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20 Facts About Jennie Simms

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Jennie Simms was born on April 21,1994 and is an American -Israeli professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Israel women's national basketball team.

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Jennie Simms played college basketball for 3 seasons at Old Dominion and 1 season at West Virginia.

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Jennie Simms has played for the Mystics, Indiana Fever, and the Phoenix Mercury.

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Jennie Simms was rated as the 87th overall incoming recruit by ESNPU HoopGurlz 100 and committed to play for West Virginia.

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Jennie Simms played in 8 games for the Mountaineers during her freshman year and averaged 3.1 points.

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Jennie Simms became the 6th player in ODU history to score 1,000 career points in just two season.

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Jennie Simms led the entire league in scoring at 22.2 points, while finishing in 5th for overall field goal percentage at.

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Jennie Simms was named to the C-USA All-Conference First Team for the 2nd year in a row for her efforts.

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Jennie Simms averaged 26.0 points, 8.0 points, and 4.2 assists.

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Jennie Simms was named the C-USA Player of the Year, becoming the first ODU player to win the award since 2002.

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Jennie Simms' scoring continued to increase, as she was the 2nd leading scorer in the entire nation.

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Jennie Simms played in 10 career games for the Mystics in 2017, scoring a high of 4 points on June 9,2017, against the Minnesota Lynx.

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Jennie Simms played in 4 games to finish out the 2017 season with the Fever.

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Jennie Simms scored a new high of 9 points against Minnesota.

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Jennie Simms re-signed with the Fever as a training camp contract for the 2018 season, but ultimately didn't make the team and was waived on May 4,2018.

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Jennie Simms was cut just before the 2022 season opener, but was brought back on a Hardship Contract, as the Mercury were missing players due to injury and Overseas commitments.

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On May 10,2022, Jennie Simms was released from the hardship contract.

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Jennie Simms returned to the Mercury on June 9,2022, on another hardship contract.

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Jennie Simms was released from her hardship on June 23,2022, after Sophie Cunningham returned from her injury.

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Jennie Simms was brought back on June 27,2022, when the Mercury signed her again.