Lance Samuseva begins his fourth season back in the University of Hawai‘i program, beginning his first season as a full-time assistant coach overseeing the defensive line. Samuseva was elevated in February 2015 after serving three seasons as an intern assisting with the defensive line.
Samuseva was a four-year letterman for UH from 2000-03 under former head coach June Jones. He played in 49 career games, making 39 starts at defensive tackle, and accumulated 154 tackles, including 12 tackles-for-loss, and four sacks. A member of two bowl teams, Samuseva was awarded as the team’s Most Inspirational Player during both his junior and senior years, becoming the first player to do so. Samuseva was the fifth person in his family to play football at UH.
Following his senior year, Samuseva earned an invitation to the 2004 Hula Bowl. He played one year with the Bergamo Lions in Italy in 2004 and played with the Rockford Raptors of the Indoor Football League in 2005.
A 1999 graduate of Farrington High School in Honolulu, Samuseva was one of the state’s top defensive prospects and a two-sport athlete, winning the Oahu Interscholastic Association shot put title during his junior and senior years.
Samuseva and his wife, Loihi, reside in ‘Aiea, O‘ahu.
The Samuseva File
Personal
Years at UH: 4th season
Hometown: Wai‘anae, O‘ahu
Alma Mater: Hawai‘i (2004)
Playing Experience
2005: Rockford Raptors (IFL)
2004: Bergamo Lions (ITFL)
2000-03: Hawai‘i
Coaching Experience
2012-: Hawai‘i
*2015-: Assistant (Defensive Line)
*2012-2014: Intern (Defensive Line)
