1. Zavier Marquis Simpson was born on February 11,1997 and is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Nationala de Baschet Masculin and the Romanian Cup.
36 Facts About Zavier Simpson
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Zavier Simpson won 2014 Ohio Division III state championship as a sophomore for Lima Central Catholic High School before transferring to Lima Senior High School the following school year.
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Zavier Simpson was a member of 2017 and 2018 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament champions during his first two seasons.
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Zavier Simpson had many of his best games against top-10 opponents as a sophomore.
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Zavier Simpson was born on February 11,1997, in Lima, Ohio to Bobbie Carter and Quincey Zavier Simpson.
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Zavier Simpson had served as a ball boy for Lima Senior High School since second grade when his father was an assistant coach for the Lima Senior team.
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On December 15,2015, Simpson broke two-time Ohio Mr Basketball Greg Simpson's Lima Senior High School single-game scoring record by posting 59 points against Fremont Ross High School; Greg Simpson was a cousin who grew up with Zavier's father.
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Zavier Simpson played his freshman and sophomore seasons for Lima Central Catholic High School before transferring to Lima Senior when his father became head coach there before his junior season.
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Zavier Simpson earned the 2014 Ohio Division III state championship as a sophomore and the 2015 Ohio Associated Press Division I Player of the Year as a junior.
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Zavier Simpson was named 2016 Ohio Mr Basketball by the Associated Press.
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Zavier Simpson earned the Ohio Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year honor.
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On September 9,2015, Zavier Simpson committed to playing college basketball for Michigan.
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Austin Davis, Ibi Watson, Jon Teske and Zavier Simpson all signed their National Letters of Intent on November 11,2015.
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In two of his other top-5 games, Zavier Simpson had 15-point games against both Purdue on January 9,2018.
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Zavier Simpson averaged 12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 35 minutes per game for Michigan in its four-game tournament run.
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Zavier Simpson posted a career-high six steals as part of a stat line that included 11 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
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Zavier Simpson posted a career-high 10 assists, and one rebound shy of a double-double.
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Zavier Simpson recorded his 300th career assist, becoming the 15th Wolverine to surpass the milestone.
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Zavier Simpson posted 10 points and 11 assists for his fourth career double-double.
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Zavier Simpson finished the tournament with a tournament-record 30 assists in three games, surpassing the previous record of 29 assists set by Mateen Cleaves in 1999, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
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Zavier Simpson achieved the 30 assists while only making two turnovers.
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Zavier Simpson was named to the preseason Cousy Award 20-man watchlist.
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Zavier Simpson was named to the midseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.
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Zavier Simpson set a program record for the most games with 10 or more assists.
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Zavier Simpson became the fourth player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points and 500 career assists, following Antoine Joubert, Gary Grant and Rumeal Robinson.
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Zavier Simpson was one of 10 players named a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award, and the lone Big Ten athlete.
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Zavier Simpson led the Big Ten conference in assists for the season.
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On September 17,2020, Zavier Simpson signed his first professional contract with Science City Jena of the German ProA, but left the team before the start of the season.
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Zavier Simpson landed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League, making his debut in their season opener on February 11,2021.
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Zavier Simpson joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2021 NBA Summer League and on October 15,2021, he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived the same day subsequently re-signing with the Blue on October 28.
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Zavier Simpson made his NBA debut against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 5,2022, where he played 44 minutes and recorded 10 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
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Zavier Simpson joined the Orlando Magic for the 2022 NBA Summer League and he eventually signed with the Magic on September 24,2022, but he was waived by the team on October 8.
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On November 3,2022, Zavier Simpson was named to the opening night roster for the Lakeland Magic.
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That month, Zavier Simpson joined the Pistons for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on October 2, he signed with them.
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On March 30,2024, Zavier Simpson signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies and on April 9, he signed a second 10-day contract.
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On July 26,2024, Zavier Simpson signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Nationala de Baschet Masculin.