Kenneth Simms
Danang Dragons | |
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Position | Center |
League | VBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Bronx, New York | August 4, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Jackson Memorial (Jackson, New Jersey) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009 | Sūduva-Mantinga |
2009–2010 | Maryland Marvels |
2010–2011 | Craiova |
2011 | Ningxia Hanas |
2011–2013 | Södertälje Kings |
2013 | Welcome |
2013–2014 | Liège |
2014–2015 | KTP |
2015 | Soles de Santo Domingo Este |
2015–2016 | Mantovana |
2016 | Indios de San Francisco de Macorís |
2016 | Gunma Crane Thunders |
2016–2017 | Kaposvári |
2017–2018 | KTP |
2018 | Kataja |
2018 | UJAP Quimper 29 |
2018–2019 | ZZ Leiden |
2019–2020 | PS Karlsruhe Lions |
2021–2022 | Fryshuset Basket |
2022–present | Danang Dragons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kenneth Simms (born August 4, 1986) is an American basketball player who played for Danang Dragons of the Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA). Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), Simms plays as center.[1]
Born in Bronx, New York, Simms has played for several clubs in Europe, South America and Asia since the start of his professional career in 2009.
Professional career
[edit]In 2010, Simms signed with CSM SCU Craiova in Romania, where he played until April.[2][3] In the summer of 2010, he played for Ningxia Hanas in China.
Simms spent the following two seasons with Södertälje Kings of the Swedish Basketligan and the EuroChallenge.[4] After a summer with Welcome in Uruguay, Simms signed with Belgian club Liège Basket for the 2013–14 season.[5]
On July 12, 2014, Simms signed with SOMB,[6] prior to being released before the start of the season.[7] Affare getting cut, Simms signed with KTP-Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga.[8] On October 9, 2015, he signed with Soles de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.[9]
For the 2015–16 season, Simms signed with Pallacanestro Mantovana of the Serie A2 Basket, the Italian second-tier league.[10] On April 7, 2016, he was named the MVP of Round 27 of the Serie A2, after recording 17 points and 17 rebounds.[11]
After playing with Indios de San Francisco in the summer of 2016,[12] Simms signed with Hungarian team Kaposvári KK.[13]
On August 8, 2017, Simms returned to KTP-Basket.[14] In February, Simms was sent to Kataja Basket in a trade for Tim Williams.[15]
On April 23, 2018, Simms signed with Quimper, of the French second tier LNB Pro B.[16]
On July 2, 2018, Simms signed with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[17] On March 31, he won the NBB Cup with Leiden.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenny Simms Player Profile". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Baschet (m) – Kenneth Simms a părăsit SCM-U Craiova" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Simms a dat bir cu fugiţii" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Fostul jucător al Craiovei a jucat finala ligii suedeze în ultimul sezon" (in Romanian). Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Simms signed by Liege Basket". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Simms firma con il Boulogne-sur-Mer". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Aloysius Anagonye fimra a Boulogne". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ktp Basket Kotka, firmato Kenneth Simms". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kenneth Simms to Soles de Santo Domingo". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Pallacanestro Mantovana, cambio in vista: entra Simms, esce Davis". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mvp 27ª giornata Serie A2 Citroën: Kenneth Simms". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kenneth Simms es nuevo refuerzo de Indios de San Francisco" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Simms a Kaposvár új centere" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Simms palaa KTP:n paitaan" (in Finnish). Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Simms lähtee Joensuuhun — KTP-Basket ja Kataja vaihtavat vahvistuksia" (in Finnish). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Basket-ball. Le pivot Kenneth Simms signe à l'Ujap Quimper" (in French). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "ZZ Leiden trekt Amerikaanse center aan" (in Dutch). Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Basketballers ZZ Leiden veroveren nationale beker". nos.nl. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- American men's basketball players
- ZZ Leiden players
- Centers (basketball)
- Club Atlético Welcome basketball players
- Cumberland Phoenix men's basketball players
- FIU Panthers men's basketball players
- Gunma Crane Thunders players
- Jackson Memorial High School alumni
- Kansas City Roos men's basketball players
- Kaposvári KK players
- Kataja BC players
- KTP-Basket players
- Liège Basket players
- Pallacanestro Mantovana players
- PS Karlsruhe Lions players
- SCM U Craiova (basketball) players
- Södertälje BBK players
- Basketball players from the Bronx
- UJAP Quimper 29 players
- Danang Dragons players
- American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam
- Indios de San Francisco de Macorís players
- Soles de Santo Domingo Este players