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22 Sam Petrarca
Sam Petrarca
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Peters Township, PA
  • High School:
    Peters Township
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    3.8
  • fg %
    61.2
  • 3pt %
    37.5
  • ft %
    60.0
  • reb/g
    3.2
  • a/g
    0.5
Bio

Career Highlights

2024-25

* Played in 24 games, making 14 starts
* Tallied first collegiate double-double at St. John Fisher (13 points/14 rebounds) in a career-high 28 minutes
* Dished out three assists vs. Pitt-Bradford
* Recorded double figures in three contests
* Led the team in rebounds during four games

2023-24

* Missed entire season due to injury

2022-23

* Saw time in nine games
* Scored first collegiate points against Hilbert

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in marketing

Personal

* Son of Pamela and Anthony Petrarca
* Two-sport athlete at Peters Township High School
* Three-year letterwinner in basketball 
* First Team All-Conference
* Grandfather, Anthony, played collegiate football at Brown and then drated to play for the Boston Patriots of American Football League (AFL)
* Father, Tony, played collegiate basketball at Duquesne and then overseas in Germany

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 15
Games started 14 8
Minutes 353 183
Minutes per game 14.7 12.2
FG 41-67 23-36
FG Pct 61.2 63.9
3PT 3-8 1-2
3PT Pct 37.5 50.0
FT 6-10 1-3
FT Pct 60.0 33.3
Off rebounds 23 12
Def rebounds 53 25
Total rebounds 76 37
Rebounds per game 3.2 2.5
Personal fouls 33 17
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 13 9
Turnovers 20 9
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 1.0
Steals 4 2
Blocks 1 0
Points 91 48
Points per game 3.8 3.2
Points per 40 min 10.3 10.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 1 12 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 1 14 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 1 16 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 - 21 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 - 21 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 0 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 0 14 5-7 71.4 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 11
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 - 21 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 1 27 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 1 28 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 13
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 1 22 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 1 23 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 1 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 1 22 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 1 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 1 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 1 7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 1 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 1 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-57 0 5 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 23 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 1 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 1 14 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 1 16 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 - 21 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 - 21 1 1 2 0 4 0 0
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 0 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 0 14 2 4 6 0 1 0 0
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 - 21 0 4 4 1 1 0 0
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 1 27 3 6 9 1 1 0 0
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 1 28 3 11 14 0 1 1 0
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 1 22 1 5 6 0 3 0 0
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 1 23 2 1 3 2 2 1 0
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 1 11 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 1 22 4 4 8 3 2 0 0
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 1 16 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 1 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 1 7 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 1 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-57 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 23 2 2 4 0 2 0 0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 1 3 - -
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 1 1 0 -
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 1 0 0 0.0
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 - 2 0 -
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 0 1 0 -
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 0 3 0 0.0
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 - 1 0 1.0
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 1 1 0 1.0
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 1 5 1 0.0
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 1 3 - -
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 1 3 0 1.5
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 1 1 0 -
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 1 1 0 -
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 1 0 0 -
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 1 0 0 -
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-57 0 1 0 -
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 0 0 0.0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 0 - -
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 1 0 -
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 - - - -
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 - 1 0 -
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 - - - -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 9 4.3 0.7-1.8 0.0-0.1 0.2-0.2 1.6
2023-24 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2024-25 24 14.7 1.7-2.8 0.1-0.3 0.2-0.4 3.8
Total 33 11.9 1.4-2.5 0.1-0.3 0.2-0.4 3.2

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 9 0 39 6-16 37.5 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
2023-24 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2024-25 24 14 353 41-67 61.2 3-8 37.5 6-10 60.0 91
Total 33 14 392 47-83 56.6 3-9 33.3 8-12 66.7 105

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 9 39 4.3 6.2-16.4 0.0-1.0 0.0 2.1-2.1 14.4
2023-24 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2024-25 24 353 14.7 4.6-7.6 0.3-0.9 37.5 0.7-1.1 10.3
Total 33 392 11.9 4.8-8.5 0.3-0.9 33.3 0.8-1.2 10.7

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 9 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0
2023-24 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 24 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0
Total 33 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 9 0 3 17 20 0 3 2 0
2023-24 - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 24 14 23 53 76 13 20 4 1
Total 33 14 26 70 96 13 23 6 1

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 9 3.1 17.4 20.5 0.0 3.1 2.1 0.0
2023-24 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 24 2.6 6.0 8.6 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.1
Total 33 2.7 7.1 9.8 1.3 2.3 0.6 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 14.7 1.7-2.8 0.1-0.3 0.2-0.4 3.8
Conference 15 12.2 1.5-2.4 0.1-0.1 0.1-0.2 3.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 11.7 1.6-2.3 0.1-0.1 0.0-0.1 3.3
Away 12 16.1 1.8-3.3 0.2-0.6 0.5-0.8 4.3
Neutral 2 21.5 1.5-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 3.0
Result            
Wins 13 13.7 1.5-2.5 0.1-0.2 0.2-0.3 3.3
Losses 11 15.9 1.9-3.2 0.2-0.5 0.4-0.5 4.4
Month            
November 6 15.5 1.0-2.0 0.0-0.3 0.2-0.2 2.2
December 5 22.4 4.0-5.8 0.6-1.0 0.8-1.4 9.4
January 8 13.5 1.1-2.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.3
February 5 8.0 1.2-1.8 0.0-0.2 0.2-0.4 2.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 14 353 41-67 61.2 3-8 37.5 6-10 60.0 91
Conference 15 8 183 23-36 63.9 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 48
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 4 117 16-23 69.6 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 33
Away 12 9 193 22-40 55.0 2-7 28.6 6-9 66.7 52
Neutral 2 1 43 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Result                    
Wins 13 8 178 20-32 62.5 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 43
Losses 11 6 175 21-35 60.0 2-6 33.3 4-6 66.7 48
Month                    
November 6 3 93 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 13
December 5 3 112 20-29 69.0 3-5 60.0 4-7 57.1 47
January 8 8 108 9-17 52.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 18
February 5 0 40 6-9 66.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 13

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 353 14.7 4.6-7.6 0.3-0.9 37.5 0.7-1.1 10.3
Conference 15 183 12.2 5.0-7.9 0.2-0.4 50.0 0.2-0.7 10.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 117 11.7 5.5-7.9 0.3-0.3 100.0 0.0-0.3 11.3
Away 12 193 16.1 4.6-8.3 0.4-1.5 28.6 1.2-1.9 10.8
Neutral 2 43 21.5 2.8-3.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 5.6
Result                
Wins 13 178 13.7 4.5-7.2 0.2-0.4 50.0 0.4-0.9 9.7
Losses 11 175 15.9 4.8-8.0 0.5-1.4 33.3 0.9-1.4 11.0
Month                
November 6 93 15.5 2.6-5.2 0.0-0.9 0.0 0.4-0.4 5.6
December 5 112 22.4 7.1-10.4 1.1-1.8 60.0 1.4-2.5 16.8
January 8 108 13.5 3.3-6.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 6.7
February 5 40 8.0 6.0-9.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.0-2.0 13.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0
Conference 15 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0
Away 12 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.0
Neutral 2 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5
Result                
Wins 13 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1
Losses 11 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.0
Month                
November 6 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.2
December 5 1.8 6.0 7.8 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.0
January 8 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.0
February 5 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 14 23 53 76 13 20 4 1
Conference 15 8 12 25 37 9 9 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 4 8 16 24 8 4 2 0
Away 12 9 14 31 45 4 13 2 0
Neutral 2 1 1 6 7 1 3 0 1
Result                  
Wins 13 8 11 21 32 8 8 3 1
Losses 11 6 12 32 44 5 12 1 0
Month                  
November 6 3 4 6 10 3 6 1 1
December 5 3 9 30 39 2 7 1 0
January 8 8 7 15 22 8 5 1 0
February 5 0 3 2 5 0 2 1 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 2.6 6.0 8.6 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.1
Conference 15 2.6 5.5 8.1 2.0 2.0 0.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 2.7 5.5 8.2 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.0
Away 12 2.9 6.4 9.3 0.8 2.7 0.4 0.0
Neutral 2 0.9 5.6 6.5 0.9 2.8 0.0 0.9
Result                
Wins 13 2.5 4.7 7.2 1.8 1.8 0.7 0.2
Losses 11 2.7 7.3 10.1 1.1 2.7 0.2 0.0
Month                
November 6 1.7 2.6 4.3 1.3 2.6 0.4 0.4
December 5 3.2 10.7 13.9 0.7 2.5 0.4 0.0
January 8 2.6 5.6 8.1 3.0 1.9 0.4 0.0
February 5 3.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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