Zevi Samet

Zevi Samet
Personal information
Born2003 (age 23)
Monsey, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolTorah Academy of Bergen County
CollegeYeshiva (2022–2026)
PositionShooting guard
Number12

Zevi Samet (born 2003) is an American college basketball player. As a member of the Yeshiva University Maccabees, he became YU's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball.

Biography

Samet was born in 2003 to Jenny and David Samet. He grew up as one of five siblings in an Orthodox Jewish family in Monsey, New York. He is a nephew of Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University. He attended Torah Academy of Bergen County for high school, and studied at Yeshivat Reishit in Israel during his gap year.

He entered Yeshiva University in 2022, and majored in sociology. In his final game for Yeshiva University, Samet scored 43 points against the Emory Eagles in the sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament playoffs.

In January 2026, Samet became Yeshiva University's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball. He was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week several times. In March 2026, he was named by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to the All-America First Team, and was named as a finalist for the Bevo Francis Award in April 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Basketball". Yeshiva University Athletics. October 10, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Zevi Samet's Incredible Basketball Career". The Jewish Link. March 19, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Hirsch, Ari (March 11, 2025). "Making a Kiddush Hashem on & off the court: Exclusive interview with Y.U. Maccabees all star, Zevi Samet". The Jewish Vues. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Yeshiva Basketball Star Jumps into NIL without Social Media". Tribe NIL. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Gerson, Jillian (February 26, 2025). "Yeshiva Basketball Poised for Postseason Play". Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Zevi Samet - Men's Basketball". Yeshiva University Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ Cramer, Philissa (March 14, 2026). "Yeshiva knocked out in Sweet 16, as Zevi Samet scores 43 in his last game with Maccabees". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Samet Becomes YU's All-Time Leading Scorer as Macs Go Undefeated in Skyline Play, Clinch Top Seed - Brooklyn Today". National Today. February 26, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Is a star born at YU?". Jewish News Syndicate. January 4, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mazel Tov: College Basketball Star Zevi Samet Earns NABC First-Team All-America Honor". 5 Towns Central. Lawrence, New York. March 19, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "NABC Reveals Division III All-America Honors". National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 18, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ Engel, Phil; Information, Sports. "Ben Pearce Named Finalist for Two Small College Basketball Awards". University Athletic Association. Retrieved April 13, 2026. Pearce is one of eight players chosen as a finalist for the recognition, joining Samet,
  13. ↑ Small College Basketball (April 4, 2026). 2026 SCB Bevo Francis Award Finalists. Retrieved April 13, 2026 – via YouTube.