In his first year as a college player, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 5.8 rebounds. At the end of the year he injured his left knee and went for surgery, but fully recovered for the next season. Before the second season at IPFW, he was ranked as the nation's second-best college center, behind Emeka Okafor of Connecticut. Also, he was named "Pre-Season Independent Player of the Year". Simon was also an All-American Candidate. He declared him eligible for the 2004 NBA draft without agent, but tore the ACL on his right knee during the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp and withdrew his name from the early entries into the draft and returned to school. He finished his last college season averaging 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds.[1][2]
I needed game like this one, to play well and show I can do well. After the end of ULEB Cup I would like to stay here and hopefully everything will be ok. For now I want to concentrate and play well in ULEB and Bulgarian championship as well.[4]
In the Bulgarian league he averaged 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while in the ULEB Cup he averaged 7.6 points and 7.8 rebounds for 25 minutes on the floor.[5] He then, in 2006 signed for Russian club Standart Samarskiy Region and stayed for one season. Over 14 games in the Russian Super League, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.9 rebounds (7th in the league). However, he left the team midseason to go to France and Standart finished 13th and relegated into lower league.[6]
He then played for French teams, both members of LNB Pro A League, Dijon and Strasbourg till 2010. For Dijon he played one game in Eurocup, where he scored 18 points, while for Strasbourg he played in EuroChallenge, the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. Over 6 games he averaged 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds.[7] In 2010, he signed with the Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League where he would go on to make his first All-Star team.
On 11 June 2012, Simon signed a one-year contract with the Astana, along with Andreas Glyniadakis.[9] In April 2013, he extended his contract for one more season.[10]
On February 19, 2016, Simon was signed by Tropang TNT as the team's new import, replacing the suspended Ivan Johnson.[11]
In April 2018, Simon was released from Anyang shortly after the KBL implemented a rule on foreign players. The KBL allows each team to have two foreign-born players on their rosters with neither taller than 200 centimeters. Simon was two centimeters over the limit. The move was made to combat declining league attendance [1].
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^"David Joseph Simon Player Profile (2009-2010)". Doudiz Basket. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Radnicki adds size with David Simon at sportando.net
^Carchia, E. "BC Astana land David Simon and Andreas Glyniadakis". Sportando. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
^. sportando.net. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^Sacamos, Karlo (February 19, 2016). "Tropang TNT finds new import in 33-year-old journeyman David Simon". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
External linksedit
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November 28, 2023
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David Simon born August 9 1982 is an American professional basketball player He also played his collegiate basketball for IPFW David SimonSimon during a 2016 PBA gameNo 9 Shinshu Brave WarriorsPositionCenterLeagueB LeaguePersonal informationBorn 1982 08 09 August 9 1982 age 41 Vernon Hills IllinoisNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 9 in 2 06 m Listed weight260 lb 118 kg Career informationHigh schoolAdlai E Stevenson Lincolnshire Illinois CollegeFort Wayne 2001 2005 NBA draft2005 undraftedPlaying career2005 presentCareer history2005 2006Lukoil Academic2006 2007Standart2007 2008JDA Dijon2008 2010Strasbourg IG2010 2011Anyang KGC2011 2012Radnicki Kragujevac2012 2014Astana2014 2015Wonju Dongbu Promy2015 2016Seoul SK Knights2016Tropang TNT2016 2018Anyang KGC2018 2022Kyoto Hannaryz2022Goyang Carrot Jumpers2023Earth Friends Tokyo Z2023 presentShinshu Brave WarriorsCareer highlights and awardsAdriatic League MVP 2012 Adriatic League Top Scorer 2012 KBL 2017 3 KBL All Star 2011 2016 2018 KBL All Defensive First Team 2017 Contents 1 College career 1 1 College statistics 2 Professional career 3 European career statistics 3 1 Adriatic league 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editIn his first year as a college player he averaged 10 6 points per game and 5 8 rebounds At the end of the year he injured his left knee and went for surgery but fully recovered for the next season Before the second season at IPFW he was ranked as the nation s second best college center behind Emeka Okafor of Connecticut Also he was named Pre Season Independent Player of the Year Simon was also an All American Candidate He declared him eligible for the 2004 NBA draft without agent but tore the ACL on his right knee during the Chicago Pre Draft Camp and withdrew his name from the early entries into the draft and returned to school He finished his last college season averaging 16 6 points and 6 9 rebounds 1 2 College statistics edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2002 03 IPFW 30 NA 23 1 580 000 651 5 8 7 4 1 3 10 62003 04 IPFW 28 NA 31 4 584 1 000 648 9 8 1 6 8 1 9 18 02004 05 IPFW 25 NA 32 1 523 077 633 6 9 2 0 8 1 9 16 6Career 83 NA 28 6 560 200 643 7 5 1 4 7 1 7 14 9Professional career editSimon played for the Timberwolves at the NBA Summer League and at the New Jersey Nets mini camp On 10 October 2005 Simon signed with Bulgarian club Lukoil Academic which participated in the ULEB Cup 3 In the mid of the season he said I needed game like this one to play well and show I can do well After the end of ULEB Cup I would like to stay here and hopefully everything will be ok For now I want to concentrate and play well in ULEB and Bulgarian championship as well 4 In the Bulgarian league he averaged 11 4 points and 5 8 rebounds per game while in the ULEB Cup he averaged 7 6 points and 7 8 rebounds for 25 minutes on the floor 5 He then in 2006 signed for Russian club Standart Samarskiy Region and stayed for one season Over 14 games in the Russian Super League he averaged 11 1 points and 6 9 rebounds 7th in the league However he left the team midseason to go to France and Standart finished 13th and relegated into lower league 6 He then played for French teams both members of LNB Pro A League Dijon and Strasbourg till 2010 For Dijon he played one game in Eurocup where he scored 18 points while for Strasbourg he played in EuroChallenge the 3rd tier level transnational men s professional club basketball competition in Europe Over 6 games he averaged 17 8 points and 8 3 rebounds 7 In 2010 he signed with the Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League where he would go on to make his first All Star team In August 2011 Simon signed a one year deal with Radnicki Kragujevac 8 He was named Adriatic League MVP and was the league s top scorer averaging 19 4 points and 6 5 rebounds per game On 11 June 2012 Simon signed a one year contract with the Astana along with Andreas Glyniadakis 9 In April 2013 he extended his contract for one more season 10 On February 19 2016 Simon was signed by Tropang TNT as the team s new import replacing the suspended Ivan Johnson 11 In April 2018 Simon was released from Anyang shortly after the KBL implemented a rule on foreign players The KBL allows each team to have two foreign born players on their rosters with neither taller than 200 centimeters Simon was two centimeters over the limit The move was made to combat declining league attendance 1 European career statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating Bold Career highAdriatic league edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR2011 12 Radnicki 26 26 29 2 637 300 575 6 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 19 4 22 3Career 26 26 29 2 637 300 575 6 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 19 4 22 3References edit Does Simon Have One More Surprise 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Carchia E BC Astana land David Simon and Andreas Glyniadakis Sportando Retrieved 18 June 2012 BC Astana keeps Brion Rush and David Simon sportando net Archived from the original on 15 July 2014 Retrieved 14 July 2014 Sacamos Karlo February 19 2016 Tropang TNT finds new import in 33 year old journeyman David Simon Spin ph Retrieved February 20 2016 External links editDavid Simon at eurobasket com David Simon at FIBA com David Simon at abaliga com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Simon basketball amp oldid 1185784722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
