#25  Aamir Simms

2020-21

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2019-20

• Aamir Simms put together an All-ACC season and garnered Third-Team All-ACC recognition from around the league.
• He has now notched seven 20-point games in his career, including six this season.
• Improved scoring by 5.2 points per game (8.1 to 13.0).
• Scored a career-high 391 points.
• Improved rebounding by 2.6 rebounds per game (4.6 to 7.2).
• Shot better from the floor, shooting a career-best 47.4 percent (139-for-293).
• Shot an all-time best from 3-point range, finishing 40.0 percent from long range (34-for-85).
• Reached the free throw line 3.7 times per game (previously went to the line 0.9 times per game over the previous two seasons combined.
• Eclipsed the 200-rebound plateau for the first time in his career (217), setting career-highs in offensive rebounds (68) and defensive rebounds (149).
• Led the team in assists and finished with a career-high 78.
• Set a career-high in steals with 31 (totaled 29 over the previous two seasons).
• Led team with 23 blocks.

Best Games, 2019-20

• He has posted a career-high 10 made field goals on two occasions this season, against Duke and Georgia Tech.
• First Clemson player over the last 20 seasons with 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in consecutive games; he did it in wins over UNC and Duke.
• Posted his fourth career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in an 18-point rout of Boston College (Feb. 22).
• Clemson’s leader on and off the floor, he earned himself ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 13) for his performance at North Carolina.
  • Led Clemson in five statistical categories, a “Quintuple Leadership.”
• Posted 20 points, eight rebounds, six assists, four blocks and three steals.
• Simms followed up that performance and weekly accolade with a 25-point, nine-rebound and five-assist game against No. 3/3 Duke in a 79-72 victory.
  • It marked the first time in Simms’ career that he has posted back-to-back 20 point games and the 25-point outing proved to be a career-best for the junior.
• Scored 23 points in a loss to Georgia Tech, tying his career mark for field goals made in a single game with 10.
• Scored 18 points in a 29-point thrashing of Jacksonville on Dec. 20.
• Finished 7-for-8 from the floor, including a perfect 3-for-3 from downtown and 1-for-1 from the foul line.
• Made a Clemson season-best seven-straight 3-pointers from Dec. 8 at Florida State through the Tigers’ contest against Jacksonville on Dec. 20.
• Posted his third career 20-point game against South Carolina (Dec. 15) on 5-for-7 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc.
• Simms also finished 8-for-11 (career-highs in makes and attempts from the charity stripe).
• Simms posted a season-high with 19 points in a 22-point win against Detroit Mercy (Nov. 17).
• In the Tigers’ first game of the MGM Resorts Main Event against TCU, Simms posted 13 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to notch his second career double-double and nearly manage his first career triple double.
• Followed up his performance against TCU, tying his career-best with 23 points against Colorado.
• Notched a career-high seven made free throws, while finishing 7-for-14 in the contest.
• One of Clemson’s most versatile players captured his first career double-double in the season opener against Virginia Tech.
• Posted 12 points and 15 rebounds in a stellar performance to open the season.
• The 15 rebounds for Simms was a new career-best, outdoing his 10-rebound game last season at Duke (Jan. 5, 2019).
• Posted yet another double-digit scoring game with 12 points against Colgate (Nov. 10). He narrowly missed a double-double with eight rebounds, however, of the eight boards, four were on the offensive glass – tying a career high.

2018-19

• Appeared and started all 34 games this season
• Doubled points per game average from freshman season (4.0 points per game to 8.1)
• Shot 44.1 percent from the field and 33.1 percent from distance
• Improved free throw shooting by nearly 20.0 percent from freshman season (57.7 percent to 75.0 percent)
• Grabbed a career-best 157 rebounds, including 50 on the offensive glass
• Improved rebounding by nearly 1.5 rebounds per game (3.2 rebounds per game to 4.6 rebounds per game)
• Finished second on the team with 25 blocked shots
• Added career-high 34 assists and career-high 21 steals
• Scored a career-best 274 points
• Knocked down  a 3-pointer in 23 games this season, including making at least two in 12 different contests
• Eclipsed 30+ minutes on 10 occasions.

Best Games, 2018-19

• Scored in double-figures in the first four games of the season and five of the first six contests
• Scored 16 points in the season opener against The Citadel (Nov. 6) on 7-for-8 shooting from the field and a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc
• Made a career-high four free throws against Sam Houston State (Nov. 14), while also scoring 12 points and grabbing a then-season-high of eight rebounds against the Bearkats
• Finished with 10 points and seven rebounds in the Cayman Islands Classic championship game against Creighton (Nov. 21)
• Played a career-high 37 minutes against Mississippi State (Dec. 8)
• Scored a career-high 23 points and made a career-high nine field goals against the Bulldogs in that contest, including tying his career-high with four made 3-pointers
• Posted 15 points in 23 minutes against Charleston Southern (Dec. 18) – finished 6-for-8 against the Bulldogs
• Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Duke (Jan. 5)
• Scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds at Florida State (Jan. 22) – shot 7-for-13 against the Seminoles, including knocking down three triples
• Scored 13 points in a road win at Georgia Tech (Feb. 6) – also grabbed five rebounds and blocked a season-high-tying two shots against the Yellow Jackets
• Swatted two more shots against Virginia Tech (Feb. 9)
• Netted 10 points in a win over Boston College (Feb. 23)
• Scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds against Wichita State in the second round of the NIT (March 23) – finished 2-for-3 from the floor and knocked down a triple against the Shockers.

2017-18

• Appeared in 34 games and made 12 starts last season
• Limited action off the bench in the early going, but stepped into a starting role following the tragic season-ending injury of senior Donte Grantham
• Averaged 15.4 minutes per game for the season, but played finished the season with 21.7 minutes per contest over the final 16 games of the season, including 12 starts
• Grabbed over 100 rebounds, averaging 3.2 per game
• Finished the season with 29 blocks – second-most on the roster.

Best Games, 2017-18

• Played a career-high 30 minutes at Georgia Tech
• Scored in double figures on three occasions during the year
• Scored 10 points in back-to-back games at Florida State and against Duke
• Finished a perfect 4-for-4 from the field in the Tigers’ opening round game of the NCAA tournament against New Mexico State – finishing with nine points and three rebounds
• Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the opening round game of the ACC tournament against Boston College
• Narrowly missed a double-double against the Eagles with 10 points and nine boards
• Hit two three-pointers on three occasions, including coming in for an injured Donte Grantham and hitting a clutch three against Notre Dame.

Before Clemson

• Four-star prospect according to 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout
• Rated as high as the No. 89 prospect in the nation by Rivals – also No. 104 by Scout and No. 107 by 247 Sports
• No. 3 prospect from the state of Virginia by ESPN and No. 7 by Rivals
• No. 27 prospect at the power forward spot by ESPN
• Central Virginia Boys Player of the Year as a senior, when he led Blue Ridge to a second state championship in three years
• Averaged 13.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a senior
• First-team All-VISAA Division II selection, he was a second-team choice as a junior – also second-team all-state by USA Today as a senior
• Posted 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks in championship game
• Notched double-double and produced 14 of his 18 points in the second half of semifinal win over Virginia Episcopal School
• Team MVP as a senior when he went over 1,000 career points in three seasons
• MVP of the Bullis Holiday Classic and Joe Miller Invitational
• Posted 18 points in the championship game against Word of God
• MVP of the Central Virginia All-Star Game, when he tallied 16 points
• Played freshman year at Fluvanna County High School, where he scored 377 points
• Coached by Cade Lemcke at Blue Ridge, helping team to a 75-10 record in three seasons.

Personal

• Born February 17, 1999 (turns 22 during the 2020-21 season).
• Majoring in Sports Communications
• Can communicate in sign language.