Sam Hauser

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Sam Hauser
Hauser in 2024
No. 30 – Boston Celtics
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 (age 26)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolStevens Point Area
(Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentBoston Celtics
2021–2022→Maine Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Samuel David Hauser (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Marquette and Virginia.

High school career[edit]

Hauser played basketball, golf and football for Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.[1] His father, Dave, was an assistant basketball coach, and his younger brother, Joey, was one of his teammates for his final two years.[2] In his junior season, Hauser averaged 18 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and led the state with a 50.6 three-point percentage.[3] He led his team to a 27–1 record and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state championship, scoring 25 points in the title game against Germantown High School.[4]

As a senior, Hauser helped SPASH achieve an undefeated season and win a second consecutive Division 1 state championship.[5] He averaged 18.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, four assists and 3.1 blocks per game and was named Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year and shared Wisconsin Mr. Basketball honors with his teammate, Trevor Anderson.[6][7] Hauser committed to playing college basketball for Marquette on May 17, 2015, over offers from Virginia, Iowa State and Creighton, among several other NCAA Division I programs.[8]

College career[edit]

Hauser made his debut for Marquette on November 11, 2016, scoring 14 points in 19 minutes off the bench in a 95–71 win over Vanderbilt. He was named Big East Conference Freshman of the Week.[9][10] On December 4, Hauser recorded a season-high 19 points in an 89–79 victory over Georgia.[11] He scored 19 points in his subsequent game, two days later in an 84–81 win over Fresno State.[12] On February 21, 2017, Hauser matched his season high again, contributing 19 points with 5 three-pointers, 8 rebounds and 4 steals in a 93–71 victory over St. John's. He also helped his team set a program record for three-pointers in a single season.[13] As a freshman, Hauser averaged 8.8 points, five rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 45.3 percent from three-point range while leading his team in minutes and defensive rebounding.[10][14]

Hauser with Marquette in 2019

On November 27, 2017, Hauser scored a sophomore season-high 30 points, along with nine rebounds and four assists, in an 86–83 overtime win over Eastern Illinois.[15] On December 21, he hit a career-high 7 three-pointers in a 29-point effort to lead his team past American, 92–51.[16] Hauser matched his career high in scoring on January 12, 2018, with 30 points and 6 rebounds in a 94–83 loss to Butler.[17] As a sophomore, he averaged 14.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[10]

For his junior season, Hauser was joined at Marquette by his brother, Joey.[18] On December 8, 2018, he recorded a career-high 14 rebounds, to go along with 13 points and four assists, in a 74–69 victory over Wisconsin.[19] On January 15, 2019, Hauser scored a career-high 31 points to go with eight rebounds in a 74–71 win over Georgetown. In his following game, he recorded 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 79–68 victory over Providence. Hauser was subsequently named Big East Player of the Week.[20] After averaging 14.9 points, a team-high 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, Hauser was named to the All-Big East second team.[21] Following the season, he announced that he would transfer from Marquette to try to find a "better fit".[22]

On May 28, 2019, Hauser committed to continue his career at Virginia and sat out the next season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) transfer rules.[23] In his debut for Virginia on November 25, 2020, he scored 19 points in an 89–54 win against Towson.[24] As a senior, he averaged 16 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On March 25, 2021, Hauser announced that he would declare for the 2021 NBA draft, ending his short tenure as a Cavalier.[25]

Professional career[edit]

Boston Celtics (2021–present)[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Hauser signed a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics on August 13, 2021, splitting time with their G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics.[26] On November 20, 2021, Hauser made his NBA debut in a 111–105 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On February 11, 2022, Hauser's two-way contract was converted into a standard NBA contract.[27] The Celtics reached the 2022 NBA Finals, but were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in 6 games.

On July 3, 2022, Hauser re-signed with the Celtics on a three-year, $6 million deal.[28]

On April 7, 2023, Hauser recorded a then career-high 26 points in a 121–102 win over the Toronto Raptors.[29]

On February 14, 2023, Hauser hit a three-pointer with 3 seconds on the game clock to tie a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, eventually sending it to overtime.[30] On March 17, 2024, Hauser put up a career high of 30 points on a career-high 10 three-pointers made in a 130–104 win over the Washington Wizards.[31]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Boston 26 0 6.1 .460 .432 — 1.1 .4 .0 .1 2.5
2022–23 Boston 80 8 16.1 .455 .418 .706 2.6 .9 .4 .3 6.4
2023–24 Boston 79 13 22.0 .446 .424 .895 3.5 1.0 .5 .3 9.0
Career 185 21 17.2 .450 .422 .806 2.8 .9 .4 .3 7.0

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Boston 7 0 2.1 .250 .333 1.000 .1 .3 .0 .0 .7
2023 Boston 15 0 6.9 .345 .333 1.000 1.1 .3 .1 .1 2.0
Career 22 0 5.4 .333 .333 1.000 .8 .3 .0 .1 1.6

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Marquette 32 28 26.5 .473 .453 .828 5.0 1.3 .8 .6 8.8
2017–18 Marquette 35 35 32.6 .499 .487 .836 5.7 2.9 1.0 .5 14.1
2018–19 Marquette 34 33 33.4 .459 .402 .924 7.2 2.4 .6 .5 14.9
2019–20 Virginia Redshirt Redshirt
2020–21 Virginia 25 25 34.2 .503 .417 .896 6.8 1.8 .6 .4 16.0
Career 126 121 31.6 .483 .439 .880 6.1 2.1 .8 .5 13.3

Personal life[edit]

Hauser's younger brother, Joey, was his basketball teammate in high school and collegiately at Marquette. His sister, Nicole Hauser, played volleyball at Southern Connecticut.[32]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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