#12 Samara Coleman Season 2026

PRIOR TO LSU
Played her freshman season at TCU, earning a trip to the 2025 NCAA Tournament…appeared in 78 sets over 27 matches…totaled 102 kills and added 25 blocks, 18 aces and 112 digs…logged double-digit kills in three matches in 2025, including a season-high 19 on a .457 hitting percentage in a victory over No. 8 Texas A&M (Sept. 10, 2025), and was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week…turned in her first career double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs against Houston (Sept. 24, 2025)…ranked as the No. 11 player in the nation of 2025 by PrepVolleyball.com…one of the top players in the state out of Spring, Texas…helped lead Grand Oaks High School to back-to-back state titles and a 159-33 record…was a four-time All-State honoree…boasts over 1,600 kills in her high school career, averaging 4.4 kills per set on a .312 clip…played all six rotations, totaling 987 digs, 136 blocks and 134 aces…earned AVCA First Team High School All-American and MaxPreps First Team All-American honors as a senior…amassed 693 kills at an extremely efficient .332 hitting percentage while leading Grand Oaks to a 2024 Volleyball 6A D1 State Championship…capped off her senior season with Houston Chronicle Player of the Year honors…finished with 499 kills as a junior, helping Grand Oaks to a 50-1 record and its first state title in school history…member of the AVCA Phenom watchlist in 2022 and 2023…she also played club with Houston Skyline, winning bronze at USAV Nationals in 2023.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Samuel and Deonna Coleman…has two younger brothers, Bryce and Tavis…mother ran track at Houston (1998-2000) and father wrestled at North Carolina (1986-87)…has a cousin, Michael Johnson, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.