Sam Singer biography: 13 things about basketball player born in Miami, Florida

Who is Sam Singer?

Sam Singer (סם סינגר) is an Israeli-American professional basketball player from Miami, Florida, United States. He is Jewish.

Born in Miami to Robert Singer and Jani Kline Singer, Sam is Emily Singer‘s younger brother. Sam attended Ransom Everglades School in Miami and the Walter A. Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, USA.

Robert’s father David Singer played point guard for the basketball team of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Jani’s father Stuart Kline played center for the football team of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Sam is 6’4″ tall. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2006 to 2013, he attended Ransom Everglades School.
2. From June 2012 to July 2012, he was a volunteer counselor at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn, New York, USA.
3. From June 2013 to May 2017, he played college basketball for the California Golden Bears of the UC Berkeley.
4. From June 2014 to June 2016, he was a Nike US Sports Camps coach at the UC Berkeley.
5. In December 2015, he visited the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, California and spent time with the children at the hospital.
6. In June 2016, he co-founded Advanced x Athletics and helped develop the Ankle Swift.
7. In May 2017, he graduated from the Walter A. Haas School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
8. He won a gold medal with he played for the U.S. team in basketball at the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games, which was held in Jerusalem, Israel from July 4-17, 2017.
9. On August 4, 2017, he made his professional basketball debut with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League.
10. On February 10, 2019, he parted ways with Bnei Herzliya.
11. From August 2019 to July 2020, he was a Colliers International associate in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
12. In October 2020, he joined Vertical Real Estate Miami in Miami as a senior associate.
13. On February 14, 2025, he turned 30.