Grant Simmons (basketball)

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

Grant Simmons
Personal information
Born (1943-03-07) March 7, 1943
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenson (Omaha, Nebraska)
CollegeNebraska (1963–1966)
NBA draft1966: 12th round, 100th overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
PositionPoint guard
Number10
Career history
1967–1969Denver Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

References
  1. "Grant Simmons ABA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  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.open access
  5. "AP honors Simmons". The Lincoln Star. 3 March 1966. p. 29. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  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.open access
  9. "Ex-Husker Simmons signs with new Denver Rockets". Lincoln Journal Star. 24 July 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. "Denver places on waivers Ex-Husker Grant Simmons". Omaha World Herald. 11 March 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access


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