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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Tom Killips

54 Sam Simmons

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newburgh, NY
  • Highschool Newburgh Free Academy

Biography

2008-09: Started in 27 games ... Led the team in scoring (18.4) and rebounding (8.1) ... Was was tops on the club in steals (46) and was second in both assists (46) and blocks (32) ... Averaged a team-best 31.2 minutes per contest ... Made 212 of 371 field goal attempts (57.1%) ... Was good on 4 of 14 (28.6%) three-point tries ... Went 68 for 99 (68.7%) from the free throw line ... Led the league in points, rebounds and offensive rebounds (3.59) per game ... Was second in field goal percentage ... Fourth in steals per game (1.7) and blocked shots (1.19) ... Liberty League Forward of the Week seven times ... Liberty League Player of the Year ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Liberty League Tournament MVP ... Liberty League All-Tournament Team ... ECAC Upstate First Team ... D3Hoops.com All-Region First Team ...   

2007-08: Played in 25 games, including 24 as a starter … Averaged 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game … Made 187 of 353 field goal attempts (53.0%) … Made 41 of 61 from the free throw line … Liberty League Forward of the Week five times … 2008 Liberty League First Team … Second in the Liberty League in scoring … Led the league in rebounding … Second in field goal percentage … Led the league in offensive rebounding (3.2 per game) … Had 20 points and 15 rebounds against Middlebury (11/29) … Scored a career-high 31 points against Wentworth Photo by Tom Killips(12/8) … Recorded 28 points, six rebounds and four assists against Clarkson (1/26) … Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Clarkson (2/22) …

2006-07: Played 25 games, including 23 as a starter … Averaged 14.0 points and 7.6 rebounds … Averaged 27.0 minutes per game … Made 155 of 304 (51.0%) field goal attempts … Made 39 of 56 from free throw line … Liberty League Forward of the Week once … 2007 Liberty League Second Team … Scored a season-high 22 points against Cortland (1/6) … Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds against Skidmore (1/13) … Had a season-high four assists against Hobart (1/27) … Had a season-high three steals against St. Lawrence (2/2) and against Wentworth (12/9) …

2005-06: Played in 22 games … Averaged 6.4 points and 3.4 rebounds … Had 15 assists, 11 blocks, and 12 steals … Averaged 15.3 minutes per game … Made 61 of 113 (54.0%) field goal attempts … Made 19 of 26 (73.1%) from the free throw line … Had a season-high 18 points with one rebound, one assist, and three steals at Stevens (1/4) … Recorded 12 points with seven rebounds, an assist, and two blocks against Hobart (2/10) … Tallied nine points and a season-high 10 rebounds with a block and a steal versus Hamilton (2/11) …

2004-05: Played on the junior varsity …

High School: Started on varsity basketball for two seasons … Three-year starter in varsity football … Captain of both sports in his senior year … All-Section 9 First Team … Times-Herald Record All-Star … Student-Athlete Award … National Honor Society … Sojourner Truth Award …

Personal: Building Sciences major ... Played one year of football at Rensselaer ... Son of Willa Simmons.

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Historical Player Information

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    2005-06Sophomore

    Forward
    6'4" 225 lbs
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    2006-07Junior

    Forward
    6'4" 225 lbs
    54
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    2007-08Senior

    Forward
    6'4" 225 lbs
    54
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    2008-09Senior

    Forward
    6'4" 225 lbs
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