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2 Sam Kramer

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Gill St. Bernard's
  • Hometown Bernardsville, N.J.

Biography

2019: MAAC All-Tournament Team…MAAC All-Academic Team…Hartford HealthCare Courage Award…Started all 30 games for the Stags, finishing third in the MAAC with a team-high 35.6 minutes per game…Led the MAAC and finished 21st in the nation with a 2.35 assist-to-turnover ratio…Dished out a career-high nine assists at Saint Peter’s (2/18)…Had six or more assists in seven different games, averaging just 1.4 turnovers in those contests…Scored in double figures in 12 contests with a season-high 20 points against Manhattan (1/23)…Connected on three or more 3-pointers in seven contests with four against the Jaspers…Played 40 or more minutes nine times including all 45 minutes against the Peacocks.

2018-19:  MAAC All-Academic Team...Made 27 starts in her 29 appearances and averaged 7.3 points, 3.6 assists, and 2.9 rebounds…Led the conference with a .481 3-point shooting percentage during MAAC games (26-for-54), including a 6-for-8 showing at Siena (2/14)…Tallied a season-high eight assists twice during the season, including in the MAAC Championship opener (3/7)…Averaged 36.6 minutes during conference games, the most in the MAAC…Hit the game-tying lay-up with less than three seconds left in regulation to force overtime at Niagara (1/20).

2017-18: MAAC All-Academic Team…Started 28 of the 30 games she appeared in as a sophomore averaging 9.9 points per game…Was one of the team’s most improved shooters throughout the year connecting on 54 3-pointers (36 more than her freshman campaign)…Finished eighth in the MAAC with 1.8 3-pointers per game and tenth with a .344 shooting percentage from deep…Tied a program single game record with seven 3-pointers against Mount St. Mary’s as she shot 7-for-10 from deep leading to a career-high 27 points (11/21)…Concluded the regular season with another 23 point outing against Iona where she shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range (2/25)…Hit four or more 3-point field goals in five games…Had a season-high seven assists to go along with 19 points in the victory against UMass Lowell (11/29)…Was the team’s leader in free throw percentage with a .843 clip, connecting on the final 10 of the season…Had longest streak of her career by scoring in double figures in four-straight games (2/2 – 2/8).

2016-17: Had the biggest impact among the freshman class, appearing in 31 gams and averaging 2.8 points per game…Was the hero in Fairfield’s win at Rider as she connected on a 4-point play with 2.1 seconds remaining to give the Stags a one-point lead (1/14)…Had her best scoring output against Rhode Island as she netted 13 points, including three first half 3-pointers (11/23)…Ended the season shooting .455 from deep (5-for-11) in her last seven games…Had two assists in four games.

BEFORE FAIRFIELD: The point guard scored 1,149 points and dished out 530 assists in her career at Gill St. Bernard’s High School… Her overall skills led her to two First Team All-Conference selections and an All-Area honor by the Courier News… She was also an All-State Second Team selection and earned a spot on the New Jersey All-Senior Team…Throughout her high school career she was chosen as a National Girls and Women in Sports Honoree, and an All-County Third Team recipient during her freshman season… The guard helped the Knights to a 78-25 overall record and a top-10 state ranking by NJ.com and MSG Varsity…The Knights would reach the County Championship in three-straight seasons, winning the championship in 2014 and 2015.

PERSONAL: Born on October 22, 1997… Parents are Tara and Brian… Has had several family members in collegiate athletics: Father Brian Kramer played golf at Florida Southern, Jason Greene was a member of the UMBC basketball team, Jimmy Greene played football at Moravian, Matthew Greene played basketball at Misericorida, and Stephanie Kramer was a part of the Lafayette women’s lacrosse team…Selected to the Honor Roll all four years in high school and received the Excellence in Photography award in 2016… Has a brother Drew... Major is Marketing...Minor is Management.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2