Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons
	Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019
No. 25 – Brooklyn Nets
Position	Point guard / Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	20 July 1996 (age 27); Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian / American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Box Hill Senior Secondary College; (Melbourne, Victoria); Montverde Academy; (Montverde, Florida);
College	LSU (2015–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
	Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–present	Philadelphia 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);
Men's basketball
Representing Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA World U17 Championship

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[change | change source]

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

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com

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