Samara Spencer - Women's Basketball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#2 Samara Spencer

2 | G | Sr. | 5-7 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | St. Thomas Aquinas HS

HONORS

– SEC Freshman of the Year | 2022
– SEC All-Freshman Team | 2022
– SEC Freshman of the Week | Nov. 16, 2021, Jan. 25, 2022, Feb. 1, 2022, Feb. 15, 2022

RECORD BOOK
Season
1st – Minutes (1256), 2022-23
1st – Games Started (37), 2022-23
1st – Games Played (37), 2022-23
5th – Field Goals Attempted (459), 2022-23
6th – Free Throws Attempted (182), 2022-23
7th – Assists (154), 2022-23
11th – Points (531), 2022-23
11th – Assists Average (4.2), 2022-23
12th – 3-Point Field Goal Attempts (201), 2022-23
12th – Minutes Per Game (33.9), 2022-23
13th – Free Throws Made (100), 2022-23
15th – Field Goals Made (183), 2022-23
18th – 3-Point Field Goals Made (65), 2022-23
18th – Defensive Rebounds (133), 2022-23

Game
5th – 3-Point Field Goal Percentage, .750 (6-8), vs. ORU (12/4/22)
9th – Free Throws Attempted, 16 vs. Lamar (12/8/22)
34th – Points (32), vs. ORU (12/4/22)

AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
Started in all 33 contests … Led the Hogs in assists (115), free throws made (128), free throws attempted (173) and free throw percentage (.740) … Scored double digits in all but one game in SEC play … Registered 26 double-digit scoring games and had nine contests with 5+ assists, six 20+-point games and one 30-point game … In the SEC, ranked second in free throws made and minutes/game (34.7), third in free throw attempts, ninth in field goal attempts (431), 11th in assists/game (4.5) and 19th in scoring (13.9) … Scored 15.9 points per game in SEC games, which was the 10th most in the league … Finished eighth in free throws made and attempts, 11th in minutes (1143), 14th in field goal attempts, 17th in assists and 18th in defensive rebounds (132) in a single season in school history … 33.6 FG%, 26.0 3FG%, 74.0 FT% … Began the season with 16 points and eight rebounds vs. ULM … Tallied 16 points at Arkansas State … Registered 15 points and six assists in the Hogs’ upset win at No. 15 Florida State, where she surpassed 1,000 career points … Recorded her first 20-piece of the year with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists vs. Louisiana Tech and two games later put up 20 points and four assists vs. Samford … Had the game-winning assist in the Hogs’ buzzer beater win vs. Illinois at the West Palm Beach Classic, in which she had 17 points … Commenced SEC play with 25 points and seven boards at Kentucky to start a 10-game double-digit scoring streak … Best game of the season came at Alabama, logging a double-double with a season-high 31 points and 14 rebounds with three assists and two steals … Put up 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists at No. 9 LSU … Logged 14 points, five rebounds and six assists against Missouri … Registered 24 points at Texas A&M and followed that up with 19 against Vanderbilt … Ended the season with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Tulsa in the WBIT.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Started in all 37 games, which tied a school record … Led Arkansas in assists (4.2), minutes per game (33.9) and field goal attempts per game (12.4) … Also finished second on the team in scoring (14.4) … Made several individual season top 10 lists, including No. 7 in total assists (154) … In the SEC, finished fourth in minutes, fifth in assists and free throw attempts (182), seventh in field goal attempts (459), 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.4), 12th in 3-pointers per game (1.8) and 15th in scoring … Nationally, was ranked 40th in total assists and 47th in free throw attempts … Finished the season with 27 double-digit scoring games, eight 20-point performances, two double-doubles and 13 contests with 5+ assists … 39.9 FG%, 32.3 3FG%, 54.9 FT% … Started the season off with a bang after 15 points and four assists at Arkansas – Pine Bluff … Registered 22 points, seven rebounds and seven dimes vs. Kent State … Logged 27 points vs. Northern Arizona in the Paradise Jam in the U.S.V.I. … Earned a career-high 32 points off 10-of-17 shooting from the field, 6-of-8 from 3-point, on her birthday against Oral Roberts … Paced the Hogs in huge road win at No. 16 Creighton with 26 points … Put up her first career double-double with 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds against No. 16 Oregon at the San Diego Invitational … Pulled down career-high nine rebounds at Missouri … Tallied 23 points vs. Vanderbilt at home … Had 16 points, five rebounds and six assists vs. Ole Miss … Finished with a near double-double vs. Tennessee with 10 points and nine assists … Was on fire at Mississippi State with 25 points off 8-of-14 shooting from the field, which began a streak of eight straight double-digit scoring games to end the season … Scored 19 points and came up with critical plays, including an and-1 in Arkansas’ SEC Tournament win over Missouri … Logged a career-high 11 assists with 14 points against Louisiana Tech in the Postseason WNIT First Round … Put up 27 points against SFA in the WNIT Second Round, while shooting 9-of-11 from the charity stripe.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Won SEC Freshman of the Year, the first Hog to do so since 2009 … Played in 31 games in her first season, earning 27 starts … Averaged 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 30.1 minutes per game … 42.5 FG %, 34.4 3FG %, 60.2 FT % … 20 games in double figures, three games with 20+ … Her 96 assists was the 20th most in a single-season in program history … 13th in the SEC in assists per game average … Scored a career-best 22 points and pulled down a career-best seven rebounds in Arkansas’ road comeback against Missouri … Scored 20 in the Hogs’ upset of #12 LSU … Dropped in 19 in the Razorbacks’ win over Mississippi State … Nearly willed Arkansas to a road upset of #7 Tennessee after Makayla Daniels went down, scoring 17 points and dishing four assists … Had 20 in the Hogs’ loss at Texas A&M … Scored 18 points, pulled down five rebounds and dished three assists against Utah in her NCAA Tournament debut.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
No. 72 overall recruit according to Blue Star at the time of her signing … Led St. Thomas Aquinas to a state title during her senior season … Named Broward County’s 7A-6A Player of the Year in 2021 … Dropped 24 points in the state semifinal and 17 points in the state title game … Named to Broward County First Team as a junior … Led the Raiders to the state title game during her sophomore season as well … Prior to playing for St. Thomas Aquinas, helped lead Fort Myers to a state title during her freshman season as the sixth-woman.

FUN FACTS

  • Daughter of Lucreacia and Byron Dennis
  • Birthday is Dec. 4th
  • Majoring in recreation and sport management
  • Lived in South Florida her whole life (Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill)
  • Has three siblings
  • Wears #2 because it is her favorite number
  • Best place to eat in Fayetteville: Longhorn Steakhouse
  • Favorite sports to watch outside of basketball: gymnastics, softball/baseball, volleyball
  • Favorite Movie: The Princess and the Frog
  • Favorite ice cream: Moose tracks
  • Most notable skills on the court: her speed and IQ
  • Proudest accomplishment in basketball: winning SEC Freshman of the Year