2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Simmons, Darius
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Jersey Number 10
Darius Simmons
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, NC
- Previous School:
- Lenoir-Rhyne
- High School:
- Word of God Academy
Bio
2021-22: Got off to a great start before an injury prematurely ended his season in mid-January, playing in 17 contests while starting five…Led the Skyhawks in three-point field goal percentage (.356), connecting on 26 of his 73 tries from three-point land…Averaged 8.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.4 minutes per game…Buried 78.1 percent (25-for-32) of his attempts from the free throw line…Topped the squad in scoring four times, including three consecutive contests from Nov. 24 through Dec. 1 where he shot a combined 60.6 percent (18 points against Carver College, season-high 21 points at Western Kentucky, 17 points against Middle Tennessee)…Scored in double figures six times overall, including a 19-point effort to go along with season highs of four rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes against Miami-Hamilton on Nov. 13…Established season-highs in both field goals made (eight) and three-point field goals made (five) in the 21-point outburst at Western Kentucky on Nov. 27…Made three or more treys on four different occasions in his first eight contests…Accounted for a pair of multi-steal games in Ohio Valley Conference play, swiping a pair of steals at Tennessee State (Jan. 6) and at Morehead State (Jan. 12)…Was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Earned an OVC Medal of Honor for a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average and was also named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Played four seasons (102 games overall) at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC under head coach Everick Sullivan at the NCAA Division II level…Pumped in 1,215 points on 47 percent shooting (383-of-815), nailing 40.4 percent (134-for-332) of his three-point tries and 83.1 percent (315-of-379) of his attempts from the charity stripe…Averaged 18.2 points per contest in his last two years alone, chalking up All-South Atlantic Conference accolades in both of those seasons…Wrapped up his time at Lenoir-Rhyne ranking seventh all-time in three-point field goal percentage and eighth in program history in free throw percentage...Averaged a team-best 18.6 points per contest during a shortened 2020-21 season that included just 16 games…Scored double figures in all but one game and was responsible for six 20-plus point games…Equaled his career-high with 33 points (on 11-of-18 shooting) at Newberry on March 1 and went 6-of-8 from three-point range on his way to 28 points at Queens just three days later…Made at least 10 free throws on three different occasions as a redshirt senior and swiped a career-best five steals on Feb. 22 at Catawba…Simmons’ junior year included a 17.9 points-per-game scoring average as he tallied 11 contests of at least 20 points and a trio of 30-plus point performances…Tied his career-high scoring tally with 33 points on an efficient 14-of-20 shooting against Anderson on Feb. 8…Dialed up six treys against two different opponents (eight attempts at Queens on Nov. 30, nine tries against Coker on Jan. 4) and made a career-best 14 free throws at Southern Wesleyan on Nov. 13…Career-high of eight rebounds came on Feb. 15 at Coker while he also handed out a career-best eight assists against Tusculum on Jan. 29…As a sophomore, Simmons broke the all-time school record for three-point field goal percentage, splashing 56.5 percent (35-for-62) of his attempts from downtown…Had 11 double-digit scoring games as he helped the Bears to a national ranking and an NCAA Tournament appearance after posting 21 wins – the program’s highest total in 11 seasons…Chipped in nine double figure scoring contests as a freshman in 2017-18 as part of 62 overall games with at least 10 points in his collegiate career…Redshirted for a year at Lenoir-Rhyne after a stellar prep career at Word of God Academy – the same program that has produced several NBA players including John Wall…Helped the Holy Rams achieve a national ranking of 17th in the high school ranks during his tenure.
PERSONAL: Born on March 17, 1997...Son of Clarence and Amy B. Simmons...Has two siblings, Makaylah and Alyse...Majoring in business administration.
BEFORE UTM: Played four seasons (102 games overall) at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC under head coach Everick Sullivan at the NCAA Division II level…Pumped in 1,215 points on 47 percent shooting (383-of-815), nailing 40.4 percent (134-for-332) of his three-point tries and 83.1 percent (315-of-379) of his attempts from the charity stripe…Averaged 18.2 points per contest in his last two years alone, chalking up All-South Atlantic Conference accolades in both of those seasons…Wrapped up his time at Lenoir-Rhyne ranking seventh all-time in three-point field goal percentage and eighth in program history in free throw percentage...Averaged a team-best 18.6 points per contest during a shortened 2020-21 season that included just 16 games…Scored double figures in all but one game and was responsible for six 20-plus point games…Equaled his career-high with 33 points (on 11-of-18 shooting) at Newberry on March 1 and went 6-of-8 from three-point range on his way to 28 points at Queens just three days later…Made at least 10 free throws on three different occasions as a redshirt senior and swiped a career-best five steals on Feb. 22 at Catawba…Simmons’ junior year included a 17.9 points-per-game scoring average as he tallied 11 contests of at least 20 points and a trio of 30-plus point performances…Tied his career-high scoring tally with 33 points on an efficient 14-of-20 shooting against Anderson on Feb. 8…Dialed up six treys against two different opponents (eight attempts at Queens on Nov. 30, nine tries against Coker on Jan. 4) and made a career-best 14 free throws at Southern Wesleyan on Nov. 13…Career-high of eight rebounds came on Feb. 15 at Coker while he also handed out a career-best eight assists against Tusculum on Jan. 29…As a sophomore, Simmons broke the all-time school record for three-point field goal percentage, splashing 56.5 percent (35-for-62) of his attempts from downtown…Had 11 double-digit scoring games as he helped the Bears to a national ranking and an NCAA Tournament appearance after posting 21 wins – the program’s highest total in 11 seasons…Chipped in nine double figure scoring contests as a freshman in 2017-18 as part of 62 overall games with at least 10 points in his collegiate career…Redshirted for a year at Lenoir-Rhyne after a stellar prep career at Word of God Academy – the same program that has produced several NBA players including John Wall…Helped the Holy Rams achieve a national ranking of 17th in the high school ranks during his tenure.
PERSONAL: Born on March 17, 1997...Son of Clarence and Amy B. Simmons...Has two siblings, Makaylah and Alyse...Majoring in business administration.
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