University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2015
Played in 24 games and scored seven goals…Third on the team with 31 drawn ejections…Picked up three steals and a field block.

2014
Samer Alkateb played in 25 of the team's 26 games as a sophomore...Scored 16 goals on 31 shots, a solid percentage of .516...Led the team with two goals in a match against Stanford...Ranked second on the team with 43 drawn ejections...Had six steals.

2013
Played in a total of 18 games due to an injury. Scored four goals for the Gauchos and was a defensive force for the team. Alkateb recorded 56 EPE and seven steals over the course of the 2013 season.  

2012
Redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Laguna Beach High School…Was coached by Ethan Damato…Scored 52 goals his senior season accompanied by 55 steals and 91 drawn ejections…Garnered consecutive All-Orange Coast League First Team honors…Was an All-CIF Division III First Team pick as a senior and a Third Team honoree as a junior…Helped the Breakers to consecutive CIF Division III titles in 2010 and 2011…Also won three Orange Coast League titles…Also competed in swimming.

CLUB
Played for SET Water Polo Club…Took second at the 2012 National Junior Olympics.

PERSONAL
Samer Alkateb was born on August 29, 1994 in Dubai…Parents are Salem Alkateb and Sue Kazmouz…Is majoring in biochemistry at UCSB and aspires to one day be a biochemist…Enjoys surfing and pottery throwing…Names “Avatar” as his favorite movie while “The Hunger Games” is his favorite book…Enjoys the music of Glitch Mob…Winning the CIF title his senior season is his most memorable sporting experience…Names Justin Johnson, his parents and Michael Jordan as his heroes.