Education
He finished third on the team in scoring (105 ppg) and second in rebounds (73 rpg).
He finished third on the team in scoring (105 ppg) and second in rebounds (73 rpg).
He played college basketball for Saint Mary"s College of California where he was an honorable mention All-American in 2010. In 2011, Samhan joined the Egypt national basketball team In his freshman season at Saint Mary"s, Samhan was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshmen team and was a Freshman All-American selection by CollegeInsider.com.
He played in all 32 games including seven starts and was the team"s third highest scorer and second highest rebounder, averaged 9.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
In his sophomore season, Samhan earned honorable mention All-WCC honors after starting every game and scoring in double figures 18 times. In his junior season, Samhan earned first-team All-WCC honors after finishing 10th in the conference in scoring and third in rebounds and was second on the team in scoring (141 ppg) and rebounds (94 rpg).
He also ranked 29th in the country in rebounds per game and 40th in the nation with 2.0 blocks per game. He also earned Associated Press honorable mention All-American honors after leading the WCC during the regular season in scoring (215 ppg), rebounds (111 rpg) and blocks (29 bpg).
After going undrafted in the 2010 National Basketball Association draft, Samhan joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2010 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On July 16, 2010, he signed a two-year deal (with the option of a third) with Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He left Žalgiris after just one season. On December 13, 2011, Samhan signed with the Houston Rockets.
However, he was later waived by the Rockets on December 19.
In February 2012, Samhan signed with the Talk "North Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He left later that month after appearing in just two games.
In February 2013, Samhan signed with ratiopharm Ulm of Germany for the rest of the 2012-2013 season. In June 2013, he parted ways with Ulm.
In the summer of 2013, Samhan signed with the Alexandria Sporting Club for the 2013-2014 Egyptian Basketball Premier League season.
On July 20, 2014, Samhan signed with King Wilki Morskie of Poland for the 2014-2015 season. However, his contract was later terminated by the club on September 9, 2014. On November 3, 2014, Samhan was acquired by the Texas Legends of the National Basketball Association Development League.
On March 13, 2015, he was waived by the Legends after appearing in 18 games.
On April 4, he was acquired by the Los Angeles Doctorate-Fenders, closing out the season with the team However, he didn"t play for them.
On December 9, 2015, Samham signed with the Townsville Crocodiles for the rest of the 2015-2016 NBL season. In 12 games for the Crocodiles, he averaged 13.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.
Following the conclusion of the NBL season, he snubbed both the Northwest Tasmania Thunder and Taranaki Mountainairs to sign in Puerto Rico with Atléticos de San Germán for the 2016 Bachelor of science in nursing season.
Samhan, of Egyptian and Irish descent, is the son of Marianne and Hasaan Samhan and is the youngest of three children. He has an older sister, Katie, and an older brother, John.