Clemson forward Aamir Simms was one of just 15 men’s basketball players across the country to be named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, announced Thursday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame also announced Simms as a Top 10 candidate for the 2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.
Simms, a 6-foot-9 forward from Palmyra, Va., is an ACC Preseason First Team selection. He was an All-ACC Third Team selection at the end of last year. He leads the Tigers in scoring, rebounding (5.