2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Simon, KJ
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Jersey Number 2
KJ Simon
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Bethune-Cookman
- High School:
- West Orange HS
Bio
2021-22: Enjoyed a dominant campaign, racking up All-Ohio Valley Conference first team, OVC All-Newcomer and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 18 second team accolades…Joined two-time All-American Lester Hudson as the only players in UT Martin history to garner both All-OVC first team and OVC All-Newcomer awards in the same season…Was the only NCAA Division I player in the nation to average at least 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game…Ranked in the top-three in the OVC in scoring (16.9 points per game, second behind OVC Player of the Year KJ Williams from Murray State), steals (1.6 per contest, third) and blocked shots (1.4 per outing, third)…Ranked second in the OVC with 1.5 blocks per game in league play…Played in all 30 contests, logging 29 starts…In addition to points (508), steals (48) and blocks (41), he also topped the Skyhawks in field goals made (198) and free throws made (70)…Averaged 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest…Knocked down 73.2 percent (52-for-71) of his free throw attempts against conference opponents…Scored at least eight points in all 30 games, including 24 double-digit performances and a dozen outings of at least 20 points…Led the team in scoring 14 times while also pacing the squad in rebounds on seven different occasions…Registered a pair of double-doubles (19 points and a career-best 12 rebounds on Dec. 4 at Western Illinois, 17 points and 11 rebounds at Belmont on Jan. 29)…Poured in a career-high 30 points (on 13-of-22 shooting) in the home win over UNC Asheville on Dec. 14…Versatility was on full display on Feb. 5 against Tennessee State when he was one of only two NCAA Division I players to tally at least 20 points, five rebounds, four assists, four blocks, three steals and zero turnovers in a game…Shot over 50 percent on nine separate occasions, including a 7-of-9 effort (77.8 percent) in the Feb. 3 victory over Southeast Missouri…Made multiple three-pointers in 13 outings, including a career-best five trifectas (in eight tries) against No. 21 Murray State on Feb. 19…Sank at least four free throws in nine games, including a career-best nine makes in 10 attempts against SIUE on Jan. 24…Snared at least six rebounds in 12 different contests…Handed out a career-high five assists at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 12…Produced a dozen multi-block performances, including a career-high five swats at Tennessee State on Jan. 6…Was responsible for 15 multi-steal efforts, including a career-best five swipes on Dec. 11 against Middle Tennessee…Dialed up five OVC Newcomer of the Week honors, tying Hudson (2007-08) and current UT Martin teammate Parker Stewart (2019-20) for the most in school history.
BEFORE UTM: Was part of the Bethune-Cookman program in 2020-21 under Skyhawk head coach Ryan Ridder but did not play as the school opted out of all sports…Spent his first two collegiate seasons at Troy, where he played in 60 career games while making 13 starts from 2018-20 at Troy under head coaches Scott Cross and Phil Cunningham…Accumulated 245 points, 146 rebounds, 77 assists, 46 steals and 19 blocks during his Trojan tenure, averaging 15.4 minutes per contest…Played in all 31 games and cracked the starting lineup a dozen times during this sophomore campaign, averaging 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per outing…Scored in double figures on six different occasions, including a career-best 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting against UAB on Nov. 7, 2019…Was responsible for a pair of double-doubles, accomplishing that feat against Carver on Nov. 18 (11 points, career-high 11 rebounds) and at Georgia State (14 points, 10 rebounds) on Feb. 1…Additionally grabbed 10 rebounds while divvying out a career-best five assists against Texas A&M on Nov. 20…Swiped multiple steals in 10 different games as a sophomore…Averaged 3.4 points per game while shooting 52.7 percent (39-of-74) from the floor as a freshman…Scored a season-best 12 points twice (season-high five field goals made at Georgia Southern on Feb. 15, career-best three trifectas at Coastal Carolina on March 9)…Hauled in a season-high seven rebounds (to go along with seven points) against No. 11 Florida State on Dec. 3 and stuffed the statsheet all around against Georgia Southern on Jan. 17 (nine points on 4-of-4 shooting, four rebounds, three assists, career-best three steals, one block)…Handed out at least three assists in six different games, had five multi-steal efforts and swatted away at least two blocked shots on three separate occasions…Prepped at West Orange High School, where he averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as a senior for head coach Eric Jones…Helped lead the Warriors to the 2018 state Final Four, scoring a team-best 20 points against nationally ranked Oak Ridge…Additionally shattered the school’s single-game record with 13 assists and also went off for 34 points in the Metro vs. Florida All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 10, 1999...Son of Lyndsay Campbell and Kevin Simon, Sr....Has four siblings, Sha, Skylar, Neenee and Kevin III...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
BEFORE UTM: Was part of the Bethune-Cookman program in 2020-21 under Skyhawk head coach Ryan Ridder but did not play as the school opted out of all sports…Spent his first two collegiate seasons at Troy, where he played in 60 career games while making 13 starts from 2018-20 at Troy under head coaches Scott Cross and Phil Cunningham…Accumulated 245 points, 146 rebounds, 77 assists, 46 steals and 19 blocks during his Trojan tenure, averaging 15.4 minutes per contest…Played in all 31 games and cracked the starting lineup a dozen times during this sophomore campaign, averaging 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per outing…Scored in double figures on six different occasions, including a career-best 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting against UAB on Nov. 7, 2019…Was responsible for a pair of double-doubles, accomplishing that feat against Carver on Nov. 18 (11 points, career-high 11 rebounds) and at Georgia State (14 points, 10 rebounds) on Feb. 1…Additionally grabbed 10 rebounds while divvying out a career-best five assists against Texas A&M on Nov. 20…Swiped multiple steals in 10 different games as a sophomore…Averaged 3.4 points per game while shooting 52.7 percent (39-of-74) from the floor as a freshman…Scored a season-best 12 points twice (season-high five field goals made at Georgia Southern on Feb. 15, career-best three trifectas at Coastal Carolina on March 9)…Hauled in a season-high seven rebounds (to go along with seven points) against No. 11 Florida State on Dec. 3 and stuffed the statsheet all around against Georgia Southern on Jan. 17 (nine points on 4-of-4 shooting, four rebounds, three assists, career-best three steals, one block)…Handed out at least three assists in six different games, had five multi-steal efforts and swatted away at least two blocked shots on three separate occasions…Prepped at West Orange High School, where he averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as a senior for head coach Eric Jones…Helped lead the Warriors to the 2018 state Final Four, scoring a team-best 20 points against nationally ranked Oak Ridge…Additionally shattered the school’s single-game record with 13 assists and also went off for 34 points in the Metro vs. Florida All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 10, 1999...Son of Lyndsay Campbell and Kevin Simon, Sr....Has four siblings, Sha, Skylar, Neenee and Kevin III...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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