Grant Simmons (basketball)

Grant Simmons

Personal information
Born	(1943-03-07) March 7, 1943 (age 82) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Benson (Omaha, Nebraska)
College	Nebraska (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 12th round, 100th overall pick
Drafted by	Baltimore Bullets
Position	Point guard
Number	10
Career history
1967–1969	Denver Rockets
Career highlights
First-team All-Big Eight (1966)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Grant M. Simmons (born March 7, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. ^[1]

Early life

Benson attended Benson High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was named to the Omaha World-Herald All-Intercity team in both basketball and football as a senior. ^{[2] [3]}

College career

After ininitally attending Tulsa, he switched after two weeks to the University of Nebraska in September 1962. ^[4] where he played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As a senior in 1965–66 he was named to the Big Eight Conference's First Team. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Professional career

Simmons was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 12th round of the 1966 NBA draft but turned down their contract offer to work towards his Master's Degree at Nebraska while also joining the coaching staff at Lincoln High School. ^[8] He later played in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Nuggets during the 1967–68 and 1968–69 seasons. ^{[9] [10]}

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

ABA

Source ^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1967–68	Denver	78	29.0	.424	.045	.705	3.1	2.3	10.2
1968–69	Denver	17	14.8	.373	.500	.690	1.5	.9	3.8
Career		95	26.5	.420	.083	.704	2.8	2.1	9.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1968	Denver	5	29.0	.361	.000	.750	4.4	3.0	7.6
1969	Denver	2	4.5	.000	–	–	.0	.0	.0
Career		7	22.0	.351	.000	.750	3.1	2.1	5.4

References

1. "Grant Simmons ABA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
2. Lee, Don (March 4, 1962). "Westside's Luckasen Surprise of All-Stars". Omaha World-Herald . p. 37. Retrieved December 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Lee, Don (November 12, 1961). "North, Benson Corner All-Intercity Honors". Omaha World-Herald. p. 41. Retrieved December 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulsa loss Husker gain". Evening World Herald . 27 September 1962. p. 35. Retrieved 2 January 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "AP honors Simmons". The Lincoln Star . 3 March 1966. p. 29. Retrieved 2 January 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "The Draft Review: Grant Simmons". TheDraftReview. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. "Grant Earns All-Big Eight". Omaha World-Herald . March 3, 1966. p. 3. Retrieved December 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Grant Simmons to join staff at Lincoln High". Evening World Herald . 30 July 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 2 January 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ex-Husker Simmons signs with new Denver Rockets". Lincoln Journal Star . 24 July 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 2 January 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Denver places on waivers Ex-Husker Grant Simmons". Omaha World Herald . 11 March 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 2 January 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Grant Simmons – Nebraska High School Hall of Fame Foundation
• College statistics at Sports Reference