Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker
	Dekker (in white) playing for Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. in December 2021
No. 17 – Joventut Badalona
Position	Small forward / power forward
League	Liga ACB and EuroCup Basketball
Personal information
Born	May 6, 1994 (age 30); Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Sheboygan Lutheran; (Sheboygan, Wisconsin)
College	Wisconsin (2012–2015)
NBA draft	2015: 1st round, 18th overall pick
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2017	Houston Rockets
2016	→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2017–2018	Los Angeles Clippers
2018	Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019	Washington Wizards
2019–2020	Lokomotiv Kuban
2020–2021	Türk Telekom
2021	Toronto Raptors
2021–2022	Bahçeşehir Koleji
2022–2024	London Lions
2024	Joventut Badalona
Career highlights and awards
	BBL MVP (2023); BBL Team of the Year (2023); BBL Cup winner (2023); BBL Cup Final MVP (2023); All-EuroCup Second Team (2023); FIBA Europe Cup champion (2022); 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2014, 2015); Big Ten All-Freshman team (2013); First-team Parade All-American (2012); Wisconsin Mr. Basketball (2012);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Samuel Thomas Dekker (born May 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB and EuroCup Basketball. Dekker played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. After finishing college on a championship game run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Dekker was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 18th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.^[1]