SAMIR ST. CLAIR HAS GUIDED MULTIPLE BASKETBALL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AND JAPAN.
AS THE HEAD COACH FOR DREW CHARTER SCHOOL, ST. CLAIR HAS LED THE PROGRAM TO A 56-2 RECORD IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO HIM BEING NAMED 2022 COACH OF THE YEARÂ AND WINNING THE 2022 GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIIONSHIP. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY THE HEAD COACH OF GIE MAILE MATRIX OF THE UBA LEAGUE. HE WAS NAMED REGION 6A COACH OF THE YEAR EARLIER THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION TO HIS ROLE AS A HEAD COACH, HE IS ALSO THE HEAD OF PLAYER SCOUTING FOR THE PRO BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION. BEFORE JOINING DREW CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE PBA, SAMIR WAS HEAD COACH FOR PINEROS DE LOS MOCHIS IN CIBACOPA, MEXICO. DUE TO COVID-19, THE TEAM ONLY PLAYED ONE GAME. BEFORE JOINING PINEROS DE LOS MOCHIS, ST. CLAIR WAS THE HEAD COACH FOR THE SAITAMA BRONCOS, WHICH IS AN AFFILIATE OF JAPAN'S PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE THE B LEAGUE. IN HIS FIRST SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF THE SAITAMA BRONCOS HE LED THE TEAM TO 22 VICTORIES FROM A TEAM THAT FINISHED THE SEASON 5-47 THE YEAR BEFORE. DURING HIS SECOND SEASON WITH THE BRONCOS HE LED THE TEAM TO ITS FIRST WINNING SEASON IN 9 YEARS WITH A 34-28 RECORD. SAMIR'S OVERALL RECORD IN JAPAN WITH THE SAITAMA BRONCOS IN THREE SEASONS WAS 78-48.
PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL IN JAPAN, ST. CLAIR SPENT THE 2015-2016 SEASON IN DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AT AL NASR CLUB WHERE HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH. COACH ST. CLAIR HELPED DEVELOP A GUARD TANDEM THAT LED THE UAE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE IN 3 POINTERS MADE AND PERCENTAGES. HE ALSO COACHED THE ORLANDO, FLORIDA NATIVE HIGH FLYING ERIC GRIFFIN FORMERLY OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS. AL NASR CLUB MADE A RUN IN THE FINALS OF THE UAE PROFESSIONAL PRESIDENT’S CUP.
IN ADDITION, COACH ST. CLAIR HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE HEAD COACH OF OHUD CLUB OF MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA IN THE PRESTIGIOUS GULF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2016. OHUD COMPETED AGAINST PROFESSIONAL TEAMS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST FOR THE COVETED GULF CUP. DURING HIS TIME THERE, COACH ST. CLAIR COACHED FORMER FIRST-ROUND NBA DRAFT PICK DONTE GREENE.
BEFORE HEADING TO SAUDI ARABIA COACH ST. CLAIR TOOK OVER AN EXPANSION TEAM IN THE UAE PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE AT AL JAZIRA CLUB IN ABU DHABI. IN THE SECOND SEASON, COACH ST. CLAIR LED A TEAM THAT HAD ONLY WON ONE GAME THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO A PLAYOFF APPEARANCE IN THE SECOND SEASON.
COACH ST. CLAIR STARTED HIS INTERNATIONAL COACHING CAREER AT SHARJAH CLUB IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. THE CLUB ENJOYED GREAT SUCCESS UNDER COACH ST. CLAIR, WINNERS OF THE ARAB CUP AND SUPER CUP. HE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PLAYER DEVELOPMENT.
PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL IN SHARJAH, ST. CLAIR WAS A MEMBER OF THE COACHING STAFF AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY FOR ONE SEASON. ST. CLAIR WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN RECRUITING ONE OF THE TOP TEN RECRUITING CLASSES (NCAA II) AND HELPED LEAD CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY TO A TOP 20 RANKING NATIONALLY, A FIRST IN 46 YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY.
PRIOR TO HIS STINT AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, ST. CLAIR SERVED FOUR YEARS AS THE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH AT SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA. AS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN POLY STAFF, ST. CLAIR HELPED LEAD THE TEAM TO A 2006 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCE IN THE NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT.
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ST. CLAIR IS A NATIVE OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND ALSO SPENT CHILDHOOD YEARS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. HE EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM HAMPTON UNIVERSITY IN VIRGINIA IN 2000. ST. CLAIR IS A STUDENT OF THE GAME AND AN EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER. HE IS KNOWN FOR CONNECTING WITH PLAYERS ON AND OFF THE COURT.
