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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Ray Simmons, USI Athletic Communications
Jelani Simmons

0 Jelani Simmons

  • Position
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.
    6-5 / 190
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Columbus, OH
  • Major
    Kinesiology

Biography

2022-23: Completed his USI career with 1,026 points, ranking 21st on the all-time USI scorers...also had 1,456 collegiate career points (1026 at USI; 430 at Youngstown State)...played in all 32 games of 33 as a senior, starting 31 of the games...ranked second on the team with 13.4 points per game, while grabbing 3.6 rebounds per contest...led the team with 50 steals, a 1.6 per game average...tied a career-best with 26 points in the overtime loss at the University of Tennessee at Martin...grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the loss to Tennessee State University...named preseason All-OVC. 

2021-22: Named second team All-GLVC after averaging 14.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game...posted a season-high 23 points in the GLVC Tournament game versus the University of Missouri-St. Louis...grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Drury University...reached 1,000 career points for his collegiate career during a 22 point performance versus the University of Illinois Springfield (Youngstown State: 430 points; USI: 597 points). 

2020-21: Ranked third on the team with a collegiate career-best 13.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game...was named the NCAA II Midwest All-Regional team after averaging 17.0 points per game in the two tournament games...scored a career-best 26 points versus Rockhurst University...grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds in the win at William Jewell College...dished out a season-high three assists versus Quincy University and made a career-high four steals versus William Jewell College.

TRANSFER: Transferred to USI after spending the last two seasons with Youngstown State University...appeared in 64 games, making 32 starts, posting a two-year career average of 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game...appeared in all 33 of the Penguins’ games in 2019-20, posting 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game...recorded a two-year career-high 23 points against Cleveland State University and nine rebounds versus North Carolina-Central University...played in 31 of 32 games as a freshman with Youngstown State in 2018-19...made 22 starts as a freshman, averaging 8.1 points, 1.1 assists, and 2.5 boards per contest...ranked fifth in the Horizon League in three-point field goal percentage (.407, 47-117) and would post a season-high 18 points versus the University of Illinois Chicago and seven rebounds versus Oakland University as a freshman.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A Division II first-team All-Ohio after averaging 20 points per game at Beechcroft High School. He also posted 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Humphrey and Jennifer Simmons.

USI Career highs after the 2022-23 season 
Points: 26 twice (last 1/28/23)
Rebounds: 10 at William Jewell (2/5/21)
Assists: 5 vs. Truman State (1/27/22)
Steals: 6 vs. St. Mary of the Woods (12/15/22)
Blocks: 3 vs. Loras (12/9/22)
Double-Figure Scoring: 50
20-or-more points: 18
30-or-more points: NA

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-2021Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 190 lbs
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    2021-2022Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 190 lbs
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    2022-2023Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 190 lbs
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