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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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24 Max Samberg

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rye, N.Y.
  • Highschool Rye HS

Biography

As a senior (2021-22)

• Averaged 0.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists while playing in all 26 contests - averaging 7.9 minutes per game.
• Had two rebounds in the win over reigning Patriot League champion Colgate.
• Posted two points, three rebounds and an assist in the win over Wells.
• Connected on his first career 3-pointer and added a rebound in the victory over Canisius.
• Recorded five points, four rebounds and seven assists - all career highs - in a win over Keuka.
• Grabbed three rebounds at Virginia Tech.
• Scored four points with four assists and a steal at Syracuse.
• Registered two assists and a steal at Yale.
• Snagged a rebound and dished an assist at Dartmouth
• Made his first collegiate start on Senior Day against Yale, registering an assist in three minutes of action.
 

As a junior (2020-21)

• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

As a sophomore (2019-20)

• Played in 10 contests off the bench, recording two points, six rebounds and two assists and a steal in 32 total minutes.
• Saw brief action in the Big Red's season-opening win over Binghamton.
• Also played at DePaul and in the win over Purchase.
• Had two rebounds and an assist in the win over Elmira.
• Scored his first collegiate points with a pair of free throws and added four rebounds at Harvard.
• Credited with a rebound and an assist at Dartmouth.
 

As a freshman (2018-19)

• Saw time in six contests, registering a steal in seven total minutes.
• Had a steal in three minutes of action in the win over SUNY Canton in his collegiate debut.
• Also saw action at Toledo, Wake Forest, Johnson & Wales, Dartmouth and Robert Morris in the CIT.
 

Prior to Cornell

• Samberg was named all-league, all-conference and all-section as a senior at Rye HS.
• Captained the league championship team in his senior season.
• Earned the Court of Excellence Award for Basketball, Academics and Community Service in his final year.
• Named to the Lower Hudson Basketball Coaches Association All-Star team.
• Named the Con-Edison Player of the Week.
 

Personal

• Max Harris Samberg is the son of Joe and Sandy Samberg and has an older brother.
• His father Joe '92 graduated from Cornell.
• He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    24