player pages SAMPSON III MILESTONES: nament quarterfinals against Michigan State (3/12) • took a team high 11 shots and scored a team high 13 points Currently fourth on the Gophers all-time blocks list with 166 • scored in 24 minutes in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals against Purdue (3/13) • scored six points in 28 minutes in the 700th career point at Purdue (1/29/11) • dished out his 100th career as - Big Ten Tournament championship game against Ohio State (3/14) • averaged career-high 8.2 points per game and sist vs. Akron (12/15/10) • grabbed his 500th career rebound vs. North - a career and team-high 5.8 rebounds • letterwinner. western in the Big Ten Tournament (3/10/11) • blocked his 100th career shot against Purdue (3/13/10) in the semi-finals of the Big Ten Tourna - 2008-09 | FRESHMAN SEASON: ment. Averaged 6.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 15.0 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • tallied 50 nine points and grabbed five rebounds in 14 minutes in his Gopher debut against Concordia-St. Paul(11/14) in the 2010-11 | JUNIOR SEASON: first game of the NABC Classic • tied a then career-high with nine points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds • Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against Wofford (11/12) • in 16 minutes against Eastern Washington (11/26) • tallied a career-high 12 points, blocked three shots and Blocked a Puerto Rico Tip-Off record 7 shots against Western Kentucky • dished out two assists in a career-high 23 minutes against North Dakota State (11/29) • played a career-high 25 RALPH Averaged 12.0 ppg and 6.3 rpg at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off • Tied for the minutes and scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds, stole a career-high two balls and blocked a shot against Cor - team-high with 13 points against Cornell (12/4) • Went 6-of-6 from the nell (12/6) • made first career start, scored 10 points and tied a career-high with four blocks in 22 minutes against field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line to finish with a game-high 19 South Dakota State (12/10) • started his third consecutive game and finished with a career-high 17 points on 7- of-10 shooting and added six rebounds against High Point (12/28) • started his sixth consecutive game against SAMPSON points against Eastern Kentucky (12/11) • Tied for the team-high with 14 Ohio State (1/3) and finished with five rebounds and four points in 17 minutes • started and finished with 10 points and grabbed seven boards at Wisconsin (12/28) • Tied a career- points, three rebounds and three blocks in 23 minutes against Penn State (1/11) • scored six points, grabbed five high with seven blocks to go along with 11 points, six rebounds and four III rebounds and blocked two shots in 22 minutes against Wisconsin (1/15) • tied a career-high with seven rebounds assists against Iowa (1/16) • Contributed 14 points and three assists in and scored six points in 25 minutes against Purdue (1/22) • blocked a career-high six shots and grabbed a ca - FORWARD/CENTER 36 minutes against Northwestern (1/26) • Scored 11 points, grabbed five reer-high eight rebounds to go along with 13 points while playing a career-high 30 minutes against Indiana (1/25) rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked two shots at Purdue (1/29) junior/junior • scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, tied a career-high with three assists while playing a career-high 31 • Tied a career-high with 37 minutes played at Indiana (2/2) and finished minutes against Illinois (1/29) • swiped a career-high three balls, grabbed three rebounds while tying a career- with 10 points and nine rebounds • Finished with 14 points and four re - height: 6-11 high with 31 minutes played at Michigan State (2/4) • scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds in 26 min - bounds in 33 minutes played against Ohio State (2/6) • Collected his fourth utes against Indiana (2/10) • scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes against Illinois (2/26) weight: 241 career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Illinois (2/10) • scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in 22 minutes against Michigan (3/7) • averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds • Contributed 10 points and seven rebounds against Michigan State (2/22) and a team-high 27.0 minutes per game in the Big Ten Tournament • set a school Big Ten Tournament record with Duluth, Ga. • Scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds against Northwestern in the five blocks against Northwestern in the Big Tournament opening round (3/12) • letterwinner. Big Ten Tournament (3/10). High School HIGH SCHOOL: 2009-10 | SOPHOMORE SEASON: Northview A graduate of Northview High School in Duluth, Ga. • averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.0 blocks as a Grabbed a then career-high nine rebounds and tied a career-high with three as - senior in leading Northview to its first state tournament appearance and a 21-9 record • named to the Atlanta sists to go along with nine points in the season opener against Tennessee Tech All-Metro Team by the Atlanta Tipoff Club following his senior season • played in the Capital Classic All-Star (11/13) • collected a career-high 11 rebounds, blocked three shots and tied a game • led team to Georgia State Championship as a freshman and sophomore • named to All-State Tourna - career-high for the second consecutive game with three assists against Stephen ment Team as a freshman and sophomore. F/C F. Austin (11/16) • tied a career-high for the third-straight game with three as - sists and scored nine points in 19 minutes against Utah Valley (11/19) • scored PERSONAL: 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots in 25 minutes against Born January 5, 1990 • communication studies major • son of Ralph and Aleize Sampson • his father Ralph Brown (12/05) • scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in 24 minutes Sampson II, was one of the most heavily recruited players ever and eventually signed with the University of Vir - against Morgan State (12/08) • scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds ginia • father was one of only two male players in the history of college basketball to receive the Naismith Award against St. Joseph’s (12/12) for his first career double-double • finished with 14 as the National Player of the Year three times (Bill Walton of UCLA ) • father was a No. 1 draft pick, three-time points on 7-of-10 shooting, blocked three shots and grabbed four rebounds NBA All-Star, and Rookie of the Year for the Houston Rockets • played nine seasons in the NBA • has one older against Northern Illinois (12/15) • scored six points, grabbed six rebounds, tied sister, Rachel, a younger brother, Robert and a younger sister, Anna. Robert is a freshman on the basketball team a career-high with three assists and blocked three shots against South Dakota at East Carolina. State (12/23) • missed games against Iowa (1/02) and Purdue (1/05) with a right ankle sprain • scored two points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots against Ohio State (1/9), his first game back after missing two games • scored 17 points and went 11-of-15 from the free-throw line against Indiana (1/17) • tied for the team-high with seven rebounds, scored five points and blocked three shots against Northwestern (1/26) • was a perfect 5-of-5 from CAREER HIGHS FT Attempts Rebounds the field and contributed 11 points, four rebounds and a career-high four as - Minutes 15 at Indiana (1/17/10) 13 vs. Wofford (11/12/10) sists against Ohio State (1/31) • collected his second career double-double FT Made Assists with 13 points and 10 rebounds to go with three blocks against Penn State 37 - twice; last at Indiana (2/2/11) Points 11 at Indiana (1/17/10) 5 vs. Indiana (2/20/10) (2/06) • finished with 10 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes against 3-Point FG Attempts Steals 22 vs. Western Kentucky Wisconsin (2/18) • dished out a career-high five assists, scored 11 points and 3 vs. Wofford (11/12/10) 3 at Michigan State (2/4/09) (11/18/10) blocked two shots against Indiana (2/20) • scored a game and career-high 21 3-Point FG Made Blocks FG Attempts points, including his first career three-pointer, to go with seven rebounds 1 - five times; last at 7 - twice; last vs. Iowa (1/16/11) 17 vs. Illinois (2/10/11) against Purdue (2/24) • scored eight points with five rebounds in 24 minutes Penn State (2/17/11) in the Big Ten Tournament opener agaisnt Penn State (3/11) • played 27 min - FG Made utes and was held scoreless for the first time on the season in the Big Ten Tour - 9 vs. Western Kentucky (11/18/10)

SAMPSON’S STATS 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg 2008-09 33 24 688 20.8 82-160 .512 0-3 .000 48-64 .758 51-90/141 4.3 26 28 50 11 80/2 212 6.4 2009-10 33 32 846 25.6 102-204 .500 1-3 .333 64-99 .646 59-134/193 5.8 62 50 53 18 69/1 269 8.2 2010-11 31 31 900 29.0 122-259 .471 5-26 .192 68-92 .739 54-113/167 5.4 49 46 63 15 78/2 317 10.2 Career 97 87 2434 25.1 306-623 .491 6-32 .188 180-255 .706 164-337/501 5.2 137 124 166 44 227/5 798 8.2 SAMPSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS 2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Opponent (Date) Start Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Wofford (11/12) Y 32 7-14 1-3 5-8 3-10/13 2003120 Concordia (11/14) N 14 4-7 0-0 1-1 2-3/5 301109 Siena (11/15) Y 27 4-10 0-0 5-7 4-2/6 3122013 Bowling Green (11/15) N 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-1/3 201402 Western Kentucky (11/18) Y 34 9-13 0-0 4-6 2-6/8 3117022 Georgia State (11/16) N 19 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-3/4 310008 North Carolina (11/19) Y 21 4-9 1-2 3-4 2-4/6 5210112 Colorado State (11/22) N 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-1/3 302002 West Virginia (11/21) Y 12 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-4/5 401102 Eastern Washington (11/26) N 16 4-7 0-0 1-1 3-4/7 200109 North Dakota State (11/24) Y 27 3-12 0-2 3-4 1-2/3 011309 North Dakota State (11/29) N 23 5-6 0-0 2-3 2-4/6 1213012 Virginia (11/29) Y 21 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-4/4 401102 Virginia (12/2) N 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0/1 110200 Cornell (12/4) Y 29 5-11 0-1 3-7 2-4/6 3011113 Cornell (12/6) N 25 5-9 0-0 0-1 3-3/6 2121210 St. Joseph’s (12/8) Y 22 4-9 0-0 2-3 1-4/5 4252110 South Dakota State (12/10) Y 22 3-8 0-1 4-4 1-2/3 1104010 Eastern Kentucky (12/11) Y 29 6-6 0-0 7-8 1-7/8 1421219 Louisville (12/20) Y 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1/2 300202 Akron (12/15) Y 29 3-7 0-0 1-1 1-1/2 331217 S.E. Louisiana (12/23) Y 18 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-2/2 100104 South Dakota State (12/23) Y 25 3-9 1-2 2-2 2-4/6 323309 High Point (12/28) Y 27 7-10 0-1 3-4 1-5/6 2302017 Wisconsin (12/28) Y 32 5-12 0-1 4-7 5-2/7 5300014 Michigan State (12/31) Y 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 400000 Michigan State (12/31) Y 27 3-7 0-0 1-2 3-1/4 100207 Ohio State (1/3) Y 17 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-4/5 111004 Indiana (1/4) Y 32 1-4 0-0 2-4 0-3/3 100314 Iowa (1/8) Y 21 3-5 0-0 0-1 1-2/3 300016 Ohio State (1/9) Y 28 2-5 0-0 4-4 1-4/5 400018 Penn State (1/11) Y 23 3-5 0-0 4-4 1-2/3 2203010 Purdue (1/13) Y 31 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-2/2 211316 Wisconsin (1/15) Y 22 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-4/5 210206 Iowa (1/16) Y 36 5-8 0-1 1-2 2-4/6 0427011 Northwestern (1/18) Y 23 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-4/5 302102 Michigan (1/22) Y 30 5-9 0-0 3-3 4-3/7 2221013 Purdue (1/22) Y 25 2-4 0-0 2-2 2-5/7 212116 Northwestern (1/26) Y 36 3-6 0-0 8-9 0-2/2 2311114 Indiana (1/25) Y 30 6-9 0-0 1-1 4-4/8 2226113 Purdue (1/29) Y 35 5-11 1-1 0-0 2-3/5 2332111 Illinois (1/29) Y 31 1-3 0-0 8-10 3-4/7 3301010 Indiana (2/2) Y 37 4-11 0-2 2-2 5-4/9 3111010 Michigan State (2/4) Y 31 0-4 0-0 2-2 0-3/3 111032 Ohio State (2/6) Y 33 6-10 0-1 2-2 0-4/4 4232114 Ohio State (2/7) Y 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 501112 Illinois (2/10) Y 29 7-17 0-1 2-2 6-5/11 3114016 Indiana (2/10) Y 26 2-4 0-0 4-5 5-2/7 314118 Iowa (2/13) Y 31 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-3/3 244122 Penn State (2/14) Y 21 3-8 0-0 0-0 4-2/6 401206 Penn State (2/17) Y 26 3-4 1-1 0-1 1-3/4 425007 Michigan (2/19) Y 21 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3/3 200004 Michigan State (2/22) Y 33 5-9 0-0 0-0 3-4/7 2323010 Northwestern (2/22) Y 19 0-1 0-0 3-4 1-6/7 301203 Michigan (2/26) Y 27 4-10 0-2 0-0 0-2/2 200208 Illinois (2/27) Y 24 3-5 0-0 2-3 2-2/4 210108 Northwestern (3/2) Y 26 3-5 0-1 0-0 2-4/6 321206 Wisconsin (3/4) Y 24 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2/4 301004 Penn State (3/6) Y 34 3-9 0-1 0-0 0-3/3 121206 Michigan (3/7) Y 22 6-9 0-0 1-2 0-1/1 0021013 Northwestern (3/10) BTT Y 29 5-8 0-1 2-2 0-5/5 0001012 Northwestern (3/12) BTT Y 26 3-3 0-0 3-4 1-5/6 321509 Totals 31/31 900 122-259 5-26 68-92 54-113/167 78 49 46 63 15 317 Michigan State (3/13) BTT Y 28 0-2 0-0 4-8 1-3/4 201104 Texas (3/19) NCAA Y 15 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-2/3 420104 2009-10 GAME-BY-GAME Totals 33/24 688 82-160 0-3 48-64 51-90/141 80 26 28 50 11 212 Opponent (Date) Start Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Tennessee Tech (11/13) Y 27 4-5 0-0 1-2 3-6/9 233209 Stephen F. Austin (11/16) Y 24 4-10 0-0 0-1 2-9/11 230308 Utah Valley (11/19) Y 19 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-3/4 432109 Butler (11/26) Y 27 0-3 0-0 4-8 0-4/4 311324 Portland (11/27) Y 21 2-7 0-1 0-0 3-3/6 303214 Texas A&M (11/29) Y 21 3-5 0-0 1-2 2-3/5 311007 Miami (12/2) Y 23 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-1/2 311104 Brown (12/5) Y 25 5-9 0-0 1-2 2-5/7 3302111 Morgan State (12/8) Y 24 1-4 0-0 7-9 4-3/7 411209 St. Joseph’s (12/12) Y 27 7-9 0-0 2-5 5-5/10 1323116 Northern Illinois (12/15) Y 23 7-10 0-0 0-0 2-2/4 2013114 South Dakota State (12/23) Y 25 2-4 0-0 2-2 3-3/6 130316 Penn State (12/29) Y 23 1-2 0-0 0-2 1-1/2 012422 Iowa (1/2) Did Not Play - Injury Purdue (1/5) Did Not Play - Injury Ohio State (1/9) N 17 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-3/6 022302 Michigan State (1/13) Y 31 4-8 0-0 0-0 3-2/5 321108 Indiana (1/17) Y 37 3-5 0-0 11-15 1-4/5 5132017 Michigan State (1/23) Y 33 4-10 0-0 0-0 2-7/9 222108 Northwestern (1/26) Y 25 2-5 0-0 1-2 2-5/7 130305 Ohio State (1/31) Y 26 5-5 0-0 1-1 2-2/4 0400111 Penn State (2/6) Y 26 4-6 0-0 5-6 0-10/10 4213013 Michigan (2/11) Y 20 2-7 0-0 3-6 1-4/5 102107 Northwestern (2/14) Y 34 2-6 0-0 2-4 2-4/6 303106 Wisconsin (2/18) Y 31 3-5 0-0 4-5 2-6/8 2121010 Indiana (2/20) Y 28 4-7 0-0 3-4 3-5/8 2522011 Purdue (2/24) Y 34 7-11 1-1 6-7 1-6/7 1211021 Illinois (2/27) Y 25 2-5 0-0 1-4 1-6/7 120005 Michigan (3/2) Y 23 3-5 0-0 1-1 1-4/5 222107 Iowa (3/07) Y 24 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-4/6 021024 Penn State (3/11) BTT Y 24 4-8 0-0 0-1 2-3/5 222018 Michigan State (3/12) BTT Y 27 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-2/2 233020 Purdue (3/13) BTT Y 24 5-11 0-1 3-4 0-5/5 3332113 Ohio State (3/14) BTT Y 28 2-6 0-0 2-2 2-0/2 213026 Xavier (3/19) NCAA Y 19 2-8 0-0 0-0 0-4/4 200204 Totals 33/32 845 102-204 1-3 64-99 59-134/193 69 62 50 53 18 269