Lionel Simmons

School:

Height:

6-7

Position:

Forward

Hometown:

Philadelphia, PA

High School:

South High School

Named national player of the year by AP, UPI, NABC and USBWA in 1990
Naismith Award and Wooden Award winner in 1990
NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1990 and consensus second-team All-American in 1989
All-American Recognition: 1988 (United Press International 3rd Team), 1989 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team) and 1990 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
Fifth major-college player in NCAA history to crack the 3,000-point plateau
Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1987 (65th), 1988 (25th), 1989 (3rd) and 1990 (11th)
Ranked among the nation's leading rebounders in 1987 (24th), 1988 (8th), 1989 (5th) and 1990 (19th)
Ranked among the nation's leaders in blocked shots with 2.3 per game in 1988 (26th) and two in 1990 (30th)
MAAC's all-time leading scorer was a three-time league MVP
Led La Salle in scoring and rebounding all four seasons
Averaged 26.5 points and 12 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games from 1988 through 1990 (1-3 record)
Averaged 23.4 points and 10.4 rebounds in five NIT games for 1987 runner-up
Selected by the Sacramento Kings in first round of 1990 NBA draft (7th pick overall).

Season	G	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PT	3PTA	3PT%	FTM	FTA	FT%	RB	RBA	PTS	AVG
1986-87	33	263	500	.526	2	6	.333	142	186	.763	322	9.8	670	20.3
1987-88	34	297	613	.485	2	8	.250	196	259	.757	386	11.4	792	23.3
1988-89	32	349	716	.487	21	56	.375	189	266	.711	365	11.4	908	28.4
1989-90	32	335	653	.513	31	65	.477	146	221	.661	356	11.1	847	26.5
Totals	131	1244	2482	.501	56	135	.415	673	932	.722	1429	10.9	3217	24.6

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