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2019-20 Men's Basketball

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1 Mike'L Simms

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Va.
  • Highschool Highland Springs (Cowley CC)

Biography

THE BASICS

  • A rugged wing capable of scoring from all three levels
  • Enjoyed a productive high school career, but blossomed during prep school and junior college seasons after losing 25 pounds.
  • Highland Springs product who spent the 2015-16 campaign at Bull City Prep in Durham, N.C.
  • Chose VCU over interest from Miami, Texas Tech, Pitt, Memphis, N.C. State and others

2018-19 (JUNIOR)

  • Appeared in all 33 games and averaged 4.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 15.9 minutes, primarily off the bench
  • Made his first career start on Nov. 9 in a win over Hampton
  • Scored in double figures four times
  • Supplied 13 points in a win over rival Richmond (Feb. 13)
  • Poured in a season-high 15 points in 18 minutes in a victory over Rider (Dec. 30)
  • Buried 4-of-5 threes and finished with 12 points in a season-opening win over Gardner-Webb (Nov. 6)

2017-2018 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Appeared in all 33 games off the bench for the Rams and averaged 17.3 minutes 5.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game; Shot .409 (70-of-171) from the floor and connected 34 times from beyond the 3-point line
  • Provided a breakout performance at the Maui Invitational, where he averaged 9.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in three games against Marquette, Michigan and Cal
  • Produced a career-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers, against George Mason on Feb. 28
  • Topped double digits on five occasions
  • Buried 4-of-7 treys and finished with 16 points in 19 minutes in a win over Winthrop on Dec. 19

PRIOR TO VCU

  • Averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game at Cowley Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas in 2016-17. Shot .438 (160-of-365) from the floor, including .358 (54-of-151) from the 3-point line. Knocked down 73-of-89 (.820) free throws.
  • Averaged 25.6 points in his final eight games of the 2016-17 season, including a career-best 45 in a win over Pratt
  • Named Cowley’s 2017 Male Athlete of the Year, as well as Second Team All-Jayhawk East Conference and Second Team All-Region VI.
  • Averaged 11 points per game as a senior at Highland Springs High School for Coach George Lancaster.
  • Played for Team Loaded AAU program.
PERSONAL
Parents: Lorez Simms and Bennika Lockley
Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1997
Nickname: Kello
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Major: Sociology
Fast Fact: Cousins A.J. Gaston (Grambling) and Curtis Jones (Oklahoma State) played Division I basketball.
Plans after basketball: To become an agent
Wears No. 1 because: I couldn’t get No. 3 or 5, so I chose No. 1 because of Tracy McGrady

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Sophomore

    G/F
    6'5" 220 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2018-19Junior

    G/F
    6'5" 210 lbs
    1
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    2019-20Senior

    G/F
    6'5" 210 lbs
    1