Samuel Lonzo Hoskin is an American professional basketball player who has played in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, Russia

Russia

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, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 China, and now in Iran. He is currently plays for Bnei HaSharon

Bnei HaSharon

Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002...

 from Israel. In the 2003-04 season Hoskin was waived by the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

. In the 2006-2007 season Hoskin played for Cibona VIP a Euroleague

Euroleague

Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...

 team located in Zagreb, Croatia. Hoskin is listed at 6'9" in height

Height

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 260 pounds

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 and known to be one of the best players in his position in Europe

Europe

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. In 2005 while Hoskin played for PBC Ural Great

PBC Ural Great

PBC Ural Great Perm was a Russian professional basketball club that was located in Perm, Russia. The club's home arena was Molot Sports Hall. The team played in the Russian Super League.-History:...

 in Perm Russia he finished the season both number two in scoring and number three in rebounding.

Hoskins was born in Detroit, Michigan. He played his high school basketball at Bishop Borgess High School in Detroit. Hoskin played collegiately at Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...

 and at De Paul University located in Chicago, Illinois and was voted second team All-USA in 2003.