1. Diamon Simpson was born on September 8,1987 and is an American former professional basketball player working as an assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.
19 Facts About Diamon Simpson
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Diamon Simpson played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Diamon Simpson attended the Saint Mary's College of California and played for the Saint Mary's Gaels in the NCAA's West Coast Conference between 2005 and when he graduated in 2009.
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Diamon Simpson was a teammate of Australian and Portland Trail Blazers backup point guard Patrick Mills when playing for the Gaels from 2007 to 2009.
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Over his 4 seasons with the Gaels the 6-foot-7-inch Diamon Simpson played 128 games averaging 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.
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Diamon Simpson is the Saint Mary's Gaels all-time leading rebounder, shot blocker, he leads in steals and free throws made and attempted.
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Diamon Simpson was bought out of his D-Fenders contract by the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2010 Fiesta Conference.
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Diamon Simpson signed for the Adelaide 36ers after original import John Williamson was ruled out with a knee injury.
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Diamon Simpson posted 12 double-doubles and had five 20-point performances with Adelaide and is widely considered to be easily the best performed of the imports for the 36ers during an era where the club claimed 3 wooden spoons in 4 seasons.
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Diamon Simpson was waived by the Rockets on September 7,2012, without making an appearance for them.
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On March 1,2016, Diamon Simpson signed with CB Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB.
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On March 1,2017, Diamon Simpson signed a one-month contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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On December 22,2018, Diamon Simpson returned to Israel for a fourth stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the rest of the season.
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On June 27,2019, Diamon Simpson returned to the Alaska Aces for a third stint, signing for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
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On January 7,2020, Diamon Simpson signed with Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season, replacing Jeff Adrien.
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Diamon Simpson subsequently joined Quimsa of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Basquetbol, averaging 11.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
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In 2021, Diamon Simpson signed with Plateros de Fresnillo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional and averaged 9.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
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Diamon Simpson played for Team Gael Force in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament.
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On October 16,2024, Diamon Simpson was hired as an assistant coach by the Capital City Go-Go.