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Jersey Number 21
Justin Simmons
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- High School:
- South Division/Concordia-Wisconsin/Butler CC
Honors and Awards
•Second-Team All-Summit (2012-13)
As a Senior (2013-14)
Appeared in 30 games and was limited to starting 17 due to injury…Averaged 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game…Shot .369 (109-295) from the floor, .248 (27-109) from 3-point range and .813 (61-75) at the free throw line…Scored in double figures in 15 games, including six with 15 or more points…Hit a season-best four 3-pointers on three separate occasions: at Central Arkansas (Dec. 28), at North Dakota State (Jan. 16) and at Fort Wayne (Jan. 30)…Put up 21 points at NDSU…Finished with a season-high 28 points on 11-for-21 shooting at IPFW…Matched his season high of three steals twice, first vs. Waldorf (Dec. 3) and again at Hawaii (Jan. 3)…Added a season-best eight rebounds at IUPUI (Feb. 1)…Closed his career with 14 points at Murray State (March 24) in the second round of the CIT…Finished as runner-up in the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition.
As a Junior (2012-13)
Second-team All-Summit selection…Ranked fourth in the Summit League in scoring (16.7), total points (517) and field goals made (196)…Started 30 of 31 games in his first season as a Maverick…Averaged 16.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game…Shot .473 (196-414) from the floor, .402 (43-107) from 3-point range and .781 (82-105) at the free throw line…Scored in double figures in 26 games, including 11 with 20 or more points…Achieved his first career double-double with career bests of 32 points and 11 rebounds vs. Benedictine (Dec. 18)…Hit a career-best five 3-pointers twice: first vs. Kansas City (Dec. 31) and again at South Dakota (Jan. 24)…Finished with 29 points on 12-for-23 shooting vs. South Dakota State (Feb. 28)…Tied his career high of two blocks three times: vs. St. Mary (Nov. 11), vs. Oakland (Feb. 2) and vs. Chicago State (Feb. 19)…Added a career-best six assists in the St. Mary game…Averaged 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game in Summit League play.
Butler CC
Played one year at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan….In 2011-12, averaged 16.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 71 percent from the free throw line and 49 percent from the field…Had a career-best performance against Iowa Western, scoring 36 points on 14-for-18 shooting.
Concordia (Wis.)
Began his collegiate career at Concordia (Wis.), where he competed in both basketball and track & field…Earned All-America honors in the long jump and was a conference champion in the 400m dash…Helped his team to a NAC championship.
South Division High School
Lettered in basketball and track & field...State runner-up in the 400m dash and earned all-state honors in 2008.
Personal
Son of John Simmons and Lillian Velez...Born Aug. 17, 1990 in Milwaukee, Wis….Has two brothers, John Simmons Jr. and Kalon Glass…Has one son, Kastin…Majoring in education…Earned his associate’s degree from Butler CC in May 2012.
•Second-Team All-Summit (2012-13)
As a Senior (2013-14)
Appeared in 30 games and was limited to starting 17 due to injury…Averaged 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game…Shot .369 (109-295) from the floor, .248 (27-109) from 3-point range and .813 (61-75) at the free throw line…Scored in double figures in 15 games, including six with 15 or more points…Hit a season-best four 3-pointers on three separate occasions: at Central Arkansas (Dec. 28), at North Dakota State (Jan. 16) and at Fort Wayne (Jan. 30)…Put up 21 points at NDSU…Finished with a season-high 28 points on 11-for-21 shooting at IPFW…Matched his season high of three steals twice, first vs. Waldorf (Dec. 3) and again at Hawaii (Jan. 3)…Added a season-best eight rebounds at IUPUI (Feb. 1)…Closed his career with 14 points at Murray State (March 24) in the second round of the CIT…Finished as runner-up in the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition.
As a Junior (2012-13)
Second-team All-Summit selection…Ranked fourth in the Summit League in scoring (16.7), total points (517) and field goals made (196)…Started 30 of 31 games in his first season as a Maverick…Averaged 16.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game…Shot .473 (196-414) from the floor, .402 (43-107) from 3-point range and .781 (82-105) at the free throw line…Scored in double figures in 26 games, including 11 with 20 or more points…Achieved his first career double-double with career bests of 32 points and 11 rebounds vs. Benedictine (Dec. 18)…Hit a career-best five 3-pointers twice: first vs. Kansas City (Dec. 31) and again at South Dakota (Jan. 24)…Finished with 29 points on 12-for-23 shooting vs. South Dakota State (Feb. 28)…Tied his career high of two blocks three times: vs. St. Mary (Nov. 11), vs. Oakland (Feb. 2) and vs. Chicago State (Feb. 19)…Added a career-best six assists in the St. Mary game…Averaged 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game in Summit League play.
Butler CC
Played one year at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan….In 2011-12, averaged 16.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 71 percent from the free throw line and 49 percent from the field…Had a career-best performance against Iowa Western, scoring 36 points on 14-for-18 shooting.
Concordia (Wis.)
Began his collegiate career at Concordia (Wis.), where he competed in both basketball and track & field…Earned All-America honors in the long jump and was a conference champion in the 400m dash…Helped his team to a NAC championship.
South Division High School
Lettered in basketball and track & field...State runner-up in the 400m dash and earned all-state honors in 2008.
Personal
Son of John Simmons and Lillian Velez...Born Aug. 17, 1990 in Milwaukee, Wis….Has two brothers, John Simmons Jr. and Kalon Glass…Has one son, Kastin…Majoring in education…Earned his associate’s degree from Butler CC in May 2012.
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