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Jersey Number 23
Sammie Yeanay
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 240
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- AZ Compass Prep
| Read | Yeanay becomes highest-ranked GCU signee ever Watch | |
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Grand Canyon |
2024-25 | Freshman
- Appeared in five games during his freshman season.
- Tallied season highs in points (11) and rebounds (4) in a Dec. 7 win over Life Pacific.
- Arrived at GCU as the program's highest-rated signee, GCU's first top-100 signee and the highest-ranked player on ESPN's Class of 2024 top 100 to choose a program outside the nation's Power 6 basketball conferences.
AZ Compass Prep |
Chandler, Ariz. |
- Ranked a top-100 senior in all major recruiting ranking systems.
- Team advanced to GEICO Nationals and finished eighth in the nation in ESPN's rankings.
- Led his 17U Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (Night Rydas) in rebounding.
- Landed on honor roll as a senior.
- Visited a home GCU game on Nov. 25 vs. North Dakota State: "It was pretty lit, I ain't going to lie. I was always hearing about it, and it was pretty lit. They say every home game is rocking. I like to play in that type of atmosphere."
The Rock |
Gainesville, Fla. |
- Won a state championship as a sophomore in 2022 and was the championships MVP. Scored 38 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the championship game.
Personal |
- Parents are Saye and Glorious Yeanay.
- Focused on soccer growing up as the son of Liberian parents.
- Off the court, likes to work out, make music and study film.
- Also considered Oklahoma State, Alabama, Florida, Arizona State and California.
- Best part of playing basketball: "Rocking the crowd with a dunk and getting the arena hype."
- If he wasn't playing basketball, it'd be soccer.
- Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up: LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods.
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