
Isaiah Christopher Academy
Completed a postgraduate year at Isaiah Christopher Academy, where he averaged 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game.
Hopkins Academy
Had a highly decorated high school career at Hopkins Academy, where he played for coach Angelo Thomas...Averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as a senior and was the Western Mass Player of the Year…Helped his team to three conference championships while the Golden Hawks went a combined 65-7 from 2014-17.
Personal
Born April 13, 1999 in Somers Point, N.J....Parents are Lou Roe and Sandra Naji...Has two brothers -- Louis Jr. and Mikal -- and three sisters -- Nina, Han and Queena...Father played at UMass, where he was the 1995 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and a consensus second-team All-American before becoming a second-round draft pick of the Detroit Pistons...Father played two seasons in the NBA with the Pistons (1995-96) and the Golden State Warriors (1996-97) before continuing his professional career in the CBA, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Mexico and Argentina...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in business management.
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