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Committing to Villanova Samb has committed to Villanova for the 2026-27 season, according to PortalUpdates.

Impact The 6-foot-8 senior forward appeared in seven games for Towson, but he struggled to make an impact and averaged 0.9 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per contest. He's not expected to have a large role in the Villanova rotation, at least on paper.

JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE

Leaving Rhode Island Samb entered the transfer portal Thursday, VerbalCommits.com reports.

Impact Samb averaged 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17.7 minutes across 30 games this season. The freshman forward will look to join a new program.

MARCH 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back to bench Samb will return to the bench for Rhode Island for their tilt with St. Josephs on Wednesday night.

Impact Samb is coming off his first start since mid-January against LaSalle, but it'll be short lived as he finds himself back on the bench Wednesday night. Samb is averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds on the season.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Logs 14 points vs. Providence Samb ended with 14 points (6-7 FG, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 26 minutes during Saturday's 88-74 loss to Providence.

Impact Currently, Samb is averaging 11.0 points across his four games played at Rhode Island. It seems he has much more success scoring when having a home advantage. Fantasy managers should consider that if planning on using Samb to some extent.

DECEMBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to starting five Samb will start Saturday against Providence.

Impact Samb started the first six games of the season for Rhode Island, though he saw his minutes fall in back-to-back contests before moving into a bench role against Boston College last Sunday. The 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman will look to re-affirm his starting spot ahead of Louis Hutchinson.

DECEMBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Will take a redshirt Samb will redshirt this season, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Impact Rhode Island had a decent amount of frontcourt depth, so they could afford to save a year of eligibility for the freshman. Samb will hope to crack the rotation in 2022-23.

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE