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Kenneth Simms

This article is about the basketball player. For the football player, see Kenneth Sims.
Kenneth Simms
Danang Dragons
PositionCenter
LeagueVBA
Personal information
Born (1986-08-04) August 4, 1986 (age 38)
Bronx, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolJackson Memorial
(Jackson, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009Sūduva-Mantinga
2009–2010Maryland Marvels
2010–2011Craiova
2011Ningxia Hanas
2011–2013Södertälje Kings
2013Welcome
2013–2014Liège
2014–2015KTP
2015Soles de Santo Domingo Este
2015–2016Mantovana
2016Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
2016Gunma Crane Thunders
2016–2017Kaposvári
2017–2018KTP
2018Kataja
2018UJAP Quimper 29
2018–2019ZZ Leiden
2019–2020PS Karlsruhe Lions
2021–2022Fryshuset Basket
2022–presentDanang Dragons
Career highlights and awards

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

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

  1. ^ "Kenny Simms Player Profile". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Baschet (m) – Kenneth Simms a părăsit SCM-U Craiova" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Simms a dat bir cu fugiţii" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Fostul jucător al Craiovei a jucat finala ligii suedeze în ultimul sezon" (in Romanian). Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kenneth Simms signed by Liege Basket". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Kenneth Simms firma con il Boulogne-sur-Mer". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Aloysius Anagonye fimra a Boulogne". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Ktp Basket Kotka, firmato Kenneth Simms". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Kenneth Simms to Soles de Santo Domingo". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pallacanestro Mantovana, cambio in vista: entra Simms, esce Davis". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Mvp 27ª giornata Serie A2 Citroën: Kenneth Simms". Retrieved February 20, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Kenneth Simms es nuevo refuerzo de Indios de San Francisco" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kenneth Simms a Kaposvár új centere" (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  14. ^ "Kenneth Simms palaa KTP:n paitaan" (in Finnish). Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Simms lähtee Joensuuhun — KTP-Basket ja Kataja vaihtavat vahvistuksia" (in Finnish). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "Basket-ball. Le pivot Kenneth Simms signe à l'Ujap Quimper" (in French). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  17. ^ "ZZ Leiden trekt Amerikaanse center aan" (in Dutch). Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  18. ^ "Basketballers ZZ Leiden veroveren nationale beker". nos.nl. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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