Cedric Simmons

Cedric Simmons

Simmons with Olympiacos in 2013
No. 12 – BC Kalev/Cramo
Position Power forward / Center
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
VTB United League
Baltic Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1986-01-03) January 3, 1986
Shallotte, North Carolina
Nationality American / Bulgarian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school West Brunswick
(Shallotte, North Carolina)
College NC State (2004–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2007 New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
2007–2008 Cleveland Cavaliers
2008 →Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2008–2009 Chicago Bulls
2008 →Iowa Energy
2009 Sacramento Kings
2009–2010 Idaho Stampede
2010 Dongguan Leopards
2010–2011 Kavala
2011–2012 Estudiantes
2012–2013 Enel Brindisi
2013–2014 Olympiacos
2014 Enel Brindisi
2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–present Kalev/Cramo
Career highlights and awards

Cedric "Ced" Tremaine Simmons (born January 3, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for BC Kalev/Cramo in Estonia. He was born in the United States, but also holds Bulgarian citizenship, and has played for the senior men's Bulgarian national basketball team.[1] A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall power forward-center, Simmons was selected by the New Orleans Hornets, in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.

College career

Simmons played college basketball at North Carolina State University with the N.C. State Wolfpack. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game.

Professional career

Simmons was selected with the 15th pick in the 2006 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets. On July 5, 2006, he signed with the Hornets.[2] On September 29, 2007, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, in exchange for guard David Wesley.[3] On January 2, 2008, he was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League.[4] He was recalled by Cleveland on January 11, 2008.[5] On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls, in a three-team trade, along with Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, and Shannon Brown, in exchange for Ben Wallace and Joe Smith.[6] On March 15, 2008, he was assigned to the Iowa Energy of the D-League.[7] On April 1, 2008, he was recalled by the Bulls.[8] On February 18, 2009, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, along with Drew Gooden and Andrés Nocioni, for Brad Miller and John Salmons.[9]

On December 4, 2009, he was signed by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.[10] In late January 2010, he left the Stampede and signed with the Dongguan Leopards of China for the rest of the 2009–10 CBA season.[11] After the end of the Chinese season, on April 2, 2010, he signed with Kavala of the Greek League for the rest of the season.[12] In August 2011, he signed with Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB for the 2011–12 season.[13]

On August 17, 2012, Simmons signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Serie A for the 2012–13 season.[14] On July 1, 2013, he signed a three-year deal with the Greek club Olympiacos.[15] On November 4, 2014, he parted ways with Olympiacos.[16] Four days later, he signed with his former team New Basket Brindisi.[17] After suffering a season-ending knee injury, he was replaced in the line-up by Micheal Eric on December 13, 2014.[18]

On August 8, 2015, he signed with Royal Halı Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball League.[19] However, later that month he parted ways with Gaziantep before appearing in a game for them.[20]

On January 28, 2016, he signed a two-week contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[21] Following the expiration of his contract, he parted ways with Maccabi on February 12.[22] Two days later, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla for the rest of the season.[23] However, after failing to pass physicals his contract with the Spanish team was voided.[24]

On August 19, 2016, Simmons joined Budućnost VOLI for a tryout period.[25] However, he did not signed a contract. On November 27, 2016, he signed with Estonian club BC Kalev/Cramo.[26] Two days later, he made his debut for Kalev/Cramo in a 102–69 win over G4S Noorteliiga, recording 6 points in 14 minutes.[27]

Bulgarian national team

Simmons has been a member of the senior men's Bulgarian national basketball team. He played at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Tournament, where he averaged 10.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.[28]

Personal life

On December 12, 2007, Simmons' girlfriend, Sabrina Acevedo, gave birth to the couple's son at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.[29]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 43 4 12.4 .417 .000 .485 2.5 .3 .2 .5 2.9
2007–08 Cleveland 7 0 9.7 .333 .000 .000 2.1 .0 .3 .7 .6
2007–08 Chicago 7 0 2.7 .250 .000 .000 .4 .0 .0 .0 .6
2008–09 Chicago 11 0 5.5 .524 .000 .429 1.1 .2 .1 .4 2.5
2008–09 Sacramento 7 0 3.3 .000 .000 .500 .6 .0 .0 .0 .1
Career 75 4 9.4 .409 .000 .390 1.9 .2 .1 .4 2.2

References

  1. ↑ Cedric Simmons in Bulgaria on his first minutes for the NT and PAO rumors.
  2. ↑ Hornets officially sign draft picks, waive Norris
  3. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Cedric Simmons". NBA.com. 2007-09-29. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  4. ↑ Cleveland Cavaliers Assign Cedric Simmons To Rio Grande Valley
  5. ↑ Cavaliers Recall Cedric Simmons From Rio Grande Valley Vipers
  6. ↑ "Bulls acquire Gooden and Hughes in three-team trade". NBA.com. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  7. ↑ Chicago Bulls Assign Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons To Iowa Energy
  8. ↑ Bulls Recall Brown, Simmons From D-League
  9. ↑ "KINGS ACQUIRE FOUR PLAYERS IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  10. ↑ STAMPEDE ADD CEDRIC SIMMONS TO ROSTER
  11. ↑ Cedric Simmons joins Chinese team.
  12. ↑ Kavala signs Cedric Simmons
  13. ↑ Asefa Estudiantes lands former NBA Cedric Simmons.
  14. ↑ Enel Brindisi lands Cedric Simmons
  15. ↑ Olympiacos hands Simmons three-year deal
  16. ↑ Olympiacos, Cedric Simmons part ways
  17. ↑ Cedric Simmons returns to Enel Brindisi
  18. ↑ Brindisi, sembra conclusa la trattativa con il pivot, sarà Michael Eric il sostituto di Cedric Simmons (Italian)
  19. ↑ Gaziantep announces Cedric Simmons
  20. ↑ Gaziantep, Cedric Simmons part ways
  21. ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv announces Cedric Simmons
  22. ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv release Cedric Simmons
  23. ↑ Sevilla signs Cedric Simmons
  24. ↑ Cedric Simmons did not pass physicals with Sevilla
  25. ↑ Cedric Simmons joins KK Buducnost Voli for a tryout period
  26. ↑ Lähiajal korvi alla jõudu juurde (Estonian)
  27. ↑ Noorteliiga - Kalev/Cramo 69-102
  28. ↑ FIBAEurope.com CEDRIC SIMMONS (BULGARIA).
  29. ↑ Cavaliers: Wine and Gold's Winter Woes Continue.
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