The Tigers’ 6-10 forward is a lock for the No. 1 overall pick in next summer’s NBA draft, but first he is putting up remarkable numbers in his only season of college basketball. He currently averages 20.5 points, 13.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists, with single-game highs of 43 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists.
One of only two players in the Southeastern Conference averaging a double-double, Simmons has scored in double figures in all but one game: a four-point outing versus NC State. At first glance that seems like an off-night for the superstar — that is, until you see he had 14 rebounds and 10 assists in that game.