He’s the program’s biggest high school recruit to ever commit. The four-star combo guard averaged 25 points his senior season, leading Gainesville High School to an undefeated 17-0 record in regional play. He was ranked the 72nd best high school basketball player in the country, simultaneously earning all-state honors a third time in a row.
However, none of these numbers were the last memories D’Marcus Simonds had after the second-round playoff loss to McIntosh High School
“It was heartbreaking,” Simonds said. “We came up short, literally at the buzzer. I worked all year, with my brothers basically back home in Gainesville, so it was heartbreaking.