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{{Short description|Jordanian professional basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Sam Daghles 
| image = 
| image_size = 
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 200
| nationality =  Jordanian
| league = [[NBA G League]]
| team = Rio Grande Valley Vipers
| position = Assistant coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|18}}
| birth_place = 
| high_school = [[James Madison High School (California)|Madison]] ([[San Diego, California]])
| college = 
*[[San Diego Mesa College|San Diego Mesa]] (1999–2001)
*[[Midwestern State Mustangs|Midwestern State]] (2001–2002)
| draft_year = 2002
| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]]
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = 2015
| coach_start = 2016
| years1 = 2003–2011
| team1 = [[Zain Club|Fastlink / Zain]]
| years2 = 2006–2007
| team2 = [[Xinjiang Flying Tigers]]
| years3 = 2011
| team3 = [[Shanxi Brave Dragons]]
| years4 = 2011–2012
| team4 = [[Jilin Northeast Tigers]]
| years5 = 2012
| team5 = [[Applied Science University (basketball team)|ASU Sports Club]]
| years6 = 2012–2013
| team6 = [[Tianjin Gold Lions]]
| years7 = 2013–2014
| team7 = [[Jilin Northeast Tigers]]
| years8 = 2015
| team8 = [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]]
| cyears1 = 2016–2018
| cteam1 = [[Jordan national basketball team|Jordan national team]]
| cyears2 = [[2019–20 NBA G League season|2019]]–present
| cteam2 = [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]] (assistant)
| highlights =
'''As Player:'''
* [[FIBA Asia Champions Cup]] champion ([[2006 FIBA Asia Champions Cup|2006]])
* 7× [[Jordanian Premier Basketball League|Jordanian Basketball League]] champion (2003–2009, 2011)
'''As Assistant Coach:'''
* [[NBA G League]] champion ([[2021–22 NBA G League season|2022]])
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{JOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Championship]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2009 FIBA Asia Championship|2009 Tianjin]] | [[Jordan national basketball team|Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship|2011 Wuhan]] | [[Jordan national basketball team|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[William Jones Cup]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2009 William Jones Cup|2009 Taipei]] | [[Jordan national basketball team|Team]] }}
}}
'''Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles''', commonly known by the nickname '''Sam Daghles''' (born September 18, 1979), is a [[Jordanian people|Jordanian]] professional [[basketball]] player of [[Palestinian]] origin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/player-turned-coach-daghles-making-immediate-impact-for-jordan|title=Player turned coach Daghles making immediate impact for Jordan|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref> He currently works as an assistant coach for the [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers ]] of the [[NBA G League]].
Born in [[Taiyuan]], [[Shanxi]], he lived in [[San Diego]], [[California]], where he played for [[James Madison High School (California)|James Madison High School]].

In 2006, he was selected 4th in the 8th round by the [[Idaho Stampede]] of the [[NBA Development League|NBA D-League]].

==Early career==
Daghles started playing basketball at age 14 during visits to local playgrounds. He made the [[James Madison High School (California)|James Madison High School]] varsity in his first year.{{fact|date=May 2021}} 

Daghles met an automobile accident in his early college years. This was before he got involved with a travelling team called High Five America. He won an [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] award  at [[San Diego Mesa College]] for his two years in junior college.{{fact|date=May 2021}}

Daghles would then receive a scholarship to attend [[Midwestern State University]] in his junior year. As a junior in the 2001–2002 season, he averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while starting 24 of 26 games.{{fact|date=May 2021}}

== Pro career ==
Daghles started his professional career in 2003 by joining the [[Zain Club|Fastlink Sports Club]] team in the [[Jordanian Premier Basketball League|Jordanian Basketball League]]. He would lead Fastlink in securing the 2007 league championship. In addition, Daghles is a two-time MVP of the Jordanian Basketball League for the 2003–04 and 2005–06 seasons. He also was voted best playmaker in the [[2006 FIBA Asia Champions Cup]] for leading his Fastlink team to first place.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19342790644 Sam Daghles] on [[Facebook]]</ref>

In 2006, he was selected 4th in the 8th round by the [[Idaho Stampede]] of the [[NBA Development League|NBA D-League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Daghlas plays for Idaho Stampede in NBDL |url=http://www.interbasket.net/forums/showthread.php?2136-Sam-Daghlas-plays-for-Idaho-Stampede-in-NBDL |work=InterBasket.net |date=3 November 2006 |accessdate=21 April 2015 }}</ref>

Daghles is a member of the [[Jordan national basketball team]] since 2003.{{fact|date=May 2021}} 

Daghles signed with the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) as their Asian import during the [[2015 PBA Governors' Cup]].<ref>{{ cite news |title=Jordan's Sam Daghles to suit up for Talk 'N Text in Governors' Cup; Barako Bull won't get Asian import |url=http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/jordans-sam-daghles-to-suit-up-for-talk-n-text-in-governors-cup-barako-bull-wont-get-asian-import |work=[[News5]] |date= 15 April 2015 |accessdate=21 April 2015 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=34244 Player profile] at Asia-Basket.com
* [https://archive.today/20130122205929/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/player/p/eid/6232/lid//pid/63475/rid//sid/6229/tid/310/profile.html Player profile] at [[2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men|2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130811090207/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/63475/sid/5195/tid/310/_/2011_FIBA_Asia_Championship/index.html Player profile] at [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship]] ([[FIBA]] website).
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110926233614/http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/Player_Details.aspx?id=890 Player profile] at [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship]] ([[FIBA Asia]] website).
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140802010434/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/63475/sid/4728/tid/310/_/2010_FIBA_World_Championship/index.html Player profile] at [[2010 FIBA World Championship]].

{{Rio Grande Valley Vipers  current roster}}
{{Jordan Squad 2009 FIBA Asia Championship}}

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