Karlie Samuelson
Thumb
Image Source: Unknown report
User Rating
(0 users) Complete
50%Born
1995 (29 years old)
Birth Place
Fullerton, California, USAPosition
Guard/Forward
Status
Active
Ethnicity
White
Team Number
44
Height
183 cm
Weight
73 kg
Outfitter
Kit
Side
Agent
Wage Year
Player Cutout
Player Action Render
Sport
BasketballTeam
London Lions Women
2nd Team
League
Womens British Basketball League
Creative Commons Artwork
No
Available in:
Karlie Anne Samuelson (born May 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Townsville Fire of the Australian Women's National Basketball League. In college, Samuelson played for Stanford University. Her sisters are Bonnie and Katie Lou Samuelson.
She went undrafted in the 2017 WNBA draft, and joined the Los Angeles Sparks for the 2017 season and played 3 pre-season games, but a fractured left foot suffered during training camp made the team waive her. Samuelson then joined Pallacanestro Vigarano in Italy's Serie A1 for her first professional season. Samuelson left in January, having played 13 games for Vigarano, alleging personal reasons. Afterwards, she became an assistant coach for the Vanguard Lions, while pursuing a master's degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine, and also re-signed with the Los Angeles Sparks for the 2018 WNBA season where she made the final roster. Samuelson made her WNBA debut on the 20th of May against the Minnesota Lynx scoring 3 points in 13 minutes of playing time, and ultimately appeared in 20 games of the 2018 season and 2 playoff games, averaging 4.2 minutes per game. While Samuelson left after four games due to the return of starter Jantel Lavender, the Sparks eventually brought her back for the rest of the season in June. Following the Sparks' elimination in the playoffs, Samuelson signed to play in BC Castors Braine of Belgium during the offseason. In Belgium, she averaged 16 points per game in the national league, and 9.7 in the Euroleague. After being waived during the Sparks training camp, Samuelson joined them late in the 2019 WNBA season, following her performance in the EuroBasket Women 2019. In August 2019, she joined the Dallas Wings. Samuelson also signed to play in Spain for Perfumerías Avenida. In 2020, Samuelson was renewed by the Wings, which also signed younger sister Katie Lou Samuelson, but wound up waived before the season begun. Katie and Karlie still wound up playing together for Avenida by the end of the year. Karlie signed again with the Sparks in 2021. After being released in August, she rejoined Katie in the Seattle Storm. In May 2022, the Phoenix Mercury signed Samuelson to a hardship contract. The following month, she signed with Australian team Townsville Fire.
Samuelson also appeared as herself in an episode of kids show Ryan's Mystery Playdate.
Like her sister Bonnie, Samuelson chose to play internationally for the Great Britain women's national basketball team, using her mother's nationality. She debuted for the team in February 2018, playing two games in the EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification. In November, Samuelson helped the British team win the final two games, granting them a spot in EuroBasket Women 2019. During the European tournament, Samuelson averaged 11.1 points, 4.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds as the British team finished in fourth place. She also played the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, missing the Olympic qualifying spot while averaging 10.3 points, 4.3 assists and 2 rebounds.
Career Honours
Career Milestones
Former Youth Teams
Former Senior Teams
Former Club Staff
Contracts
Fanart
Banner
None Found...
Other Links