Simpson had his finest season in 1971–1972, in which he averaged 27.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, Simpson joined the Detroit Pistons, but his level of production dropped significantly, from 18 points per game in 1975–1976 to 11 points per game in 1976–1977, and after one-and-a-half seasons, he returned to the Denver Nuggets, now one of the ABA teams who had joined the NBA. However, he averaged only 5.5 points during his second tenure with the Nuggets,[4] and after two more seasons as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, he retired in 1980.
Simpson scored 11,785 combined ABA/NBA points in his ten-year career. His 9,953 points were the most for the Nuggets during the team's time in the ABA.[3]
^"Detroit PSL Basketball » PSL Alums Drafted by NBA Franchises".
^ abcdEllis, Vince (August 16, 2012). "Ex-Spartan, Piston Ralph Simpson fond of his ABA, Pershing days". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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External linksedit
Career stats at basketball-reference.com
Ralph Simpson at Remember the ABA
January 01, 1970
ralph, simpson, other, people, with, similar, names, ralph, sampson, disambiguation, ralph, derek, simpson, born, august, 1949, american, former, basketball, player, played, professionally, american, basketball, association, national, basketball, association, . For other people with similar names see Ralph Sampson disambiguation Ralph Derek Simpson born August 10 1949 is an American former basketball player He played professionally in the American Basketball Association ABA and National Basketball Association NBA from 1970 to 1980 Ralph SimpsonPersonal informationBorn 1949 08 10 August 10 1949 age 74 Detroit Michigan U S Listed height6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Listed weight200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh schoolSoutheastern Detroit Michigan Pershing Detroit Michigan CollegeMichigan State 1969 1970 NBA draft1972 1st round 11th overall pickSelected by the Chicago BullsPlaying career1970 1979PositionShooting guard small forwardNumber44 10 32 Career historyAs player 1970 1976Denver Rockets Nuggets1976 1978Detroit Pistons1978Denver Nuggets1978 1979Philadelphia 76ers1979New Jersey NetsAs coach 1985 1987Metro State assistant Career highlights and awards5 ABA All Star 1972 1976 All ABA First Team 1976 2 All ABA Second Team 1972 1973 Third team All American NABC 1970 Career ABA and NBA statisticsPoints11 785 16 7 ppg Rebounds2 616 3 7 rpg Assists2 357 3 3 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editSimpson a 6 6 guard forward was a star at Detroit s Pershing High School 1 where he teamed with Spencer Haywood to win the Michigan state championship in 1967 2 He was offered a tryout for the 1968 United States Olympic team but turned it down 3 After two strong years at Michigan State University he signed a professional contract with the ABA s Denver Rockets later the Denver Nuggets and he would represent the franchise in five ABA All Star games 2 3 Simpson had his finest season in 1971 1972 in which he averaged 27 4 points 4 7 rebounds and 3 1 assists After the ABA NBA merger in 1976 Simpson joined the Detroit Pistons but his level of production dropped significantly from 18 points per game in 1975 1976 to 11 points per game in 1976 1977 and after one and a half seasons he returned to the Denver Nuggets now one of the ABA teams who had joined the NBA However he averaged only 5 5 points during his second tenure with the Nuggets 4 and after two more seasons as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets he retired in 1980 Simpson scored 11 785 combined ABA NBA points in his ten year career His 9 953 points were the most for the Nuggets during the team s time in the ABA 3 Personal life editSimpson currently lives in Denver Colorado 2 His daughter is Grammy Award winning soul singer India Arie 2 References edit Detroit PSL Basketball PSL Alums Drafted by NBA Franchises a b c d Ellis Vince August 16 2012 Ex Spartan Piston Ralph Simpson fond of his ABA Pershing days Detroit Free Press Retrieved August 19 2012 a b c Ralph Simpson remembertheaba com Retrieved August 19 2012 Ralph Simpson basketball reference com Retrieved August 19 2012 External links editCareer stats at basketball reference com Ralph Simpson at Remember the ABA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Simpson amp oldid 1185784738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
