- Sam Daghles
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Osama Daghles Position Point guard
Shooting guardHeight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg) League CBA Team Jilin Northeast Tigers Born September 18, 1979
San Diego, California, United StatesNationality American-Jordanian College Midwestern State Draft 4th in 8th round, 2006
Idaho StampedePro career 2003–present Career history Fastlink (2003-2006; 2007-08)
Idaho Stampede (2006-07)
Zain (2008-2009)
Jilin Northeast Tigers (2009-present)Medal record Men's basketball Competitor for 
JordanFIBA Asia Championship Bronze 2009 Tianjin Team Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles (born September 18, 1979 in San Diego, California as Sam Daghles) is an American-born Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin. He is a member of the Jordan national basketball team.
He is originally from San Diego, California, where he played for Madison High School.
In 2006, he was selected 4th in the 8th round by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.
Early career
Daghles started playing basketball at age 14 during visits to local playgrounds. Being a competitive player, he made the Madison High School varsity in his first year. His team made the playoffs in his last three years of high school, even making the CIF Championship game in his junior year.
Daghles met an automobile accident in his early college years. This was before he got involved with a travelling team called High Five America. He would spend lots of time training with the team's coach Jean Heallker. Daghles's regimen would pay off as he won an MVP award for starring at San Diego Mesa College for his two years in junior college.
Daghles would then receive a scholarship to attend Midwestern State University in his junior year. As a junior in the 2001-2002 season, he averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and a team-high 4.5 assists while starting 24 of 26 games.[1]
Pro career
Daghles started his professional career in 2003 by joining the Fastlink sports club team in the Jordanian Basketball League. He would lead Fastlink in securing the 2007 league championship.[2] In addition, Daghles is a two-time MVP of the Jordanian Basketball League for the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 seasons. He also was voted best playmaker in the 2006 Asian Club Championships for leading his Fastlink team to first place.[3]
Daghles would also come back to the United States for tryouts, he participated in NBA summer league with the Sacramento Kings in 2006.[4] In 2006, he was selected 4th in the 8th round by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.[5]
Daghles is a member of the Jordan national basketball team since 2003. His ability in playmaking contributed to the team's first-place finishes in the 2003 Jordan Basketball Championship and Al Sharqa International Basketball Championship.
Notes
- ^ http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:zwNg5VCkJm8J:www.nba.com/media/dleague/sam_daghlas.pdf+sam+daghlas&hl=tl&gl=ph
- ^ http://samd13.com/about_sam.html
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19342790644
- ^ http://vegassummerleague.nba.com/players_info.cfm?player=416&season=3&team=30
- ^ http://forums.interbasket.net/f22/sam-daghlas-plays-for-idaho-stampede-2136/
Jordan squad – 2009 FIBA Asia Championship – Bronze medal Jordan squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – 23rd place Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from California
- Jordanian basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Midwestern State Mustangs men's basketball players
- Jordanian people of Palestinian descent
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