Cedric Simmons
PositionPower forward / center
Height6 ft
Height in9
Weight lbs244
TeamFree agent
NationalityAmerican / Bulgarian
Birth dateJanuary 3, 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeShallotte, North Carolina, U.S.
High schoolWest Brunswick
(Shallotte, North Carolina)
CollegeNC State (2004–2006)
Draft year2006
Draft round1
Draft pick15
Draft teamNew Orleans Hornets
Career start2006
Team 1New Orleans Hornets
Team 2Cleveland Cavaliers
Years 32008
Team 3→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years 4–
Team 4Chicago Bulls
Years 52008
Team 5→Iowa Energy
Team 6Sacramento Kings
Years 72009–2010
Team 7Idaho Stampede
Years 82010
Team 8Dongguan Leopards
Years 92010–2011
Team 9Kavala
Years 102011–2012
Team 10Estudiantes
Years 112012–2013
Team 11Enel Brindisi
Years 122013–2014
Team 12Olympiacos
Years 132014–2015
Team 13Enel Brindisi
Years 142015–2016
Team 14Maccabi Tel Aviv
Years 152016–2018
Team 15BC Kalev
Years 162018–2020
Team 16San-en NeoPhoenix
Years 172020–2023
Team 17SeaHorses Mikawa
Highlights

Cedric Simmons (born January 3, 1986) is an American-born Bulgarian professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japanese B.League. 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-foot 9-inch (206-centimetre) power forward-center, Simmons was selected by the New Orleans Hornets, in the first round (15th overall pick over all) of the 2006 NBA draft.

College career

Simmons played college basketball for the NC 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] On August 1, 2017, he re-signed with Kalev/Cramo for one more season.[28]

National team career

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.[29]

Personal life

On December 12, 2007, Simmons's girlfriend, Sabrina Acevedo, gave birth to the couple's son at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.[30]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 43 || 4 || 12.4 || .417 || .000 || .485 || 2.5 || .3 || .2 || .5 || 2.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 7 || 0 || 9.7 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 2.1 || .0 || .3 || .7 || .6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Chicago | 7 || 0 || 2.7 || .250 || .000 || .000 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Chicago | 11 || 0 || 5.5 || .524 || .000 || .429 || 1.1 || .2 || .1 || .4 || 2.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Sacramento | 7 || 0 || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || .500 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .1 |- | align="center" colspan=2 | 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". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers Recall Cedric Simmons From Rio Grande Valley Vipers". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  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". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  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". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  11. ^ "Cedric Simmons joins Chinese team.". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  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 (in 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 Archived 2016-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian)
  27. ^ Noorteliiga - Kalev/Cramo 69-102
  28. ^ BC Kalev inks Bojan Subotic, re-signs Cedric Simmons
  29. ^ FIBAEurope.com CEDRIC SIMMONS (BULGARIA).
  30. ^ Cavaliers: Wine and Gold's Winter Woes Continue.