Marcus Simmons (basketball)
Marcus Jermaine Simmons (born January 28, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 28, 1988 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Peabody Magnet (Alexandria, Louisiana) |
| College | USC (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–2018 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012, 2013–2014 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
| 2014–2016 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2016 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| 2017–2018 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career edit
Born in Alexandria, Louisiana, Simmons attended local Peabody Magnet High School where he averaged 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game as a junior, leading Peabody to a 34-5 record and a No. 2 ranking in the state of Louisiana.
As a senior, he averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game, leading Peabody to a 37-4 record and the 2006-07 4-A Louisiana state championship while winning their last 17. He was selected to the All-District 4-A team and earned All-State honors and was ranked as the No. 47 small forward in the 2007 recruiting class by Rivals.com.[1]
College career edit
After graduating high school, Simmons attended USC. During 4 years with the Trojans, he played on 105 games, starting 46, with averages 3.1 points, 2 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals, playing mostly as a defensive specialist being named during his senior season, the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and made the All-Defensive team.[1]
Professional career edit
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Simmons signed with Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese bj league on September 27, 2011.[2]
After a year in Japan, Simmons was selected on the sixth round of the 2012 NBA Development League Draft by the Texas Legends on November 2, 2012,[3] and three days later, was traded to the Canton Charge.[4] He was later waived by the Charge November 15 prior to the start of the regular season.[5]
On December 16, 2013, after a year off, Simmons re-signed with the B-Corsairs[6] where he averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 34 games during the 2013–14 season.
On November 1, 2014, Simmons returned to the D-League, this time via the Fort Wayne Mad Ants' training camp,[7] making it to the opening night roster on November 14.[8] In 47 games for Fort Wayne in 2014–15, he averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[9]
On September 28, 2015, Simmons signed with the Chicago Bulls[10] However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 22 after appearing in two preseason games.[11] A week later, he was reacquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[12]
On June 26, 2016, Simmons was signed by Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association as the team's import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.[13] On October 31, he was reacquired by Fort Wayne,[14] but was waived on November 10.[15] On January 16, 2017, Simmons was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.[16]
References edit
- ^ a b . USC Trojans.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Trojans to play professionally overseas". DailyTrojan.com. September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ . NBA.com. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Charge Make Roster Moves". OurSportsCentral.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Charge Waive Eglseder and Simmons". OurSportsCentral.com. November 15, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Marcus Simmons back at Yokohama BC". Court-Side.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Mad Ants Finalize 2014-15 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Mad Ants Finalize Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Marcus Simmons D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "BULLS WAIVE CRAWFORD & SIMMONS". NBA.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ "Mad Ants add 5 to roster". JournalGazette.net. October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Badua, Snow (June 26, 2016). "TNT's Mario Little, Marcus Simmons of Phoenix complete 12-import cast for PBA Governors Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Needham, Vinessa (October 31, 2016). "Mad Ants Finalize Training Camp Roster Following 2016 Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Needham, Vinessa (November 10, 2016). "Mad Ants Waive Three to Finalize 2016-17 Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Grand Rapids Drive Acquire Marcus Simmons". NBA.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
External links edit
- RealGM profile
- USBasket profile