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Senior. F. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 6-9, 220. 446. Sam Hauser
Sam Hauser, who sat out last season, is a senior transfer to Charlottesville from Marquette in the Big East. The 6-foot-9, 220-pound wing averaged 12.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in his three years in Wisconsin under former Duke basketball player and assistant Steve Wojciechowski, earning him All-Big East Second Team honors in his final season.
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Hauser is an elite shooter, making nearly 48 percent of his shots in total and 45 percent of his 3-point attempts. Plus, he has knocked down 87.6 percent of his free throws as a college player (73 of 79, or 92.4 percent, as a junior).
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