\kuh-SEHL\
Samuel James Cassell (Sam)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 18, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Paul Laurence Dunbar in Baltimore, Maryland
College: Florida State University
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (24th pick, 24th overall), 1993 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1993
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $65 on Basketball-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 82 | 1 | 1882 | 253 | 593 | 63 | 191 | 214 | 254 | 38 | 211 | 405 | 94 | 14 | 167 | 209 | 783 | .427 | .330 | .843 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 4.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 41 | 0 | 952 | 109 | 263 | 24 | 85 | 77 | 90 | 17 | 95 | 210 | 45 | 8 | 83 | 113 | 319 | .414 | .282 | .856 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| Road | 41 | 1 | 930 | 144 | 330 | 39 | 106 | 137 | 164 | 21 | 116 | 195 | 49 | 6 | 84 | 96 | 464 | .436 | .368 | .835 | 22.7 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 1 | 1029 | 136 | 321 | 31 | 103 | 121 | 139 | 18 | 111 | 225 | 54 | 7 | 87 | 90 | 424 | .424 | .301 | .871 | 22.4 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| Post | 36 | 0 | 853 | 117 | 272 | 32 | 88 | 93 | 115 | 20 | 100 | 180 | 40 | 7 | 80 | 119 | 359 | .430 | .364 | .809 | 23.7 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 47 | 1 | 1068 | 146 | 337 | 36 | 110 | 119 | 140 | 19 | 127 | 243 | 55 | 8 | 106 | 106 | 447 | .433 | .327 | .850 | 22.7 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| Loss | 35 | 0 | 814 | 107 | 256 | 27 | 81 | 95 | 114 | 19 | 84 | 162 | 39 | 6 | 61 | 103 | 336 | .418 | .333 | .833 | 23.3 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 13 | 1 | 315 | 43 | 106 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 4 | 28 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 130 | .406 | .241 | .841 | 24.2 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 311 | 36 | 96 | 2 | 25 | 39 | 45 | 6 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 113 | .375 | .080 | .867 | 22.2 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 290 | 39 | 82 | 12 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 34 | 63 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 117 | .476 | .387 | .871 | 20.7 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | |
| February | 14 | 0 | 348 | 44 | 101 | 22 | 48 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 36 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 39 | 152 | .436 | .458 | .857 | 24.9 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 6.9 | |
| March | 15 | 0 | 323 | 36 | 90 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 100 | .400 | .321 | .760 | 21.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 | |
| April | 12 | 0 | 295 | 55 | 118 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 2 | 36 | 47 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 45 | 171 | .466 | .367 | .833 | 24.6 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 0 | 194 | 34 | 67 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 106 | .507 | .458 | .730 | 24.3 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Monday | 6 | 0 | 121 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 30 | .278 | .278 | .714 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
| Tuesday | 19 | 0 | 446 | 51 | 130 | 13 | 39 | 35 | 44 | 7 | 38 | 95 | 29 | 3 | 36 | 47 | 150 | .392 | .333 | .795 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Wednesday | 5 | 0 | 96 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 31 | .226 | .000 | .850 | 19.2 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | |
| Thursday | 20 | 0 | 441 | 66 | 147 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 12 | 55 | 96 | 17 | 4 | 47 | 48 | 201 | .449 | .347 | .881 | 22.1 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | |
| Friday | 11 | 0 | 260 | 41 | 80 | 8 | 23 | 43 | 48 | 7 | 33 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 133 | .513 | .348 | .896 | 23.6 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 1 | 324 | 44 | 102 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 132 | .431 | .300 | .897 | 24.9 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .375 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Reserve | 81 | 0 | 1856 | 250 | 585 | 61 | 187 | 210 | 250 | 37 | 210 | 399 | 92 | 14 | 161 | 208 | 771 | .427 | .326 | .840 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 4.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 11 | 0 | 348 | 54 | 104 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 10 | 42 | 86 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 159 | .519 | .400 | .804 | 31.6 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| 20-29 | 50 | 1 | 1238 | 167 | 394 | 38 | 131 | 143 | 170 | 19 | 134 | 266 | 60 | 5 | 106 | 130 | 515 | .424 | .290 | .841 | 24.8 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 5.3 | |
| 10-19 | 18 | 0 | 282 | 31 | 90 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 33 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 42 | 105 | .344 | .458 | .889 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 1 | 432 | 62 | 144 | 16 | 48 | 70 | 78 | 8 | 49 | 90 | 24 | 5 | 42 | 45 | 210 | .431 | .333 | .897 | 22.7 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
| 1 Day | 43 | 0 | 978 | 125 | 301 | 35 | 98 | 98 | 122 | 23 | 120 | 215 | 41 | 6 | 85 | 118 | 383 | .415 | .357 | .803 | 22.7 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 0 | 310 | 43 | 96 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 65 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 31 | 126 | .448 | .300 | .816 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 0 | 131 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 52 | .409 | .214 | .929 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 5.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 0 | 628 | 80 | 194 | 14 | 62 | 58 | 69 | 16 | 78 | 139 | 33 | 5 | 67 | 63 | 232 | .412 | .226 | .841 | 22.4 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Western | 54 | 1 | 1254 | 173 | 399 | 49 | 129 | 156 | 185 | 22 | 133 | 266 | 61 | 9 | 100 | 146 | 551 | .434 | .380 | .843 | 23.2 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 4.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 0 | 294 | 40 | 83 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 35 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 110 | .482 | .227 | .806 | 21.0 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| Central | 14 | 0 | 334 | 40 | 111 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 43 | 77 | 20 | 2 | 41 | 31 | 122 | .360 | .225 | .868 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 5.5 | |
| Midwest | 26 | 1 | 605 | 86 | 186 | 24 | 58 | 63 | 77 | 15 | 69 | 119 | 30 | 5 | 53 | 61 | 259 | .462 | .414 | .818 | 23.3 | 10.0 | 2.7 | 4.6 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 0 | 649 | 87 | 213 | 25 | 71 | 93 | 108 | 7 | 64 | 147 | 31 | 4 | 47 | 85 | 292 | .408 | .352 | .861 | 23.2 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 5.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .409 | .286 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .500 | .000 | .875 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .267 | .143 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .267 | .250 | .750 | 25.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | |
| Dallas | 5 | 0 | 128 | 21 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 55 | .447 | .385 | 1.000 | 25.6 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 5.6 | |
| Denver | 5 | 0 | 127 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 57 | .500 | .250 | .720 | 25.4 | 11.4 | 3.2 | 6.2 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | .444 | .111 | .909 | 32.0 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 114 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 54 | .474 | .364 | .875 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 9.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | .294 | .167 | .700 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 97 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 42 | .400 | .444 | .818 | 24.3 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 7.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 19 | .261 | .333 | .750 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .000 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | .429 | .333 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 98 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 37 | .500 | .625 | .833 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 4.8 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | .471 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | .647 | .571 | .636 | 27.5 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .235 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .714 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 33 | .476 | .556 | .889 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 | |
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 98 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 54 | .471 | .467 | .938 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 39 | .294 | .125 | .857 | 21.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 0 | 151 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 59 | .455 | .467 | .706 | 25.2 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 104 | 17 | 38 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 51 | .447 | .188 | .875 | 26.0 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| Utah | 5 | 0 | 101 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 51 | .432 | .400 | 1.000 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .556 | .500 | .833 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |