David Simon (basketball)
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Free agent | |
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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born | Vernon Hills, Illinois |
August 9, 1982
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Adlai E. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois) |
College | IPFW (2002–2005) |
NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2006 | Lukoil Academic |
2006–2007 | Standart |
2007–2008 | JDA Dijon |
2008–2010 | Strasbourg IG |
2010–2011 | Anyang KGC |
2011–2012 | Radnički Kragujevac |
2012–2014 | Astana |
2014–2015 | Wonju Dongbu Promy |
2015–2016 | Seoul SK Knights |
2016 | Tropang TNT |
Career highlights and awards | |
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David Simon (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Tropang TNT of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also played his collegiate basketball for IPFW.
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College career
In his first year as college player, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 5.8 rebounds. At the end of year he injured his left knee and went for surgery, but fully recovered for the next season. Before the second season at IPFW, he was ranked as the nation's second best college center, behind Emeka Okafor of Connecticut. Also, he was named "Pre-Season Independent Player of the Year". Simon was also an All-American Candidate. He declared him eligible for the 2004 NBA draft without agent, but tore the ACL on his right knee during the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp and withdrew his name from the early entries into the draft and returned to school. He finished his last college season averaging 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds.[1][2]
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2002-03 | IPFW | 30 | NA | 23.1 | .580 | .000 | .651 | 5.8 | .7 | .4 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
2003-04 | IPFW | 28 | NA | 31.4 | .584 | 1.000 | .648 | 9.8 | 1.6 | .8 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
2004-05 | IPFW | 25 | NA | 32.1 | .523 | .077 | .633 | 6.9 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.9 | 16.6 |
Career | 83 | NA | 28.6 | .560 | .200 | .643 | 7.5 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
Professional career
Simon played for the Timberwolves at the NBA Summer League and at the New Jersey Nets mini camp. On 10 October 2005, Simon signed with Bulgarian club Lukoil Academic which participated in the ULEB Cup.[3] In the mid of the season he said:"I needed game like this one, to play well and show I can do well. After the end of ULEB Cup I would like to stay here and hopefully everything will be ok. For now I want to concentrate and play well in ULEB and Bulgarian championship as well".[4] In the Bulgarian league he averaged 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while in the ULEB Cup he averaged 7.6 points and 7.8 rebounds for 25 minutes on the floor.[5] He then, in 2006 signed for Russian club Standart Samarskiy Region and stayed for one season. Over 14 games in the Russian Super League, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.9 rebounds (7th in the league). However, Standart finished 13th and relegated into lower league.[6]
He then played for French teams, both members of LNB Pro A League, Dijon and Strasbourg till 2010. For Dijon he played one game in Eurocup, where he scored 18 points, while for Strasbourg he played in EuroChallenge, the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. Over 6 games he averaged 17.8 points and 8.3 rebounds.[7] In 2010, he signed with the Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League.
In August 2011, Simon signed a one-year deal with Radnički Kragujevac.[8] He was named Adriatic League MVP and was league's top scorer averaging 19.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
On 11 June 2012, Simon signed a one-year contract with the Astana, along with Andreas Glyniadakis.[9] In April 2013, he extended his contract for one more season.[10]
On February 19, 2016, Simon was signed by Tropang TNT as the team's new import, replacing the suspended Ivan Johnson.[11]
European career statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Adriatic league
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2011–12 | Radnički | 26 | 26 | 29.2 | .637 | .300 | .575 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 19.4 | 22.3 |
Career | 26 | 26 | 29.2 | .637 | .300 | .575 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 19.4 | 22.3 |
References
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External links
- David Simon at eurobasket.com
- David Simon at FIBA.com
- David Simon at abaliga.com
- Pages with broken file links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Kazakhstan
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- Basketball players from Illinois
- BC Astana players
- Centers (basketball)
- IPFW Mastodons men's basketball players
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- KK Radnički Kragujevac players
- PBC Lukoil Academic players
- People from Lake County, Illinois
- Strasbourg IG players
- Anyang KGC players
- Wonju Dongbu Promy players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Tropang TNT players