Gerel Simmons

Gerel Simmons
No. 12 – Mersin MSK
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1993-11-14) November 14, 1993 (age 31)
Accokeek, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Point
(Waldorf, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Rilski Sportist
2017Ciclista Juninense
2017Verdirrojo BBC
2017–2018Ibar
2018–2019Al-Ittihad
2019–2020UMF Tindastóll
2020AS Douanes
2020–2021Artland Dragons
2021San Carlos
2021–2022Lucentum Alicante
2022Apollon Patras
2022ERA Nymburk
2022–2023Brose Bamberg
2023Kolossos Rodou
2023–presentMersin MSK
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SAC (2016)

Gerel Simmons (born November 14, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Brevard College and Lincoln Memorial.

High school career

Simmons attended North Point High School in Waldorf, Maryland.

College career

Simmons played college basketball for Brevard College and Lincoln Memorial. He was selected at the first-team All-South Atlantic Conference in 2016.[1]

Professional career

Simmons started his career with Rilski Sportist of the NBL. On March 10, 2022, he joined Ciclista Juninense in Argentina.[2]

After a short stint in Uruguay, he joined Ibar of the Montenegrin League.[3] He finished the year with Al-Ittihad in Libya.[4]

The 2019-20 season, Simmons played with UMF Tindastóll and AS Douanes.[5] The following season, he played in Germany with Artland Dragons and with San Carlos in Dominican Republic. On August 21, 2022, Simmons signed with Lucentum Alicante of the LEB Oro.[6]

On February 27, 2022, Simmons signed with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.[7] In 10 league games, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29 minutes per contest.

On August 29, 2022, he signed with ERA Nymburk of the NBL.[8]

On December 30, 2022, he signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[9]

On August 20, 2023, Simmons returned to Greece for Kolossos Rodou.[10] On November 15 of the same year, he was released from the Greek club after the acquisition of Andrew Goudelock. Following his departure, he joined Mersin MSK in Turkey. On June 26, 2024, he extended his contract with the club, after the promotion to Basketbol Süper Ligi.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Gerel Simmons arrayed with CCA All-American honors". wymt. March 21, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gerel Simmons heads to Juninense". latestbasketballnews. March 10, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gerel Simmons signs with IBAR Rozaje". starting5sports. November 25, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Gerel Simmons becomes Top Scorer of Balkan league and signs with Al Ittihad". starting5sports. October 17, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gerel Simmons (ex Tindastoll) agreed terms with Douane". starting5sports. March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Alicante signs Gerel Simmons, ex San Carlos". eurobasket.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "AS Apollon Patras sign Gerel Simmons, ex Alicante". eurobasket.com. February 27, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Poslední posilou basketbalového Nymburka je Američan Simmons". nymbursky.denik.cz (in Czech). August 29, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "Gerel Simmons (ex Nymburk) agreed terms with Bamberg". Eurobasket. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Gerel Simmons (ex Bamberg) signs at Kolossos H Hotels Rodou". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  11. ^ @mersin_msk (June 26, 2024). "Kulübümüz, oyuncumuz Gerel Simmons ile yeniden anlaşma sağladı" (Tweet) – via Twitter.