Lionel Simmons

Lionel Simmons
Personal information
Born	November 14, 1968; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	South Philadelphia; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	La Salle (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
	Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career	1990–1997
Position	Small forward
Number	22
Career history
1990–1997	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (1991); National college player of the year (1990); Consensus first-team All-American (1990); Consensus second-team All-American (1989); Third-team All-American – UPI (1988); 3× MAAC Player of the Year (1988–1990); No. 22 retired by La Salle (1990);
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,833 (12.8 ppg)
Rebounds	2,833 (4.5 rpg)
Assists	1,498 (3.3 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2016
Men's Basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA U19 World Championship

Lionel James "L-Train" Simmons (born November 14, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player.

High school career

Simmons led South Philadelphia High School to a Philadelphia Public League boys' championship in 1986, getting an MVP award in the process.^[1] He was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.^[2]

College career

Simmons was a 6'7" small forward from La Salle University, where he won the Naismith College Player of the Year and John R. Wooden Award as a senior. Simmons is third in all-time NCAA career points with 3,217 and trails only Pete Maravich and Freeman Williams. Simmons became the only player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and pull down more than 1,100 rebounds.^[3] He holds the NCAA Basketball record for most consecutive games scoring in double figures with 115.^[4] He led the Explorers to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances (1988–90).^[5] Simmons was Player of the Year in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for three years. He was a four-time First Team All Big 5 selection and won the Robert V. Geasey Trophy as Big 5 MVP three times. During his career, the Explorers had a 100-31 record.^[6] Simmons was inducted into the La Salle University Hall of Athletes in 1995. Simmons was inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1996.^[7]

GAME LOGS FOR SIMMONS' 1986–87 FRESHMAN SEASON

Date	Opponent	Result	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	Stl	FGM	FT	3-Pt
Nov. 28, 1986	Penn St.	L, 59-58	18	2	3	1	1	7-13	3-5	1-1
Nov. 29, 1986	Central Florida	W, 68-43	10	6	0	?	?	5-12	0-0	0-0
Dec. 2, 1986	vs Temple	L, 70-66	6	7	1	1	0	2-7	2-2	0-0
Dec. 5, 1986	vs Army	W, 83-63	24	11	2	?	?	10-15	4-6	0-0
Dec. 10, 1986	at Villanova	W, 93-86	22	9	2	2	1	10-14	2-2	0-0
Dec. 13, 1986	at Maine	W, 79-66	21	18	2	6	?	8-20	5-7	0-1
Dec. 19, 1986	Georgia	L, 82-65	21	6	1	1	3	10-15	1-4	0-0
Dec. 20, 1986	Eastern Kentucky	W, 98-83	21	17	2	0	?	9-16	3-5	0-0
Dec. 26, 1986	St. Joseph's	L, 77-70	7	9	1	1	3	1-11	5-7	0-0
Dec. 27, 1986	vs Northeastern	W, 102-85	31	14	4	1	?	13-19	5-7	0-0
Jan. 3, 1987	vs #4 North Carolina	L, 79-72	22	6	0	0	?	10-17	2-3	0-0
Jan. 6, 1987	vs Iona	L, 75-68	16	10	7	3	3	6-15	4-4	0-0
Jan. 8, 1987	at Fordham	L, 87-79	22	8	0	1	0	10-18	1-3	1-2
Jan. 10, 1987	at Manhattan	W, 102-69	24	15	0	0	?	10-16	4-4	0-0
Jan. 13, 1987	at Holy Cross	W, 79-59	25	13	2	0	2	8-15	9-11	0-0
Jan. 17, 1987	at Fairfield	L, 63-60	9	6	3	0	?	4-12	1-2	0-0
Jan. 20, 1987	vs St. Peter's	W, 65-56	11	8	3	1	1	4-10	3-5	0-0
Jan. 23, 1987	vs Fordham	W, 69-66	20	12	2	2	3	8-18	4-4	0-0
Jan. 28, 1987	at Iona	W, 100-85	22	9	3	2	4	8-15	6-9	0-0
Jan. 31, 1987	vs #8 DePaul	L, 58-54	19	8	2	?	?	9-20	1-1	0-1
Feb. 4, 1987	at Notre Dame	L, 76-64	22	6	1	1	4	8-17	6-8	0-0
Feb. 7, 1987	at Manhattan	W, 76-62	23	16	1	1	?	7-17	9-11	0-0
Feb. 10, 1987	vs Holy Cross	W, 93-60	31	11	1	0	2	11-19	9-13	0-0
Feb. 13, 1987	vs Fairfield	W, 58-54	10	11	1	2	0	5-13	0-1	0-0
Feb. 16, 1987	at Penn	W, 80-72	22	12	2	3	4	10-17	2-4	0-0
Feb. 21, 1987	at St. Peter's	W, 68-61	14	5	1	3	?	5-9	4-4	0-0
Feb. 24, 1987	at Army	L, 68-59	24	9	0	2	0	10-14	4-4	0-0
Feb. 28, 1987	Fairfield	L, 75-62	36	6	1	4	2	14-23	8-8	0-1
Mar. 12, 1987	at Villanova	W, 86-84	21	9	4	0	?	7-12	7-10	0-0
Mar. 17, 1987	at Niagara	W, 89-81	23	9	2	0	0	9-19	5-6	0-0
Mar. 21, 1987	vs Illinois St.	W, 70-50	18	15	2	1	?	7-14	4-6	0-0
Mar. 24, 1987	Arkansas-Little Rock	W, 92-73	21	8	2	2	2	6-8	9-10	0-0
Mar. 26, 1987	Southern Miss	L, 84-80	34	11	1	0	1	12-19	10-10	0-0

GAME LOGS FOR SIMMONS' 1987–88 SOPHOMORE SEASON

Date	Opponent	Result	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	Stl	FGM	FT	3-Pt
Nov. 27, 1987	Texas-San Antonio	W, 74-51	23	13	2	2	4	10-24	3-7	0-0
Nov. 28, 1987	Delaware	W, 86-72	34	14	1	5	?	11-21	12-15	0-0
Dec. 2, 1987	at Princeton	W, 63-62	30	15	0	0	1	13-19	4-7	0-0
Dec. 5, 1987	at Penn	L, 66-61	27	12	0	5	3	10-18	7-10	0-0
Dec. 10, 1987	vs Army	W, 74-61	22	16	4	6	3	9-14	4-8	0-0
Dec. 12, 1987	at Fordham	W, 85-80	27	10	2	4	?	11-17	5-6	0-0
Dec. 18, 1987	vs Villanova	L, 83-80	16	7	1	2	3	7-15	2-4	0-1
Dec. 19, 1987	vs Canisius	W, 85-73	13	12	3	?	?	6-15	1-2	0-0
Dec. 23, 1987	Georgia	L, 79-71	12	7	1	0	2	5-11	2-2	0-0
Dec. 24, 1987	Chaminade	W, 90-60	33	18	1	?	?	15-28	3-4	0-0
Dec. 25, 1987	Dayton	W, 69-66	26	14	4	1	2	9-25	8-10	0-0
Dec. 29, 1987	at BYU	L, 95-82	25	8	1	2	2	12-20	1-1	0-1
Jan. 2, 1988	vs Notre Dame	L, 68-59	26	6	2	0	2	10-23	6-6	0-0
Jan. 9, 1988	at #4 North Carolina	L, 96-82	37	10	0	1	2	15-27	5-7	2-3
Jan. 11, 1988	at Richmond	L, 82-81	13	10	5	1	0	5-19	3-4	0-0
Jan. 14, 1988	at #4 Temple	L, 59-56	14	14	3	0	1	6-15	2-6	0-3
Jan. 16, 1988	vs Fairfield	W, 78-50	23	8	5	1	3	9-17	5-7	0-0
Jan. 19, 1988	at St. Joseph's	L, 73-63	18	15	1	1	1	8-21	2-3	0-0
Jan. 20, 1988	vs Holy Cross	W, 119-108	33	17	3	1	7	11-21	11-14	0-0
Jan. 23, 1988	vs Manhattan	W, 95-70	24	13	1	6	3	8-13	8-11	0-0
Jan. 28, 1988	vs Iona	W, 101-83	27	18	2	2	2	11-17	5-8	0-0
Jan. 30, 1988	at Army	W, 64-51	22	13	5	4	2	8-20	6-8	0-0
Feb. 2, 1988	vs American	W, 73-65	34	10	2	7	3	8-16 FG	18-18	0-0
Feb. 6, 1988	vs Fordham	W, 76-51	14	10	5	1	5	5-11	4-4	0-0
Feb. 9, 1988	vs St. Peter's	W, 56-47	15	8	1	3	0	3-8	9-11	0-0
Feb. 13, 1988	at Fairfield	W, 75-57	20	11	5	4	2	6-16	8-8	0-0
Feb. 17, 1988	at Holy Cross	W, 102-83	32	15	9	0	3	14-26	4-7	0-0
Feb. 20, 1988	Manhattan	W, 92-74	32	10	0	4	1	11-19	10-11	0-0
Feb. 24, 1988	at Iona	W, 91-86	14	9	5	0	1	5-13 FG	4-6	0-0
Feb. 29, 1988	at St. Peter's	W, 67-64	27	5	4	1	2	8-20	11-13	0-0
Mar. 3, 1988	Manhattan	W, 62-51	17	11	0	1	2	7-18	3-3	0-0
Mar. 4, 1988	Holy Cross	W, 88-64	19	11	2	5	1	6-18	7-8	0-0
Mar. 5, 1988	Fordham	W, 79-70	23	6	4	2	2	8-14	7-8	0-0
Mar. 17, 1988	Kansas St.	L, 66-53	20	10	2	1	1	7-14	6-12	0-0

GAME LOGS FOR SIMMONS' 1988–89 JUNIOR SEASON

Date	Opp	Res	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	Stl	FG	FT	3-Pt
Nov. 18, 1988	at #13 Syracuse	L, 92-76	19	8	1	0	1	7-17	5-9	0-0
Dec. 2, 1988	Georgia Southern	W, 64-62	24	8	2	4	3	9-20	5-7	1-2
Dec. 3, 1988	at Austin Peay	W, 79-74	29	10	2	3	?	12-23	5-7	0-1
Dec. 5, 1988	vs St. Joseph's	W, 81-57	31	12	3	3	1	12-25	6-9	1-2
Dec. 9, 1988	Penn	W, 77-61	32	9	1	1	2	13-24	6-8	0-1
Dec. 10, 1988	Long Beach St.	W, 96-63	26	14	1	0	1	9-21	6-7	2-3
Dec. 14, 1988	at St. Peter's	W, 78-74	36	12	2	0	1	15-24	6-10	0-0
Dec. 22, 1988	at Villanova	W, 79-74	18	21	2	3	1	7-16	3-6	1-1
Dec. 29, 1988	#16 South Carolina	W, 85-67	38	13	3	1	0	15-22	7-7	1-2
Dec. 30, 1988	Georgia	L, 95-85	19	8	2	0	4	7-20	5-7	0-2
Jan. 4, 1989	vs Temple	L, 67-57	18	14	4	1	1	9-15	0-2	0-2
Jan. 7, 1989	vs Richmond	W, 97-76	36	13	1	3	?	13-22	10-12	0-0
Jan. 12, 1989	at Fordham	W, 86-73	27	10	5	1	3	8-18	10-12	1-1
Jan. 14, 1989	vs Manhattan	W, 81-57	28	16	3	1	?	11-20	6-6	0-2
Jan. 19, 1989	at Holy Cross	W, 84-72	34	11	3	3	2	13-26	8-12	0-2
Jan. 21, 1989	at Fairfield	W, 65-61	32	8	3	0	2	11-26	5-9	5-7
Jan. 23, 1989	at Iona	W, 89-64	25	18	7	1	1	9-19	5-9	2-2
Jan. 25, 1989	vs St. Peter's	L, 65-63	29	6	2	1	0	10-19	9-13	0-1
Jan. 28, 1989	vs Fordham	W, 77-66	27	8	1	0	2	9-15	8-9	1-2
Feb. 1, 1989	vs Iona	W, 91-62	29	9	2	4	1	11-24	7-9	0-1
Feb. 3, 1989	at Army	W, 94-70	28	13	4	1	1	12-21	4-5	0-3
Feb. 5, 1989	at American	W, 111-91	33	10	3	5	3	14-28	5-6	0-2
Feb. 9, 1989	vs Army	W, 88-67	29	5	2	2	2	9-16	11-15	0-1
Feb. 11, 1989	at Manhattan	W, 77-60	34	14	3	1	5	14-29	6-7	0-2
Feb. 13, 1989	vs Holy Cross	W, 101-82	27	16	3	0	0	9-34	8-10	1-2
Feb. 16, 1989	at Notre Dame	L, 80-78	22	10	7	2	3	9-21	4-10	0-0
Feb. 19, 1989	vs Fairfield	W, 85-67	30	10	5	3	1	12-28	5-6	1-3
Feb. 23, 1989	vs #12 Florida St.	W, 101-100	36	10	5	4	1	12-21	10-12	2-2
Mar. 2, 1989	Fairfield	W, 91-62	31	12	3	1	4	12-29	6-9	1-3
Mar. 3, 1989	Fordham	W, 85-69	26	12	7	5	4	12-20	1-2	1-1
Mar. 4, 1989	St. Peter's	W, 71-58	29	9	0	4	0	12-25	5-9	0-1
Mar. 16, 1989	Louisiana Tech	L, 83-74	26	16	3	3	0	12-28	2-5	0-2

GAME LOGS FOR SIMMONS' 1989–90 SENIOR SEASON

Date	Opp	Res	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	Stl	FG	FT	3-Pt
Nov. 24, 1989	SEMO	W, 62-58	20	6	3	1	1	8-18	4-7	0-0
Nov. 25, 1989	at Fresno St.	W. 75-63	24	6	4	1	0	9-18	5-8	1-2
Dec. 2, 1989	at DePaul	W, 83-62	26	14	6	1	3	10-26	5-5	1-2
Dec. 11, 1989	vs Penn	W, 86-83	20	12	3	2	3	8-21	2-7	2-5
Dec. 22, 1989	vs Villanova	W, 71-70	15	9	3	1	3	5-17	4-5	1-2
Dec. 27, 1989	Ohio St.	W, 74-62	26	13	3	3	3	11-20	4-8	0-1
Dec. 28, 1989	Florida	W, 76-69	33	10	7	0	1	11-21	7-8	4-5
Jan. 3 1990	at Temple	W, 63-62	23	14	1	1	0	7-10	5-6	4-4
Jan. 6, 1990	vs #25 Loyola-Marymount	L, 121-116	34	19	4	1	3	14-25	6-12	0-0
Jan. 9, 1990	vs Siena	W, 106-90	29	11	4	0	1	11-22	6-6	1-1
Jan. 12, 1990	vs Notre Dame	W, 86-78	27	5	7	2	0	12-22	3-6	0-1
Jan. 15, 1990	vs Canisius	W, 89-77	27	11	5	1	3	11-19	5-11	0-0
Jan. 20, 1990	at Holy Cross	W, 84-81	28	11	3	4	2	11-19	5-7	1-1
Jan. 22, 1990	vs Loyola (MD)	W, 89-69	36	14	0	2	2	15-22	6-8	0-0
Jan. 25, 1990	at Niagara	W, 87-69	25	7	2	2	1	8-16	9-12	0-0
Jan. 27, 1990	at Fordham	W, 98-72	30	14	5	2	2	10-21	7-7	3-4
Feb. 3, 1990	at Iona	W, 89-73	26	7	3	2	0	11-24	4-7	0-1
Feb. 5, 1990	vs St. Peter's	W, 72-59	26	10	1	2	2	12-19	2-5	0-1
Feb. 8, 1990	at Fairfield	W, 78-51	22	13	3	6	0	9-21	4-7	0-0
Feb. 10, 1990	at Manhattan	W, 99-78	40	14	4	3	2	17-29	4-8	2-2
Feb. 12, 1990	at St. Joseph's	W, 93-76	12	8	3	2	2	5-11	1-2	1-2
Feb. 16, 1990	vs Iona	W, 95-78	20	11	3	3	3	7-21	6-9	0-3
Feb. 18, 1990	vs Fairfield	W, 72-49	24	10	2	1	2	10-20	4-11	0-2
Feb. 20, 1990	at Loyola (MD)	W, 110-81	34	7	1	3	2	14-21	6-9	0-3
Feb. 22, 1990	vs Manhattan	W, 100-60	27	6	5	3	2	12-22	1-2	2-3
Feb. 25, 1990	at St. Peter's	W, 74-66	18	14	6	4	3	8-19	2-3	0-0
Feb. 27, 1990	vs Army	W, 106-73	29	20	5	4	2	11-20	6-8	1-2
Mar. 3, 1990	Fairfield	W, 90-60	34	11	4	1	2	14-28	4-5	2-5
Mar. 4, 1990	at Siena	W, 106-90	26	11	6	1	1	11-19	3-3	1-1
Mar. 5, 1990	Fordham	W, 71-61	26	16	3	2	4	8-15	10-11	0-1
Mar. 15, 1990	Southern Miss	W, 79-63	32	16	3	2	3	13-26	3-5	3-5
Mar. 17, 1990	#17 Clemson	L, 79-75	28	6	3	2	2	12-21	3-3	1-6

Professional career

Simmons was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the seventh pick of the 1990 NBA draft. He was the runner-up to Derrick Coleman for the 1991 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Simmons was NBA Player of the Week the week after the All-Star break during his rookie season.

He played seven seasons for the Kings, scoring 5,833 career points until prematurely retiring in 1997 due to chronic injuries. He managed to earn more than $21 million in an NBA career that lasted seven seasons.

References

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