Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons
Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019
No. 25 – Brooklyn Nets
PositionPoint guard / Power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian / American
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Box Hill Senior Secondary College
    (Melbourne, Victoria)
  • Montverde Academy
    (Montverde, Florida)
CollegeLSU (2015–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–presentPhiladelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× NBA All-Star (2019–2021)
  • All-NBA Third Team (2020)
  • 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2020, 2021)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (2018)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018)
  • NBA steals leader (2020)
  • Consensus first-team All-American (2016)
  • USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • First-team All-SEC (2016)
  • SEC Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • Mr. Basketball USA (2015)
  • Gatorade National Player of the Year (2015)
  • Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2015)
  • Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year (2015)
  • McDonald's All-American (2015)
  • First-team Parade All-American (2015)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
2013 Australia/New Zealand Team Competition
FIBA World U17 Championship
2012 Lithuania Team Competition

Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played college basketball for one season with the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers. He was chosen with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the 76ers. In 2018, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. He was given his first All-Star selection in 2019.

Simmons was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria. His father, Dave, is an American-born naturalised Australian former basketball player.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Simmons". Basketball Australia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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