Samuel José Mejía (born February 7, 1983) is a Dominican American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball at DePaul University. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
 Mejía with Tofaş in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1983 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Dominican / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | DePaul (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 57th overall pick |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 2007–2020 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 9, 11, 17 |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2008 | Pierrel Capo d'Orlando |
| 2008–2009 | AEL 1964 GS |
| 2009–2011 | Cholet |
| 2011–2012 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2012–2015 | Banvit |
| 2015–2020 | Tofaş |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Amateur career
editMejía attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx. He was there from 1997 to 2000 and led the Rough Riders basketball team to the PSAL's "B" division championship in 2000.[1]
Mejía left there to attend the Storm King School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, from which he graduated. He was coached there by Kevin Houston who led the nation in scoring in 1986–87.[2]
Professional career
editMejía was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2007 NBA draft, with the 57th overall pick.[3] The Pistons waived Mejía on October 29, 2007.[4] In 2007–08, he briefly played with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League.[5] On January 30, 2008, he signed with the Italian club Pierrel Capo d'Orlando, for the rest of the season.[6]
Mejía signed with the Greek League club AEL 1964 GS for the 2008–09 season,[7] where he averaged 14.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 20 Greek League games.[8]
On September 29, 2009, Mejía moved to France and signed a one-year deal with Cholet Basket.[8] On July 1, 2010, he re-signed with Cholet for one more season.[9] During the 2010–11 EuroLeague, Meija was named the EuroLeague MVP of the 5th week games.[10] He was named the 2011 French League Foreign MVP, and was selected to play at the 2010 LNB All-Star Game, as a forward in the starting line-up of the "Foreign" team, at Paris-Bercy, representing Cholet Basket.[11]
On June 22, 2011 he signed a two-year contract with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[12] On June 22, 2012, he parted ways with CSKA.[13] The next day, he signed a contract with the Turkish club Banvit.[14]
On January 7, 2015, in a EuroCup away game against Budućnost Podgorica, he was involved in an incident. With two minutes of game remaining, a hooligan ran onto the court and hit him from the back, after which his teammate Rowland punched the hooligan. Mejía later joined Rowland in the brawl. Referees later ejected both players from the court.[15] He was fined by the Euroleague Basketball organization for taking part in the incident, with three games of suspension, and a 30,000-euro fine.[16] On April 16, 2015, he was named to the All-EuroCup First Team.[17]
On August 13, 2015, Mejia signed with Tofaş.[18]
On July 17, 2020, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.[19]
National team career
editMejía has been a member of the senior Dominican Republic national basketball team. He played at the 2007 CBC Championship.[20]
References
edit- ^ ROOSEVELT’S MEJIA CAN’T HIDE
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (November 9, 2006). "Before Keydren, Diminutive Houston Was Scoring King". CSTV Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ Pistons Sign Second-Round Pick Sammy Mejia
- ^ Pistons waive Sammy Mejia
- ^ Sammy Mejia D-League Stats
- ^ Sammy Mejia sbarca lunedì a Capo d'Orlando (in Italian)
- ^ AEL is aiming for Sammy Mejía
- ^ a b CHOLET BASKET signs Mejia, Eitutavicius
- ^ Cholet brings back Mejia, Falker & Robinson
- ^ Sportingbet Week 5 MVP: Sammy Mejia, Cholet Basket
- ^ Les sélections (in French)
- ^ CSKA brings aboard scorer Mejia
- ^ CSKA Moscow and Sammy Mejia part ways
- ^ Banvit BK lands Mejia
- ^ "Igrači tukli huligana u Morači!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "ULEB odredio kazne za tuču u Morači". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ 2014-15 All-Eurocup first, second teams announced
- ^ "Togas Bursa Announces Sammy Mejia". Sportando. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- ^ "Sammy Mejia: I've decided to officially retire from the game of basketball". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Sammy MEJIA (DOM).
External links
edit- Sammy Mejía at euroleague.net
- Sammy Mejía at fiba.com
- Sammy Mejía at nba.com
- Sammy Mejía at tblstat.net
- Sammy Mejía on Twitter