Sam Cunliffe

#3 Sam Cunliffe

Rivals.com: Profile as recruit

Position: Guard

Height: 6-6

Weight: 200

Class: Sophomore

Hometown: Seattle, Wash.

High School: Rainier Beach HS

Previous School: Arizona State

OVERVIEW

A transfer from Arizona State who will sit out the 2017 calendar year due to NCAA rules; will be eligible to play following the fall 2017 semester ... Started all 10 games he played at Arizona State in the fall of 2016, averaging 9.5 points and 4.5 rebounds ... Played at Ranier Beach High School; his recruiting rankings include No. 36 by Rivals, No. 41 by ESPN and No. 45 by Scout.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN AT ARIZONA STATE)

• Started all 10 games he played at Arizona State in the fall of 2016 … Averaged 9.5 points and 4.5 rebounds … Shot 15-for-37 (40.5 percent) from 3-point range with five steals and three blocked shots.• Posted five games with 10 or more points, including a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds against The Citadel (Nov. 23). His totals against The Citadel were career highs, as were his five assists for the game.

HIGH SCHOOL

• A four-star recruit according to Rivals.com who was ranked No. 36 in the nation after his senior year.

• Rated the top player in Washington after his senior season and rated No. 41 overall by ESPN.

• Averaged 21.6 points, nine boards and three assists at Rainier Beach High School in senior year (2015-16).

• Led Rainier Beach to its fourth state title in five years as he was named Class 3A state tournament MVP as he had 15 points and six rebounds in championship game.

• Transferred to Rainier Beach after his junior season, having played for Bishop Blanchet High School the previous two seasons. He posted 20 points, five assists and five rebounds per game during his junior campaign with the Braves.

PERSONAL

• Son of Mike and Michelle Cunliffe … Has eight sisters.

• Sister, Hannah Cunliffe, is a track & field student-athlete at Oregon and was named 2016 Pac-12 Championship “Athlete of the Meet.”