Soumaila Samake

Soumaila Samake
Personal information
Born	March 18, 1978 (age 46); Bougouni, Mali
Nationality	Malian
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2000: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
	Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1996–2019
Position	Center
Career history
1996–1997	KK Idrija
1997–1999	Geoplin Slovan
1999	Union Olimpija
1999–2000	Cincinnati Stuff
2000–2001	New Jersey Nets
2001–2002	Orlandina Basket
2002	Los Angeles Lakers
2002–2003	Greenville Groove
2004	Detal Inowroclaw
2004–2006	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones
2006	Geoplin Slovan
2006–2007	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones
2007	Ohod Al Madina
2007–2008	Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones
2008	BEEM Mazandaran
2008	Zain
2008–2010	Jilin Northeast Tigers
2010	Mornar Bar
2010–2011	Caspian Qazvin
2011–2012	Quebec Kebs
2018–2019	Vancouver Dragons
Career highlights and awards
	CBA rebounding champion (2008);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Soumaila Samake (born March 18, 1978) is a Malian former professional basketball player. A 7'0" tall 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. His final NBA game was played on December 4, 2002, in a 85–93 loss to the Utah Jazz where he played for 2 minutes and recorded no stats.

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]

On November 29, 2011, it was announced that the National Basketball League of Canada's Quebec Kebs had signed Samake to their active roster.^[3]

References

^ Lakers' Samake suspended for steroids Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Sporting News. November 12, 2002. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.
^ Liz Robbins. "N.B.A. Union Strikes Deal for Supplements". New York Times. November 17, 2006. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.
^ "Transactions". NBLCanada.ca. National Basketball League of Canada. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

External links

NBA.com: Soumaila Samake Bio
Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[1] Lakers' Samake suspended for steroids Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. 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.

[nblcanadatransactions-3] "Transactions". NBLCanada.ca. National Basketball League of Canada. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.

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