Sam Walters

Photo by: Michigan Photography

Men’s Basketball vs. Oklahoma at Jumpman Invitational

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
6-10
Weight:
200
Hometown:
The Villages, Fla.
High School:
Villages Charter School

Who is Sam Walters?
• Left-handed shooter; with a quick and high release
• Elite shooter with deep range; catch-and-shoot threat
• High-volume shooter; a spot-up threat and a floor spacer
• Ability to play a variety of perimeter positions
• Continues to develop strength and trusting himself on defense

Career: Collegiate
• Played in 60 career games
• Helped Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament title (2025)
   • U-M's fourth conference tournament championship
   • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
• Helped Alabama to the NCAA Tournament (2024)
   • Awarded No. 3-seed in West Regional
   • Advanced to the program's first-ever Final Four
   • Defeated No. 13-seed Charleston (109-96) in first round
   • Defeated No. 12-seed Grand Canyon (72-61) in second round
   • Defeated No. 1-seed North Carolina (89-87) in Sweet 16
   • Defeated No. 6-seed Clemson (89-82) in Elite Eight
   • Lost to No. 1-seed UConn (86-72) in Final Four
• Helped Michigan to NCAA Tournament (2025)
   • Awarded No. 5-seed in South Regional
   • Defeated No. 12-seed UC San Diego (68-65) in first round
   • Defeated No. 4-seed Texas A&M (91-79) in second round
   • In Sweet 16, lost to No. 1-seed Auburn (78-65)

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• Played in 23 games: all off the bench
   • Missed final 14 games, and all of postseason, due to injury (lower back)
• Averaged 5.0 points per game
   • Posted five double figure scoring games
   • Scored a season-best 13 points (2x): Tarleton State (Nov. 21), Western Kentucky (Dec. 29)
• Averaged 1.6 rebounds per game
   • Grabbed a season-best four rebounds (4x)
• Shot 42.5 percent from the field (37-for-85) and 36.6 percent on three-pointers (26-for-71)
   • Tied a career-high five field goals against Tarleton State (5-for-9) with three three-pointers
   • Made a season-high three three-pointers (3x): Wake Forest (Nov. 10, Tarleton State, Washington (Jan. 12)
• Had 13 assists, four blocks, and two steals
   • Had a career-high four assists against Purdue Fort Wayne
• Averaged 12.6 minutes per game
   • Recorded eight games of 15-plus minutes, with three 20-plus
   • Played a career-best 23 minutes vs. Western Kentucky

Season: 2023-24 (Alabama)
• Played in all 37 games: all off the bench
   • Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Morehead State (Nov. 6)
   • Finished with seven points, two rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes
• Averaged 5.4 points per game
   • Posted seven double figure scoring games
   • Scored a career-best 16 points against South Alabama (Nov. 14)
• Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game
   • Posted six five-plus rebounds games
   • Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds against Texas A&M (Feb. 17)
• Shot 42.4 percent from the field (64-for-151) and 39.4 percent on three-pointers (39-for-99)
   • Made a career-high five field goals against Florida (Feb. 21) with career-high four three-pointers
• Had 15 assists, nine blocks and eight steals
   • Had a career-best three steals against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 23)
• Averaged 12.3 minutes per game
   • Recorded 12 games of 15-plus minutes, with three 20-plus
   • Played a season-best 21 minutes against Eastern Kentucky

Career: Prep
• Consensus Top 100 recruit: ESPN (No. 54), Rivals (No. 51) and 247 Sports (No. 57)
• Prepped at Village Charter School (Colt McDowell) as well as at Montverde Academy (Kevin Boyle)
• After playing at Village Charter (2019-20), he headed to Montverde Academy as a sophomore (2020-21); transferring back to Village Charter for his final two prep seasons (2021-23)
• In 88 games at Village Charter: scored 1598 points (18.2 ppg) and grabbed 711 rebounds (8.1 rpg)
   • Helped Buffalo to three 20-plus win seasons and 65-24 overall record
   • As a senior (2022-23), averaged 23.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists
   • As a junior (2022-22), averaged 24.6 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists
   • Made 141 three-point field goals; shooting 39.5 percent
       • Posted back-to-back 60-plus three-pointers (122) in his final two seasons (62 & 60, respectively)
   • Finished career shooting 51 percent from field (556-for-1080) and 85 percent on free throws (345-for-408)
• As a sophomore at Montverde Academy, helped the Eagles to a 24-1 record, the No. 1 prep ranking, and the second straight Geico Prep Nationals title