Sam Stith

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1937)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Sam Stith

| image = Sam Stith.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Stith as a junior at St. Bonaventure

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|7|22}}

| birth_place = Greensville County, Virginia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| high_school = St. Francis (Queens, New York)

| college = St. Bonaventure (1957–1960)

| draft_year = 1960

| draft_round = 8

| draft_pick = 56

| draft_team = Cincinnati Royals

| career_start = 1961

| career_end = 1964

| career_number = 17

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1961|full=y}}

| team1 = New York Knicks

| years2 = 1962–1963

| team2 = Allentown Jets

| years3 = 1963–1964

| team3 = Wilkes-Barre Barons

| highlights =

• EPBL champion (1963)
• No. 22 retired by St. Bonaventure Bonnies

| bbr = stithsa01

| historical_profile = sam_stith

}}

Samuel Elwood Stith (born July 22, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stithsa01.html|title=Sam Stith NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=26 January 2024}} Stith was selected in the 1960 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals after a collegiate career at St. Bonaventure University. He also played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, where in 1963 he won the league championship.

He is the brother of professional basketball player Tom Stith.