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5 - AKIL SIMPSON 6-0 • F • SR-3L DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS (DUNCANVILLE HS) 2012-13 (Junior): Named second team All-Conference USA for the second straight season...Played in 31 games with 29 starts...Led the Mustangs and finished ninth in C-USA with 8.1 rebounds per game, and had at least 10 in a game eight times... Averaged 10.7 points per game and had six double-doubles...Scored a season-high 20 points at San Diego State (12/28)...Scored at least 10 in 18 games, including a stretch of six straight double-digit performances...Shot 47.7 percent from the field, 126 of 264, ranking eighth in the league...Scored 19 points with nine rebounds against UTEP (3/3) to help SMU secure the C-USA regular-season championship...Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and had 13 points at Memphis (2/17)...Had multiple blocks in seven games...Made at least five field goals 12 times, including a career-high tying eight twice, at TCU (11/28) and at San Diego State (12/28)...Matched her career-high with five assists against Texas Southern (11/12). 2011-12 (Sophomore): Named to All-Conference USA Second Team…Named Most Valuable Player by the coaching staff…Third in C-USA in field goal percentage, shooting 52.4 percent (122-of-233)…Led the Mustangs and was in the top-20 in the league, averaging 10.7 points per game…Was ninth in the conference with a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game…Played in 31 games with 16 starts, averaging 26.9 minutes… Had 47 steals and 46 assists…Had nine double-doubles…Scored a career-high 25 points at Tulane (2/5), going 8-fo-13 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free throw line… Had at least 20 points three times, and scored at least 10 in 17 games…Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds against Houston (1/12)…Had at least 10 rebounds 11 times… Was perfect from the field twice, going 5-for-5 against Cal State Fullerton (11/25) and 4-for-4 against TAMU-CC (12/18)…Made a season-high eight field goals three times.
2010-11 (Freshman): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshmen Team…Played in all 30 games with six starts…Averaged 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game…Shot 41.2-percent from the field and 71.6-percent from the free throw line…Had 14 steals and 19 assists from the post position... vs. No. 23 Texas (12/18) Scored a season-high 17 points…vs. Houston (1/30) Scored 10 points with 10 rebounds for her first doubledouble…vs. Tulane (1/6) Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds. Prep: Three-year letterwinner for coach Cathy Self-Morgan...McDonald's All-American Nominee...Named MVP for the Sandra Meadows Tournament...Named 08-09 TABC All State and All-Region...Earned 7-5A All-District...Honored as TGCA All-State... Accumulated 363 points, 269 rebounds, 71 assists, 22 blocks and 62 steals as a senior...Led Duncanville to a district championship...According to maxpreps.com, averaged 11.7 ppg and 8.7 rpg as a senior...Ranked as the No. 44 forward prospect by ESPN.com and received a Scout's Grade of 88. Personal: Daughter of Jermaine and LaMonithal Harris-Simpson...Has two brothers, Jermaine Simpson II and Jekevion Henson-Simpson...Wears jersey No. 5 in memory of Deion Jackson-Houston, a high school friend who passed away...Majoring in journalism and minoring in psychology.
SIMPSON'S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min 2010-11 30 6 489 2011-12 31 16 835 2012-13 31 29 917 TOTAL 92 51 2241
Avg 16.3 26.9 29.6 24.4
FG FGA Pct 49 119 .412 122 233 .524 126 264 .477 297 616 .482
FG FGA Pct 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000
FT 48 88 81 217
FTA 67 135 124 326
Pct .716 .652 .653 .666
|---------Rebound--------| Off Def Tot Avg 62 64 126 4.2 106 127 233 7.5 118 133 251 8.1 286 324 610 6.6
PF FO Ast 62 0 19 93 6 46 82 1 41 237 7 106
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TO 38 65 62 166
Blk 2 9 23 34
Stl 14 47 41 102
Pts Avg 146 4.9 332 10.7 333 10.7 811 8.8