Jonathon Simmons
| No. 17 – San Antonio Spurs | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 14, 1989 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Smiley (Houston, Texas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | Sugar Land Legends |
| 2013–2015 | Austin Toros/Spurs |
| 2015–present | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2015–2016 | →Austin Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jonathon Calvin Simmons (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of Division I college basketball for the University of Houston before a stint in the semi-professional American Basketball League (ABL) led to him joining the NBA D-League's Austin Toros in 2013. After two seasons playing in the D-League, Simmons signed with the San Antonio Spurs after he impressed during the 2015 NBA Summer League.
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High school and college career
After earning co-Most Valuable Player honors for the district as a senior at M. B. Smiley High School of Houston in 2007–08, Simmons spent his college freshman season in 2008–09 playing for Paris Junior College where he averaged 12.2 points and three rebounds per game, and earned all-conference honors. For his sophomore season, Simmons transferred to Midland College where he was an all-conference and all-region selection in 2009–10, after averaging 13.3 points and four rebounds per game.[1]
On November 15, 2010, Simmons signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Houston.[2] However, he was required to sit out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.[1]
As a junior at Houston in 2011–12, Simmons was named to the RAMADA All-College Classic All-Tournament Team and earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors on February 20, 2012. In 30 games (29 starts), he averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.[1]
On April 12, 2012, Simmons decided to forgo his senior season and declared for the NBA draft.[3]
Professional career
Sugar Land Legends
Despite receiving multiple pre-draft workouts with various NBA teams,[4] Simmons went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. In January 2013, he was selected in the first round of the inaugural American Basketball League (ABL) draft by the Sugar Land Legends,[5] and despite an interrupted season in the ABL because of the league's financial concerns, Simmons averaged an impressive 36.5 points in 16 games.[6]
Austin Toros/Spurs
In September 2013, Simmons tried out for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League[7] and made the team's training camp roster.[8] He went on to make the Toros' opening night roster,[9] and in 44 games as a rookie in 2013–14, he averaged 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[10]
Simmons returned to Austin in 2014–15, with the team's name having changed to the Spurs.[11] He improved his game in 2014–15 and subsequently scored a career-high 30 points against the Bakersfield Jam on January 9, 2015.[12] In 50 games on the season, he averaged 15.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game,[10] and was named to the NBA D-League All-Defensive third team.[13]
San Antonio Spurs
On June 29, 2015, Simmons was named in the Brooklyn Nets' Summer League roster to compete in Orlando and Las Vegas.[14] After appearing in the Nets' first three games of the Orlando Summer League and averaging 12 points and five rebounds per game,[15] Simmons was invited to join the San Antonio Spurs Summer League team in Las Vegas. He immediately parted ways with the Nets and made his debut for the Spurs on July 11 against the New York Knicks.[16] On July 20, he scored 23 points in the Las Vegas Summer League Championship Game to help the Spurs win the title and earn himself the Championship Game MVP.[17] Two days later, he signed with the Spurs.[18]
Simmons was inactive for San Antonio's first five games to start the 2015–16 season. He was subsequently assigned to the Austin Spurs on November 7, returning to his former team.[19] On November 14, he was recalled by San Antonio,[20] and made his NBA debut later that night. In eight minutes of action, he recorded two points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in a 92–83 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[21] He was reassigned to Austin on November 16,[22] and recalled again on November 18.[23] On December 7, he had a then season-best game, scoring 14 points in 24 minutes off the bench in a 119–68 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[24] On January 4, he scored a then career-high 18 points in a 123–98 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[25] He made a name for himself in Milwaukee after the Bucks' fan heckled him during the game with "Who are you?" chants while Simmons was shooting free throws early on in the contest.[26] On March 17, he was assigned to Austin to play in the D-League for the first time since November 17.[27] He was recalled on March 19,[28] reassigned on March 20,[29] and recalled again on March 22.[30] On March 26, he had a 17-point game off the bench in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[31] In the Spurs' regular season finale on April 13, Simmons scored a career-high 19 points in a 96–91 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[32]
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | San Antonio | 55 | 2 | 14.8 | .504 | .383 | .750 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Career | 55 | 2 | 14.8 | .504 | .383 | .750 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.0 | |
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jonathon Simmons at nbadleague.com
- Jonathon Simmons at uhcougars.com
- Jonathan Simmons' Personal over Physical Growth
- Simmons takes humbling path to earn role with Spurs
