Sheri Sam

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sheri Sam
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1974(1974-05-05)
Age	50
Birthplace	Lafayette
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Taurus

Sheri Sam Biography

Sheri Sam is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 5, 1974 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Sheri Lynette Sam (born May 5 1974) is a American professional female basketball player and coach who played within the WNBA. She was was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana as the youngest of eight siblings and was an outstanding player in Acadiana High School. The school she graduated from was Vanderbilt University in 1996. As an assistant coach, she worked in the athletic department at Eastern Illinois University.

The regular WNBA Draft on April 15 in 2004, Sam along with Lynx co-player Janell Burse were transferred with the Seattle Storm in exchange for Amanda Lassiter and a first-round draft selection. The deal was arranged to be part of the Lynx plan to draft the highly-rated (and local favourite) Lindsay Whalen. The problem was that for Lynx however, they were not the only ones to be drafted. Connecticut Sun had already selected Whalen. Sam was a part of the year 2004 with Seattle Storm. Seattle Storm, as the team took home the WNBA Finals after defeating, rather ironically The Connecticut Sun, two games to one. When the 2004 season came to an end, Sam became an unrestricted free agent. In February of 2005 Sam joined The Charlotte Sting. She was to be part of another dispersal draft later following the demise of the Sting. She was picked from the Indiana Fever. The 7th of May, 2008 Sheri joined the Detroit Shock. The 2008 season she played for the Detroit Shock was the last of her 10 year WNBA career.

After the ABL stopped operations during 1999 Sam got picked by the Orlando Miracle in the WNBA Draft and went on to become an one of their top players during the year. Sam was dropped by the Miracle prior to the time the start of the 2000 season However, she was later accepted as a free agent with the Miami Sol. She played for three seasons (2000 2001, 2000 2003, and 2000) in the Sol until the team disbanded due to financial issues. Following the Sol stopped operations in 2003, the Dispersal Draft was held which was followed by Sam was selected by the Minnesota Lynx selected Sam, and she was a part of the Lynx during that time.

Sheri Sam Net Worth

Sheri Sam is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sheri Sam 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She played with USA Basketball as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in Taipei.

Sam was also selected to be part of the Jones Cup team representing the US in 1996. She was a key player in the team’s achievement of an impressive 9-0 record and won the gold medal at the tournament. She averaged 13 point over the course of games, which was the most scoring average of the team. She also was selected as a member of the All-Tournament first team.

During the 2007-08 WNBA off-season, she played for Ashdod in Israel. She is currently playing for Panionios in Greece during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Sheri Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sheri Sam celebrates birthday on May 5 of every year.