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Desmond Simmons 30Class: SophomoreHometown: Vallejo, Calif.HS: Salesian Height/Weight: 6-7 / 220Position: FExperience: 1VQuick Notes• Ended his freshman year 5th all-time among UW freshmen with169 rebounds.• Ended his high school career with 2,017 points, 1,540 reboundsand 297 assists.• Enjoys drawing in his spare time and is considering majoring inart.• Has numerous nicknames including: Des, Swizzy and DesSongz.• Has an older brother, Christopher, that is a left-handed pitcherfor Contra Costa CC.2011-12(Redshirt Freshman) - One of five players to appear inall 35 games ... maded 11 starts, with the team going 9-2 in thosegames ... ended up 5th all-time among UW freshmen with 169rebounds ... earned a reputation as the Huskies junkyard dog thatdoes a little of everything, is not afraid to mix it up and dive onthe floor ... played 20+ minutes in 10-straight games after notplaying 20 minutes in the first six games beford seeing that streaksnapped vs. WSU ... had 13 consecutive games with 5 or morerebounds, before just 3 vs. Cal ... has 10+ rebounds in 2 games... was 11th in the Pac-12 with 2.1 offensive rebounds per game... averaged 2.0 points and 3.7 rebounds during the World VisionClassic ... played 16 minutes in both of the first two games, grabbing5 rebounds vs. Ga. State and 4 vs. Fla. Atlantic ... made firstcareer field goal, a 3-pointer vs. St. Louis... averaged 8.0 pts and6.0 rebounds over the next 3 games after scoring 9 total pts inthe first 4 games (2.5 ppg) and 3.8 rpg ... had his most efficientgame vs. Houston Baptist scoring double figures for the first timeand grabbing a 6 rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Houston Baptist... grabbed an impressive 5 rebounds, scored 6 points & had 2steals in just 9 minutes at Nevada ... career highs 7 rebounds vs.Marquette and also contributed 8 points ... season-hi 32 minutesvs. Duke, only scored 2 pts but had 3 steals, 3 assists and grabbed6 rebounds ... averaged 26.5 minutes, 5.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.6 stealsand 2.0 apg during NYC trip ... 9 points and 8 rebounds, plus 2steals in 25 mins vs. UC Santa Barbara ... grabbed career best11 boards vs. South Dakota State ... career-highs in field goals(5), FG attempts (9) and points (13) vs. CS-Northridge -- 13 ptsled UW ... 11 points vs. OSU, plus blocked a career best 2 shots... tallied his second career double-digit rebound game with 10at Utah ... 7 points and 8 rebounds at Oregon ... 9 rebounds and4 free throws at OSU, including a pair with 22 seconds remainingto help seal the win ... came off the bench and contributed 5points and 7 rebounds vs. USC ... averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.0 rpg inthe NIT.2009-10 (Freshman) - Redshirted the season.Desmond Simmons’ Career StatisticsHigh School: Rated as the No. 25 power forward in the nationby Scout.com and the No. 44 small forward by ESPN.com ...rated the No. 78 player in Basketball Times’ Hoop Scoop ... receivedhonorable mention in the Long Beach Press TelegramBest in the West poll ... maintained a 3.2 grade point average ...named to MaxPreps 100 to watch for 2010 ... was a 2010 All-State first team selection for Salesian High School in Richmond,Calif. ... helped Salesian to a 32-3 record as a senior ... finishedhis prep career with 2,017 points, 1,540 rebounds and 297 assists... 2010 and 2009 All-East Bay Player of the Year ... averaged18.2 points and 14.2 rebounds per game as a junior ... coached byBill Mellis ... earned Bay Shore Athletic League Most ValuablePlayer honors as a senior and junior ... helped propel a youngSalesian team to a 31-4 record and BSAL league, North Coastsection, Northern California and state Division IV title in 2009... scored 31 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in 65-64 state titlevictory over Bishop Montgomery ... named CalHiSports StateBoys Athlete of the Week on March 28, 2009 ... scored 17 pointsand had 12 rebounds in NCS Division IV title game ... scored19 points and had 12 rebounds in Northern Regional championshipgame ... poured in 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in theBSAL championship game ... was second-team all-BSAL as asophomore and helped Salesian to a 20-8 record ... played AAUball for the Oakland Soldiers (2004-09) ... parents are CynthiaMontgomery and father is Mansfield Simmons, who played basketballat Morehouse College.Total 3-Point ReboundsYear GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg2011-12 35-11 622/17.8 54-128 .422 6-27 .222 33-53 .623 74-95 169 4.8 63-0 25 27 4 29 147/4.2TOTAL 35-11 622/17.8 54-128 .422 6-27 .222 33-53 .623 74-95 169 4.8 63-0 25 27 4 29 147/4.2PLAYERS2012-13 Husky Basketball 21