Lionel Simmons
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| Born | November 14, 1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | La Salle (1986–1990) | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 5,833 (12.8 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,833 (4.5 rpg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,498 (3.3 apg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lionel James "L-Train" Simmons (born November 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school career[edit]
Simmons led South Philadelphia High School to a Philadelphia Public League boys' championship in 1986, getting an MVP award in the process.[1] He was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]
College career[edit]
Simmons was a 6'7" small forward from La Salle University, where he won the Naismith College Player of the Year and John R. Wooden Award as a senior. Simmons is fourth in all-time NCAA career points with 3,217 and trails only Pete Maravich, Freeman Williams and Chris Clemons. Simmons became the first player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and pull down more than 1,100 rebounds.[3] He holds the NCAA Basketball record for most consecutive games scoring in double figures with 115.[4] He led the Explorers to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances (1988–90).[5] Simmons was Player of the Year in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for three years. He was a four-time First Team All Big 5 selection and won the Robert V. Geasey Trophy as Big 5 MVP three times. During his career, the Explorers had a 100-31 record.[6] Simmons was inducted into the La Salle University Hall of Athletes in 1995. Simmons was inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1996.[7]
College statistics[edit]
Source[8]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1986–87 | La Salle | 33 | 33 | 38.0 | .526 | .333 | .763 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 20.3 |
| 1987–88 | La Salle | 34 | 34 | 39.0 | .485 | .250 | .757 | 11.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 1988–89 | La Salle | 32 | 32 | 38.9 | .487 | .375 | .711 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 28.4 |
| 1989–90 | La Salle | 32 | 32 | 38.1 | .513 | .477 | .661 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| Career | 131 | 131 | 38.5 | .501 | .415 | .722 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 24.6 |
Professional career[edit]
Simmons was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the seventh pick of the 1990 NBA draft. On March 23, 1991, Simmons scored a career-high 42 points in a 95-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns.[9] He was the runner-up to Derrick Coleman for the 1991 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Simmons was NBA Player of the Week the week after the All-Star break during his rookie season.
He played seven seasons for the Kings, scoring 5,833 career points until prematurely retiring in 1997 due to chronic injuries. He managed to earn more than $21 million in an NBA career that lasted seven seasons.
See also[edit]
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career scoring leaders
References[edit]
- ^ "L-Train pulls into town - Nov 13, 2008 - South Philly Review | News, opinion, arts, food, real estate and sports in South Philadelphia". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/34383869.html[dead link]
- ^ "La Salle University : Alumni". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "La Salle University Basketball 1990-91". 1990. p. 46. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings Box Score, March 23, 1991". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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