Jermaine Samuels Jr. (born November 13, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.

Samuels attended The Rivers School, where he was coached by Andrew Mirken, as well as playing basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for Expressions Elite.

[3] Samuels committed to playing college basketball for Villanova in November 2016, turning down offers from Indiana, Duke, Kansas, UConn, Georgetown, Arizona State and California.

[6] He rejoined the rotation in February 2018 but struggled to receive consistent minutes and did not play in NCAA Tournament victories over West Virginia and Texas Tech.

[10] Coming into his junior season, Samuels was named to the Preseason Second Team All-Big East alongside teammate Collin Gillespie.

[18] During the 2020 offseason, Samuels worked on his decision-making and three-point shooting, while struggle to find practice space due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[21] As a senior, Samuels averaged 12 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning All-Big East Honorable Mention recognition.

[28] In July and August 2019, Samuels was a part of the United States national team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru.