2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Sammie Puisis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- William Mason HS
- Hometown:
- Mason, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Florida State
CAREER HONORS
2023-24:ย Named to the 2024 Ann Myers-Drysdale & Becky Hammon Award Preseason Watch listsโฆmade her season debut with 21 points, two rebounds, two steals, and one assist in the win against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 10)โฆsuffered a season-ending left knee injury in December.
ย 2022-23: Was one of the best three-point shooters in the nation all season in her first year in a Bullsโ uniform after transferring from Florida State โฆ Was named the American Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-Conference โฆ Was a one-time AAC Player of the Week recipient and was named to league weekly honor roll four times โฆ Finished her first season in the Green and Gold with 1,015 points for her career, combining her time at Florida State and South Florida, and 532 points scored for the Bulls โฆ Played in all 34 games, while getting the start in 33 โฆ Was third on the team averaging 15.5 points per outing while also grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game, also good enough for third on the team โฆ Finished the year with 109 career three-point shots made which is third all-time in a single season at South Florida and fifth all-time in The American โฆ In addition, Puisis finished the season fifth in the nation in three-point field goals made, three-point field goals attempted (282) and three-point field goals made per game (3.21) โฆ She scored in double figures in 29 of the 34 games that she played in and logged 20-or-more points 11 times โฆ Poured in a career-high 28 points in an impressive offensive display against Tulane (Jan. 14) on 10-for-20 (50.0 percent) shooting from the field, 6-for-10 (60.0 percent) from behind the three-point arc and a perfect 2-for-2 from the free-throw line โฆ Puisis also scored 27 points against Tulsa (Feb. 22) and 26 points twice against Alabama (Nov. 16) and at Wichita State (Jan. 7) โฆ Led the Bulls in scoring in its biggest win of the season at No. 22/18 Texas dropping in 25 points on 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) from the floor and 5-for-11 (45.5 percent) from long distance โฆ Recorded her first career double-double with a 14-point and career-high 11-rebound game at SMU (Feb. 4) in addition to a career-high five assists โฆ Puisis also fell just one rebound shy of double-digit boards twice against Jacksonville (Nov. 13) and SMU (Feb. 18).
2021-22:ย Saw time in 31 games for Florida State with 22 starts, while averaging 22.6 minutes per outing โฆ Averaged 5.8 points per outing and scored double figures in five games along with 2.0 rebounds per contest โฆ Shot a career-best 38.3 percent (62-for-162) from the floor, including 37.9 percent (44-for-116) from three-point range, and also shot at a career-high 86.7 percent clip (13-for-15) from the free-throw line โฆ Puisis finished the season with 44 three-pointers, making her just the third Seminole in program history to lead her team in threes for three straight seasons โฆ Fell two points shy of equaling her career-high with a season and team-high 16 points against BYU (Nov. 25), in the St. Pete Showcase in St. Petersburg, Fla., on 6-for-11 (54.5 percent) shooting from the field, including 4-for-8 (50.0 percent) from behind the three-point stripe โฆ The game against the Cougars was one of two games during the season where she hit four treys, also accomplishing the feat against Boston College (March 3) in the ACC Tournament first round, going 4-for-5 (80.0 percent) from long distance, and 4-for-6 (66.7 percent) from the field in a 12-point effort โฆ Also had 10 points, three times, against Virginia Tech (Dec. 19), at Louisville (Jan. 27) and at Miami (Fla.) (Feb. 13), and nine points twice against Charleston Southern (Dec. 5) and Wake Forest (Jan. 9) โฆ Had back-to-back season highs of five rebounds in the final two games of the 2021-22 campaign against NC State (March 4) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament and against Missouri State (March 17) in the NCAA Tournament First Four.
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2020-21: Puisis started in all 19 of the Seminolesโ games during the season, averaging 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in 31.4 minutes per outing โฆ Also logged one steal per outing โฆ ย Recorded four double-figure scoring games โฆ Led Florida State in three-point field goals made for the second straight year, averaging 1.7 makes per game, and became just the eighth Seminole to lead FSU in three-point field goals made in consecutive seasons โฆ ย Posted a career-high 18 points in a double-overtime win over Clemson (Jan. 21) and had 15 points at Virginia Tech (Dec. 31), draining five three-point field goals in each game โฆ Also scored 12 points, along with three rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Miami (Feb. 14) โฆ Had a pair of nine-rebound performances against Virginia (Dec. 13) and at North Carolina (Feb. 4).
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2019-20: Averaged 5.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest and shot 37.8 percent (56-of-148) in 20.8 minutes played in 31 games with the Seminoles โฆ Led Florida State with 49 three-point field goals, and a 39.8 percent (49-of-123) shooting from deep, while recording 16 games with multiple three-point field goals made โฆ Her 49 treys made tied for the 18th-most in a season by a Seminole and the most ever by an FSU freshman โฆ She was also just the third FSU freshman to lead her team in three-point field goals and was one of three ACC players to make all four of her three-point field goal attempts in a game, going 4-for-4 (100.0 percent) from long range against LSU (Nov. 9) en route to a then career-high 16 points โฆ Also netted double-figures with 12 points against Pittsburgh (Feb. 1) and 11 points at Syracuse (Jan. 3).
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PREP CAREER: Attended William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio โฆ Led the Greater Miami Conference in scoring with 17.5 points per game, shooting nearly 38 percent from beyond the arc as a senior and knocking down 44 three-point field goals โฆ Averaged 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 1.3 assists per game and shot 82.8 percent from the free-throw line โฆ Also averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.4 assists for the Comets as a junior and 16.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 steals as a sophomore ... For her efforts during her senior season, Puisis was named to the prestigious McDonaldโs All-America Team, scoring 11 points and hitting a trio of three-pointers in the 2019 All-America game โฆ Was also selected as a Jordan Brand Classic participant โฆ Was rated the 37th best player in America โ and the seventh-best at her position โ by ESPNW Hoopgurlz her senior year โฆ Was a 2019 First Team Ohio Sports Writers Association selection while also being named to the 2018-19 All-USA Today Ohio Girls Basketball First Team โฆ She concluded her scholastic career by being named a finalist for the Ohio Ms. Basketball award and earned a spot on the 2019 Naismith Award Watch List.ย
CLUB EXPERIENCE: Played AAU for Sports City U.
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PERSONAL: Born September 6, 2000โฆdaughter of Kelly and Edward PuisisโฆHas four older siblings, Jack, Andrea, Katie, and Eddie, and one younger sibling, Abbie ... Katie playedย beach volleyball at FGCU and Eddie played basketball at Nova Southeasternโฆ.enjoys playing with her dog, Josie.
- AAC First Team All-Conference (2024-25)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List (Feb. 3, 2025)
- USBWA National Player of the Week (Dec. 24, 2024)
- AP Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Dec. 24, 2024)
- AAC Newcomer of the Year (2022-23)
- AAC All-Conference Second Team (2022-23)
2023-24:ย Named to the 2024 Ann Myers-Drysdale & Becky Hammon Award Preseason Watch listsโฆmade her season debut with 21 points, two rebounds, two steals, and one assist in the win against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 10)โฆsuffered a season-ending left knee injury in December.
ย 2022-23: Was one of the best three-point shooters in the nation all season in her first year in a Bullsโ uniform after transferring from Florida State โฆ Was named the American Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-Conference โฆ Was a one-time AAC Player of the Week recipient and was named to league weekly honor roll four times โฆ Finished her first season in the Green and Gold with 1,015 points for her career, combining her time at Florida State and South Florida, and 532 points scored for the Bulls โฆ Played in all 34 games, while getting the start in 33 โฆ Was third on the team averaging 15.5 points per outing while also grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game, also good enough for third on the team โฆ Finished the year with 109 career three-point shots made which is third all-time in a single season at South Florida and fifth all-time in The American โฆ In addition, Puisis finished the season fifth in the nation in three-point field goals made, three-point field goals attempted (282) and three-point field goals made per game (3.21) โฆ She scored in double figures in 29 of the 34 games that she played in and logged 20-or-more points 11 times โฆ Poured in a career-high 28 points in an impressive offensive display against Tulane (Jan. 14) on 10-for-20 (50.0 percent) shooting from the field, 6-for-10 (60.0 percent) from behind the three-point arc and a perfect 2-for-2 from the free-throw line โฆ Puisis also scored 27 points against Tulsa (Feb. 22) and 26 points twice against Alabama (Nov. 16) and at Wichita State (Jan. 7) โฆ Led the Bulls in scoring in its biggest win of the season at No. 22/18 Texas dropping in 25 points on 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) from the floor and 5-for-11 (45.5 percent) from long distance โฆ Recorded her first career double-double with a 14-point and career-high 11-rebound game at SMU (Feb. 4) in addition to a career-high five assists โฆ Puisis also fell just one rebound shy of double-digit boards twice against Jacksonville (Nov. 13) and SMU (Feb. 18).
2021-22:ย Saw time in 31 games for Florida State with 22 starts, while averaging 22.6 minutes per outing โฆ Averaged 5.8 points per outing and scored double figures in five games along with 2.0 rebounds per contest โฆ Shot a career-best 38.3 percent (62-for-162) from the floor, including 37.9 percent (44-for-116) from three-point range, and also shot at a career-high 86.7 percent clip (13-for-15) from the free-throw line โฆ Puisis finished the season with 44 three-pointers, making her just the third Seminole in program history to lead her team in threes for three straight seasons โฆ Fell two points shy of equaling her career-high with a season and team-high 16 points against BYU (Nov. 25), in the St. Pete Showcase in St. Petersburg, Fla., on 6-for-11 (54.5 percent) shooting from the field, including 4-for-8 (50.0 percent) from behind the three-point stripe โฆ The game against the Cougars was one of two games during the season where she hit four treys, also accomplishing the feat against Boston College (March 3) in the ACC Tournament first round, going 4-for-5 (80.0 percent) from long distance, and 4-for-6 (66.7 percent) from the field in a 12-point effort โฆ Also had 10 points, three times, against Virginia Tech (Dec. 19), at Louisville (Jan. 27) and at Miami (Fla.) (Feb. 13), and nine points twice against Charleston Southern (Dec. 5) and Wake Forest (Jan. 9) โฆ Had back-to-back season highs of five rebounds in the final two games of the 2021-22 campaign against NC State (March 4) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament and against Missouri State (March 17) in the NCAA Tournament First Four.
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2020-21: Puisis started in all 19 of the Seminolesโ games during the season, averaging 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in 31.4 minutes per outing โฆ Also logged one steal per outing โฆ ย Recorded four double-figure scoring games โฆ Led Florida State in three-point field goals made for the second straight year, averaging 1.7 makes per game, and became just the eighth Seminole to lead FSU in three-point field goals made in consecutive seasons โฆ ย Posted a career-high 18 points in a double-overtime win over Clemson (Jan. 21) and had 15 points at Virginia Tech (Dec. 31), draining five three-point field goals in each game โฆ Also scored 12 points, along with three rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Miami (Feb. 14) โฆ Had a pair of nine-rebound performances against Virginia (Dec. 13) and at North Carolina (Feb. 4).
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2019-20: Averaged 5.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest and shot 37.8 percent (56-of-148) in 20.8 minutes played in 31 games with the Seminoles โฆ Led Florida State with 49 three-point field goals, and a 39.8 percent (49-of-123) shooting from deep, while recording 16 games with multiple three-point field goals made โฆ Her 49 treys made tied for the 18th-most in a season by a Seminole and the most ever by an FSU freshman โฆ She was also just the third FSU freshman to lead her team in three-point field goals and was one of three ACC players to make all four of her three-point field goal attempts in a game, going 4-for-4 (100.0 percent) from long range against LSU (Nov. 9) en route to a then career-high 16 points โฆ Also netted double-figures with 12 points against Pittsburgh (Feb. 1) and 11 points at Syracuse (Jan. 3).
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PREP CAREER: Attended William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio โฆ Led the Greater Miami Conference in scoring with 17.5 points per game, shooting nearly 38 percent from beyond the arc as a senior and knocking down 44 three-point field goals โฆ Averaged 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 1.3 assists per game and shot 82.8 percent from the free-throw line โฆ Also averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.4 assists for the Comets as a junior and 16.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 steals as a sophomore ... For her efforts during her senior season, Puisis was named to the prestigious McDonaldโs All-America Team, scoring 11 points and hitting a trio of three-pointers in the 2019 All-America game โฆ Was also selected as a Jordan Brand Classic participant โฆ Was rated the 37th best player in America โ and the seventh-best at her position โ by ESPNW Hoopgurlz her senior year โฆ Was a 2019 First Team Ohio Sports Writers Association selection while also being named to the 2018-19 All-USA Today Ohio Girls Basketball First Team โฆ She concluded her scholastic career by being named a finalist for the Ohio Ms. Basketball award and earned a spot on the 2019 Naismith Award Watch List.ย
CLUB EXPERIENCE: Played AAU for Sports City U.
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PERSONAL: Born September 6, 2000โฆdaughter of Kelly and Edward PuisisโฆHas four older siblings, Jack, Andrea, Katie, and Eddie, and one younger sibling, Abbie ... Katie playedย beach volleyball at FGCU and Eddie played basketball at Nova Southeasternโฆ.enjoys playing with her dog, Josie.
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