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media analysts.<ref name=attitude>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/76ers-coach-untroubled-by-negativity-surrounding-ben-simmons-attitude/news-story/b1230c150d2f82868a426b53c347835b |title=76ers coach untroubled by negativity surrounding Ben Simmons' attitude |first=Jai |last=Bednall |work=News.com.au |date=21 June 2016 |accessdate=21 June 2016}}</ref> [[Philadelphia 76ers]] head coach [[Brett Brown]], former Australian national team coach and a friend of the Simmons family, repudiated the claims being made and was content with Simmons' pre-draft behaviour.<ref name="attitude" /> On 23 June, he was selected by Brown and the 76ers with the number one overall pick in the 2016 draft, becoming the third Melbourne-born number one overall pick in 11 years ([[Andrew Bogut]] in [[2005 NBA draft|2005]] and [[Kyrie Irving]] in [[2011 NBA draft|2011]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/philafirst-sixers-select-simmons |title=#PHILAfirst: Sixers Select Simmons |first=Brian |last=Seltzer |work=NBA.com |date=23 June 2016 |accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He was also the first player in the modern era to be selected with the first overall pick despite never playing in the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/one-and-none-the-paradoxical-legacy-of-freshman-ben-simmons-lsu-career/|title=One and none: The paradoxical legacy of freshman Ben Simmons' LSU career|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>In the week leading up to the [[2016 NBA draft]], Simmons' attitude and character were questioned by a number of NBA media analysts.<ref name=attitude>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/76ers-coach-untroubled-by-negativity-surrounding-ben-simmons-attitude/news-story/b1230c150d2f82868a426b53c347835b |title=76ers coach untroubled by negativity surrounding Ben Simmons' attitude |first=Jai |last=Bednall |work=News.com.au |date=21 June 2016 |accessdate=21 June 2016}}</ref> [[Philadelphia 76ers]] head coach [[Brett Brown]], former Australian national team coach and a friend of the Simmons family, repudiated the claims being made and was content with Simmons' pre-draft behaviour.<ref name="attitude" /> On 23 June, he was selected by Brown and the 76ers with the number one overall pick in the 2016 draft, becoming the third Melbourne-born number one overall pick in 11 years ([[Andrew Bogut]] in [[2005 NBA draft|2005]] and [[Kyrie Irving]] in [[2011 NBA draft|2011]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/philafirst-sixers-select-simmons |title=#PHILAfirst: Sixers Select Simmons |first=Brian |last=Seltzer |work=NBA.com |date=23 June 2016 |accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He was also the first<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> college</ins> player in the modern era to be selected with the first overall pick despite never playing in the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/one-and-none-the-paradoxical-legacy-of-freshman-ben-simmons-lsu-career/|title=One and none: The paradoxical legacy of freshman Ben Simmons' LSU career|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>On 3 July 2016, Simmons signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers and joined the team for the [[2016 NBA Summer League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/sixers-announce-team-has-signed-2016-draft-picks-ben-simmons-and-timothe-luwawu-cabarrot |title=Sixers Announce Team Has Signed 2016 Draft Picks Ben Simmons and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot |work=NBA.com |date=3 July 2016 |accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ray|last=Boyd|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/07/01/ben-simmons-headlines-sixers-summer-league-roster/|title=Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster|work=CBSLocal.com|date=1 July 2016|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> While he shot the ball poorly during his first three Summer League games, Simmons was praised for his court awareness and passing ability for a big man.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powell |first=Shaun |url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/shaun_powell/07/10/sixers-have-high-hopes-for-ben-simmons/index.html |title=Simmons ready to fulfill promise with fledgling Sixers |work=NBA.com |date=10 July 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> He went on to be named in the All-Las Vegas Summer League First Team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/07/18/2016-all-summer-league-team/index.html |title=Wolves' Tyus Jones named 2016 Summer League MVP |work=NBA.com |date=18 July 2016 |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> and in six Summer League games, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-18/aussie-nba-ben-simmons-thon-maker-named-summer-league-best-team/7638598 |title=Ben Simmons, Thon Maker named two of NBA Summer League's best players |work=ABC.net.au |date=18 July 2016 |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>On 3 July 2016, Simmons signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers and joined the team for the [[2016 NBA Summer League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/sixers-announce-team-has-signed-2016-draft-picks-ben-simmons-and-timothe-luwawu-cabarrot |title=Sixers Announce Team Has Signed 2016 Draft Picks Ben Simmons and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot |work=NBA.com |date=3 July 2016 |accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ray|last=Boyd|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/07/01/ben-simmons-headlines-sixers-summer-league-roster/|title=Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster|work=CBSLocal.com|date=1 July 2016|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> While he shot the ball poorly during his first three Summer League games, Simmons was praised for his court awareness and passing ability for a big man.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powell |first=Shaun |url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/shaun_powell/07/10/sixers-have-high-hopes-for-ben-simmons/index.html |title=Simmons ready to fulfill promise with fledgling Sixers |work=NBA.com |date=10 July 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2016}}</ref> He went on to be named in the All-Las Vegas Summer League First Team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/07/18/2016-all-summer-league-team/index.html |title=Wolves' Tyus Jones named 2016 Summer League MVP |work=NBA.com |date=18 July 2016 |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> and in six Summer League games, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-18/aussie-nba-ben-simmons-thon-maker-named-summer-league-best-team/7638598 |title=Ben Simmons, Thon Maker named two of NBA Summer League's best players |work=ABC.net.au |date=18 July 2016 |accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref></div></td> </tr> </table><hr class='diff-hr' id='mw-oldid' /> <h2 class='diff-currentversion-title'>Revision as of 17:39, 27 March 2018</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the Australian basketball player. For the British bobsleigher, see <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simons" class="mw-disambig" title="Ben Simons">Ben Simons</a>. 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.infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Ben Simmons</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ben_Simmons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ben_Simmons.jpg/220px-Ben_Simmons.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="352" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ben_Simmons.jpg/330px-Ben_Simmons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Ben_Simmons.jpg/440px-Ben_Simmons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1521" data-file-height="2437" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Simmons playing for the 76ers in 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C8102E !important;">No. 25 – Philadelphia 76ers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">Point guard</a> / <a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">Forward</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C8102E !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1996-07-20</span>) </span>20 July 1996<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 28)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Australian / American</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">230 lb (104 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C8102E !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Montverde_Academy" title="Montverde Academy">Montverde Academy</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Montverde,_Florida" title="Montverde, Florida">Montverde, Florida</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">LSU</a> (2015–2016)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a>: 1st round, <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">1st overall pick</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2016–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C8102E !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016</a>–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C8102E !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>Consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USBWA_National_Freshman_of_the_Year" title="USBWA National Freshman of the Year">USBWA National Freshman of the Year</a> (2016)</li> <li>First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year">SEC Freshman of the Year</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award">Naismith Prep Player of the Year</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2015</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a> (2015)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/1627732">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18638003#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td 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font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's basketball </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_FIBA_Oceania_Championship" title="2013 FIBA Oceania Championship">2013 Australia/New Zealand</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Australia men's national basketball team">Team Competition</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Under-17_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Under-17 World Championship">FIBA World U17 Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/2012_FIBA_Under-17_World_Championship" title="2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship">2012 Lithuania</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_under-17_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia national under-17 basketball team">Team Competition</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benjamin David Simmons</b> (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). A versatile <a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a>, he played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for one season with the <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball"> Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers</a>, when he was named a consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> and the <a href="/wiki/USBWA_National_Freshman_of_the_Year" title="USBWA National Freshman of the Year">USBWA National Freshman of the Year</a>. He was selected with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall pick</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016 NBA draft</a> by the 76ers. </p><p>Simmons attended <a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_Senior_Secondary_College" title="Box Hill Senior Secondary College">Box Hill Senior Secondary College</a> before moving to the United States to attend <a href="/wiki/Montverde_Academy" title="Montverde Academy">Montverde Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montverde,_Florida" title="Montverde, Florida">Montverde, Florida</a>. In his only season in college, LSU began the season with high expectations, but failed to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>. He left school to enter the NBA draft, becoming the third Melbourne-born number one overall pick (following <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Andrew Bogut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>) in 11 years. Simmons is the son of an American-born father, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Simmons_(basketball,_born_1963)" title="Dave Simmons (basketball, born 1963)">Dave</a>, who played pro basketball in Australia. A <a href="/wiki/Dual_citizen" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual citizen">dual citizen</a> with the United States, Simmons has played for the <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Australia men's national basketball team">Australian national team</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Simmons was born in the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy,_Victoria" title="Fitzroy, Victoria">Fitzroy</a>, to American-born father <a href="/wiki/Dave_Simmons_(basketball,_born_1963)" title="Dave Simmons (basketball, born 1963)">Dave</a> and Australian mother Julie.<sup id="cite_ref-victoriacross_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victoriacross-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-O'Neil_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Neil-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When his parents met in 1991, Julie was a divorced single mother with four children—Melissa, Emily, Liam and Sean. After their marriage in 1994, they added Olivia and Ben to their family. Even though the six children have two different biological fathers, and their age span is 15 years (Melissa to Ben), they were raised as if they were full siblings.<sup id="cite_ref-O'Neil_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Neil-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-emily-bio_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emily-bio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father played college basketball for <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Stars_men%27s_basketball" title="Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball">Oklahoma City University</a> before turning professional with the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_United" title="Melbourne United">Melbourne Tigers</a> in Australia's <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)" title="National Basketball League (Australia)">National Basketball League</a> in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-Auerbach_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auerbach-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later became a <a href="/wiki/Naturalised" class="mw-redirect" title="Naturalised">naturalised</a> citizen.<sup id="cite_ref-victoriacross_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-victoriacross-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Simmons was raised in <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle</a> from the age of 18 months, while his father played and coached in the city. Simmons began playing basketball at the age of seven in the Newcastle Hunters' under-12 representative team and played two more years for Lake Macquarie and Newcastle.<sup id="cite_ref-keeble_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keeble-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in Newcastle, he also played junior <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Western_Suburbs_Rosellas" title="Western Suburbs Rosellas">Western Suburbs</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Newcastle_Lions" title="South Newcastle Lions">South Newcastle</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Rugby_League" title="Newcastle Rugby League">Newcastle Rugby League</a>, a local rugby league.<sup id="cite_ref-herald_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 10, Simmons returned to Melbourne with his family and began playing junior basketball for the <a href="/wiki/Knox_Raiders" title="Knox Raiders">Knox Raiders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with basketball, he also played <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> at the junior level for the Beverley Hills Junior Football Club and won a number of team and league <a href="/wiki/Best_and_fairest" title="Best and fairest">best and fairest</a> awards.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In grade 7, while attending <a href="/wiki/Whitefriars_College" title="Whitefriars College">Whitefriars College</a>, Simmons was named MVP after he helped Whitefriars win the Year-7 Division 1A Basketball premiership.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 14, Simmons was torn between his two sporting loves of basketball and Australian rules football,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but eventually decided to focus on basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simmons later revealed it was his football coach's decision to play him in the position of <a href="/wiki/Ruckman_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruckman (Australian rules football)">ruckman</a> that swayed his decision to pursue basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-Auerbach_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auerbach-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year in grade 9, at the age of 15, he played basketball for <a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_Senior_Secondary_College" title="Box Hill Senior Secondary College">Box Hill Senior Secondary College</a> at the 2011 Australian Schools Championships<sup id="cite_ref-herald_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before taking up a scholarship at the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Institute_of_Sport" title="Australian Institute of Sport">Australian Institute of Sport</a> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-heraldsun_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heraldsun-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, the American dual-citizen Simmons made his first appearance in the United States at the renowned Pangos All-American Camp for basketball prospects.<sup id="cite_ref-woo_04182014_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-woo_04182014-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite still being 15 years of age, he was also chosen to represent <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_under-17_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia national under-17 basketball team">Australia</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2012_FIBA_Under-17_World_Championship" title="2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship">FIBA Under-17 World Championship</a> and helped his team win the silver medal.<sup id="cite_ref-herald_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simmons' tournament highlights included a 26-point, 10-rebound, 5-steal outing against the Czech Republic.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school_career">High school career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sophomore_year">Sophomore year</h3></div> <p>In January 2013, Simmons moved to the U.S. to compete against boys of comparable size and athleticism.<sup id="cite_ref-herald_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-woo_04182014_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-woo_04182014-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Montverde_Academy" title="Montverde Academy">Montverde Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montverde,_Florida" title="Montverde, Florida">Montverde, Florida</a>, where he immediately started playing. In April 2013, he helped Montverde rally from a 16-point deficit to beat New Jersey's St Benedict's 67–65 in the final of the High School National Tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-herald_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After competing in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he returned to Melbourne where he joined the Bulleen Boomers of the <a href="/wiki/Big_V" title="Big V">Big V</a> competition in June 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played six games for Bulleen while averaging 12.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_year">Junior year</h3></div> <p>Simmons returned to Montverde Academy for his junior season in 2013–14. On the season, Simmons averaged 18.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 69 percent from the field and 77 percent from the free throw line. He recorded 88 blocks as well. Montverde finished the season with a 28–0 record, closing with a 71–62 victory over Oak Hill Academy in the High School National Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Simmons had 24 points and 12 rebounds as he earned MVP honours.<sup id="cite_ref-intent_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intent-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the season, he was named America's top high school junior and was voted MVP at the National Basketball Players' Association Top 100 camp.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_year">Senior year</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_(2).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_%282%29.JPG/170px-20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_%282%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_%282%29.JPG/255px-20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_%282%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_%282%29.JPG/340px-20150401_MCDAAG_Ben_Simmons_posts_Ivan_Rabb_%282%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1294" data-file-height="1941" /></a><figcaption>Simmons in the <a href="/wiki/2015_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2015 McDonald's All-American Game</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On 12 November 2014, Simmons signed a <a href="/wiki/National_Letter_of_Intent" title="National Letter of Intent">National Letter of Intent</a> to play <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> (LSU).<sup id="cite_ref-intent_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intent-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 January 2015, Simmons was named as a starter for the East team to compete in the 38th annual <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 March 2015, he was named the Morgan Wootten Award winner, given annually to the best male McDonald's All-American player who exemplifies outstanding character, exhibits leadership, and embodies the values of being a student-athlete in the classroom and in the community. In doing so, he became just the second player from a Florida high school to win the award behind <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Austin Rivers</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was then named the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award">Naismith Prep Player of the Year</a> on 12 March<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a> on 24 March after leading the Eagles to a 28–1 record and a berth in the High School National Tournament for the third straight year.<sup id="cite_ref-gatorade_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gatorade-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 29 regular season games, he averaged 28.0 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.6 steals per game while shooting 70.7 percent from the field and recording 24 double-doubles.<sup id="cite_ref-gatorade_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gatorade-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_(1).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_%281%29.JPG/220px-20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_%281%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_%281%29.JPG/330px-20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_%281%29.JPG/440px-20150329_MCDAAG_closed_practice_Ben_Simmons_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2110" data-file-height="3165" /></a><figcaption>Simmons at a closed McDonald's All-American practice</figcaption></figure> <p>After competing in the <a href="/wiki/2015_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2015 McDonald's All-American Game</a> on 1 April, Simmons led Montverde Academy to a third consecutive High School National Tournament title with a 70–61 win over Oak Hill Academy on 4 April at Madison Square Garden. He again earned MVP honours after recording 58 points and 35 rebounds over the three-day tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then competed in the 2015 <a href="/wiki/Nike_Hoop_Summit" title="Nike Hoop Summit">Nike Hoop Summit</a> for the World Team on 11 April and scored 13 points in a 103–101 win over Team USA.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Considered a five-star recruit by <a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a>, Simmons was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 1 player in the nation in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2></div> <p>Entering his freshman year of college, Simmons began his career on a four-stop national tour in Australia with the <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">LSU Tigers men's basketball team</a>. Relishing the opportunity to show his teammates where it all began for him,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simmons made his debut for LSU on 15 August in an 89–75 win over the Newcastle All-Stars in the first game of LSU's preseason Australia trip. His double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds led the way for the Tigers, playing at the <a href="/wiki/Broadmeadow_Basketball_Stadium" title="Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium">Newcastle Basketball Stadium</a> where his father played professionally for the <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons_(basketball)" title="Newcastle Falcons (basketball)">Newcastle Falcons</a> in the late 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tigers completed their five-game Australian tour with a 3–2 record, and over the five games, Simmons averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game to lead the team in all major statistical categories.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon returning to the United States, Simmons was featured on the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ribbon_College_Basketball_Yearbook" title="Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook">Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook</a> 35th anniversary cover,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was named the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>'s Preseason Player of the Year,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and earned Associated Press preseason All-America team honours.<sup id="cite_ref-fox_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fox-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His Preseason Player of the Year honour made him just the second freshman to earn the award, joining Kentucky's <a href="/wiki/Julius_Randle" title="Julius Randle">Julius Randle</a> in 2013, and his All-America team honour made him just the fourth freshman to be honoured on the preseason team.<sup id="cite_ref-fox_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fox-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 November 2015, Simmons made his college debut in LSU's season opener, recording a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds as a starter in a win over <a href="/wiki/McNeese_State_Cowboys_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="McNeese State Cowboys basketball">McNeese State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He helped LSU start the season 3–0 before recording 21 points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in a loss to <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> on 23 November.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 2 December, he helped LSU break a three-game losing streak by recording 43 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks in a 119–108 win over <a href="/wiki/North_Florida_Ospreys_men%27s_basketball" title="North Florida Ospreys men's basketball">North Florida</a>. His 43 points were the most for a Tigers player since <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> had 43 against <a href="/wiki/Northern_Arizona_Lumberjacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball">Northern Arizona</a> on 28 December 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After recording 14 points and 10 rebounds in a win over <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> on 5 January 2016, Simmons was dubbed the best all-round player since <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> by NBA Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 11 February, he was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith Trophy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nine days later, Simmons came off the bench for the first time after being removed from LSU's starting line-up for their game against <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_basketball" title="Tennessee Volunteers basketball">Tennessee</a> due to academic reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the conclusion of the regular season, Simmons was named first-team All-<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> and the league's <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year">Freshman of the Year</a> on the 2016 Coaches SEC voting. He was also named to the eight-player All-SEC Freshman team.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team's regular season was largely regarded as a disappointment.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After ranking No. 21 in the preseason AP Top 25 vote, LSU finished the regular season with an 18–13 record, including 11–7 in SEC play.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the fourth seed in the <a href="/wiki/2016_SEC_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament">2016 SEC Tournament</a>, Simmons helped LSU (18–13) defeat Tennessee in the quarter-finals to move on to the semi-finals where they faced first-seeded <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball">Texas A&M</a>. LSU bowed out of the tournament with a demoralising 71–38 loss to the Aggies, as Simmons was unsuccessful in leading the Tigers to an NCAA tournament berth.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simmons completed the 2015–16 season having played in 33 games with 32 starts. He led the team in all major statistical categories except three-point and free throw shooting, finishing with averages of 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.8 blocks in 34.9 minutes per game, while shooting 56.0% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 67.0% from the free throw line.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the SEC, he ranked fourth in points, first in rebounds, third in field goal percentage, fifth in assists, and second in steals. </p><p>Following the announcement of the NCAA tournament field, with LSU failing to earn a bid, Tigers head coach <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Jones_(basketball,_born_1961)" title="Johnny Jones (basketball, born 1961)">Johnny Jones</a> announced that the team would not play in any postseason tournament. On 21 March 2016, Simmons declared for the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016 NBA draft</a>, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He withdrew from school at the conclusion of the season with plans to move immediately to <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> in advance of the NBA draft.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also signed with American sports agency Klutch Sports, which is primarily owned by <a href="/wiki/Rich_Paul" title="Rich Paul">Rich Paul</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_statistics">College statistics</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_LSU_Tigers_basketball_team" title="2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team">LSU</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>32</td> <td>34.9</td> <td>.560</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.670</td> <td>11.8</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.8</td> <td>19.2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philadelphia_76ers_(2016–present)"><span id="Philadelphia_76ers_.282016.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Philadelphia 76ers (2016–present)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Draft_year_injury_(2016–17)"><span id="Draft_year_injury_.282016.E2.80.9317.29"></span>Draft year injury (2016–17)</h4></div> <p>In the week leading up to the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016 NBA draft</a>, Simmons' attitude and character were questioned by a number of NBA media analysts.<sup id="cite_ref-attitude_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attitude-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Brett_Brown" title="Brett Brown">Brett Brown</a>, former Australian national team coach and a friend of the Simmons family, repudiated the claims being made and was content with Simmons' pre-draft behaviour.<sup id="cite_ref-attitude_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attitude-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 23 June, he was selected by Brown and the 76ers with the number one overall pick in the 2016 draft, becoming the third Melbourne-born number one overall pick in 11 years (<a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Andrew Bogut</a> in <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also the first college player in the modern era to be selected with the first overall pick despite never playing in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 July 2016, Simmons signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers and joined the team for the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Summer_League" title="2016 NBA Summer League">2016 NBA Summer League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While he shot the ball poorly during his first three Summer League games, Simmons was praised for his court awareness and passing ability for a big man.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to be named in the All-Las Vegas Summer League First Team,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in six Summer League games, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 30 September 2016, Simmons rolled his right ankle during the 76ers' final training camp scrimmage. After receiving an X-ray and MRI of the foot and ankle, it was determined that Simmons had suffered a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was estimated to miss three to four months.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on 24 February 2017, he was ruled out for the entire 2016–17 season after tests revealed that his broken right foot had not fully healed.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rookie_season_(2017–18)"><span id="Rookie_season_.282017.E2.80.9318.29"></span>Rookie season (2017–18)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joel_Embiid,_Ben_Simmons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Joel_Embiid%2C_Ben_Simmons.jpg/220px-Joel_Embiid%2C_Ben_Simmons.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Joel_Embiid%2C_Ben_Simmons.jpg/330px-Joel_Embiid%2C_Ben_Simmons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Joel_Embiid%2C_Ben_Simmons.jpg/440px-Joel_Embiid%2C_Ben_Simmons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2908" data-file-height="1868" /></a><figcaption>Simmons with teammate <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> in 2018.</figcaption></figure> <p>Some pundits doubted his strength, fitness and scoring prowess after a full season on the sidelines, with only an outside chance for rookie of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his NBA debut on 18 October 2017, Simmons had 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 120–115 season-opening loss to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his third game, on 21 October, Simmons recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in a 128–94 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>, joining <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a> as the only players ever to post 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in their first three NBA games.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his fourth game, on 23 October, Simmons recorded his first career <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a> with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 97–86 win over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the third rookie after Robertson (1960) and <a href="/wiki/Art_Williams" title="Art Williams">Art Williams</a> (1967) to record a triple-double in his first four games.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 November, he recorded his second triple-double of the season with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 121–110 win over the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to become the only player in NBA history to begin a season with at least 170 points, 100 rebounds and 80 assists in his team's first 10 games.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 November, he had career highs of 31 points and 18 rebounds in a 118–113 win over the Wizards.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 December, he was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October/November.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 22 February, he scored a career-high 32 points, making two free throws with 5.6 seconds left to complete Philadelphia's rally from five points down in the final minute, as the 76ers beat the Bulls 116–115.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 March, Simmons was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in February, earning the award for the second consecutive month and the third time overall.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 13 March and 15 March, Simmons recorded consecutive triple-doubles.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also on 15 March, against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, Simmons joined Robertson and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> as the third rookie in NBA history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His triple-double against the Knicks was his eighth of the season, thus entering second place for most triple-doubles in a rookie season, trailing only Robertson (26).<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 19 March against the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>, Simmons recorded his ninth triple-double (11 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists) of the season and became the third rookie to have 0 turnovers in a triple-double game.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 24 March, he recorded his 10th triple-double of the season with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in a 120–108 win over the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 26 March, he had 11 assists in a 123–104 win over the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>, topping <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (567) to set the team rookie record for assists.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2></div> <p>Simmons represented Australia at the <a href="/wiki/2012_FIBA_Under-17_World_Championship" title="2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship">2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship</a> at age 15 and helped the team reach the final, where they were defeated by the United States. A year later, after participating in the <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Australia men's national basketball team">Australian Boomers</a> camp ahead of the Sino-Australia Challenge, Simmons made his senior debut for Australia in the <a href="/wiki/2013_FIBA_Oceania_Championship" title="2013 FIBA Oceania Championship">2013 FIBA Oceania Championship</a> against <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand national basketball team">New Zealand</a>. He subsequently scored four total points in the two-game series and was a part of the gold medal winning Australian team.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2014, Simmons was added to the Boomers extended squad for the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he was later cut from the squad as he did not make the final 12-man roster.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2015, Simmons signaled his intentions to represent Australia at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Rio Olympics</a> and said he was aiming to win a medal.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in April 2016, Simmons instead decided to not join the Boomers for the Rio Olympics in order to concentrate on preparing for his rookie season in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2017, Simmons made clear his intentions to represent Australia at the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Summer Olympics</a> in Tokyo.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>Simmons' brother Liam is an assistant coach for the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Baptist_Bearcats" title="Southwest Baptist Bearcats">Southwest Baptist Bearcats men's basketball team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sister Emily, a former member of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars" title="Washington State Cougars">Washington State University</a> women's rowing team<sup id="cite_ref-emily-bio_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emily-bio-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who has worked for Klutch Sports since 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the wife of <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> player <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bush" title="Michael Bush">Michael Bush</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-O'Neil_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O'Neil-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His godfather, <a href="/wiki/David_Patrick_(basketball)" title="David Patrick (basketball)">David Patrick</a>, was an assistant coach at LSU and was a part of his sole season there.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A cousin of Simmons, who had attended the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016 NBA draft</a>, was killed in a hit-and-run during the early hours of 25 June 2016 in New Jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2016, Simmons was featured in the <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a> <a href="/wiki/Documentary_film" title="Documentary film">documentary film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/One_and_Done_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="One and Done (film)">One & Done</a></i>, providing an insight into his time as a one-and-done college player, as well as exploring his and his family's thoughts on the NCAA and the NBA's 'one and done' rule.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_NBA_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of foreign NBA players">List of foreign NBA players</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 June</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=sbubearcats.com&rft.atitle=Bearcats+Men%27s+Basketball+Completes+Coaching+Staff+with+Simmons+and+Ritz&rft.date=2014-09-24&rft.aulast=Weseloh&rft.aufirst=Jeff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbubearcats.com%2Fnews%2F2014%2F9%2F24%2FMBB_0924142624.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABen+Simmons" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBorzello2013" class="citation web cs1">Borzello, Jeff (14 October 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24082772/elite-junior-ben-simmons-chooses-lsu-over-duke-kansas-others">"Elite junior Ben Simmons chooses LSU over Duke, Kansas, others"</a>. <i>CBSSports.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/1948_BAA_draft" title="1948 BAA draft">1948</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Tonkovich" title="Andy Tonkovich">Tonkovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_draft" title="1949 BAA draft">1949</a>: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Shannon" title="Howie Shannon">Shannon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_draft" title="1950 NBA draft">1950</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Share" title="Chuck Share">Share</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Melchiorre" title="Gene Melchiorre">Melchiorre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_draft" title="1952 NBA draft">1952</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Workman" title="Mark Workman">Workman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_draft" title="1953 NBA draft">1953</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Felix</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_draft" title="1954 NBA draft">1954</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Selvy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Ricketts" title="Dick Ricketts">Ricketts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_draft" title="1956 NBA draft">1956</a>: <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_draft" title="1957 NBA draft">1957</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hundley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boozer" title="Bob Boozer">Boozer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGill" title="Bill McGill">McGill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a>: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_%22Bad_News%22_Barnes" title="Jim "Bad News" Barnes">Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hetzel" title="Fred Hetzel">Hetzel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/LaRue_Martin" title="LaRue Martin">L. Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a>: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">M. Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_draft" title="1979 NBA draft">1979</a>: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">E. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pervis_Ellison" title="Pervis Ellison">Ellison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">L. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">G. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Olowokandi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Brand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">K. Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Bogut</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Bargnani</a></span></li> <li><span 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href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Bennett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Markelle_Fultz" title="Markelle Fultz">Fultz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a></span></li> <li><span 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Brogdon" title="Malcolm Brogdon">Malcolm Brogdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Hield" title="Buddy Hield">Buddy Hield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brice_Johnson" title="Brice Johnson">Brice Johnson</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ben Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ulis" title="Tyler Ulis">Tyler Ulis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denzel_Valentine" title="Denzel Valentine">Denzel Valentine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second Team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kris_Dunn" title="Kris Dunn">Kris Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_Ellis_(basketball)" title="Perry Ellis (basketball)">Perry Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georges_Niang" title="Georges Niang">Georges Niang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jakob_P%C3%B6ltl" title="Jakob Pöltl">Jakob Pöltl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarrod_Uthoff" title="Jarrod Uthoff">Jarrod Uthoff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USBWA_National_Freshman_of_the_Year_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf" title="Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Rogers" title="Rodney Rogers">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Jo. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995–1997: <i>None selected</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hughes" title="Larry Hughes">Hughes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Richardson" title="Quentin Richardson">Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Gardner" title="Jason Gardner">Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Griffin_(basketball)" title="Eddie Griffin (basketball)">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Ford" title="T. J. Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Anthony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Luol_Deng" title="Luol Deng">Deng</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Williams" title="Marvin Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Hansbrough" title="Tyler Hansbrough">Hansbrough</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Beasley" title="Michael Beasley">Beasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Tyreke_Evans" title="Tyreke Evans">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">Wall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Sullinger" title="Jared Sullinger">Sullinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Smart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Williamson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Carey_Jr." title="Vernon Carey Jr.">Carey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Smith_Jr." title="Jabari Smith Jr.">Ja. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Miller_(basketball,_born_2002)" title="Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002)">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Reed_Sheppard" title="Reed Sheppard">Sheppard</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Female</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Tiffany Jackson (basketball)">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Tasha_Humphrey" title="Tasha Humphrey">Humphrey</a> & <a href="/wiki/Candice_Wiggins" title="Candice Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Paris" title="Courtney Paris">Paris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Shekinna_Stricklen" title="Shekinna Stricklen">Stricklen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Brittney_Griner" title="Brittney Griner">Griner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Odyssey_Sims" title="Odyssey Sims">Sims</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Williams_(basketball)" title="Elizabeth Williams (basketball)">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Jewell_Loyd" title="Jewell Loyd">Loyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DeShields" title="Diamond DeShields">DeShields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Kelsey Mitchell (basketball)">Mitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Kristine_Anigwe" title="Kristine Anigwe">Anigwe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Ionescu" title="Sabrina Ionescu">Ionescu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Chennedy_Carter" title="Chennedy Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Rhyne_Howard" title="Rhyne Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Aliyah_Boston" title="Aliyah Boston">Boston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a> & <a href="/wiki/Caitlin_Clark" title="Caitlin Clark">Clark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Aneesah_Morrow" title="Aneesah Morrow">Morrow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Ta%27Niya_Latson" title="Ta'Niya Latson">Latson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">Watkins</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Scott_(basketball)" title="Dennis Scott (basketball)">Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Livingston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jerod_Ward" title="Jerod Ward">Ward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Mercer" title="Ron Mercer">Mercer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Donnell_Harvey" title="Donnell Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Felton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Williams" title="Lou Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Jennings" title="Brandon Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Sullinger" title="Jared Sullinger">Sullinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Muhammad" title="Shabazz Muhammad">Muhammad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Alexander" title="Cliff Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Stewart" title="Isaiah Stewart">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Holmgren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Dariq_Whitehead" title="Dariq Whitehead">Whitehead</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Collier" title="Isaiah Collier">Collier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Flagg</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Lorenzen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lynne Lorenzen (page does not exist)">Lorenzen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Hall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Marciniak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Watkins" title="Yolanda Watkins">Y. Watkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">Frett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Gooden" title="Tiffany Gooden">Gooden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Holdsclaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kiesha_Brown" title="Kiesha Brown">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Taurasi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Ely</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Strother</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Paris" title="Courtney Paris">Paris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Delle Donne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Diggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Ogwumike</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Mosqueda-Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DeShields" title="Diamond DeShields">DeShields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Raven_Johnson" title="Raven Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">J. 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R. Reid">J. R. Reid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/LaBradford_Smith" title="LaBradford Smith">LaBradford Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Damon Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Felipe Lopez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Al Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Blanchard" title="LaVell Blanchard">LaVell Blanchard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Jeffries" title="Jared Jeffries">Jared Jeffries</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Torbert" title="Kelvin Torbert">Kelvin Torbert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Beal" title="Bradley Beal">Bradley Beal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">Jabari Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ben Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Michael Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">RJ Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">James Wiseman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Emoni_Bates" title="Emoni Bates">Emoni Bates</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Chet Holmgren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Gradey_Dick" title="Gradey Dick">Gradey Dick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Boozer" title="Cameron Boozer">Cameron Boozer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Cooper Flagg</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;;width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Susan_Anderson_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susan Anderson (basketball) (page does not exist)">Susan Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Durham_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kris Durham (basketball) (page does not exist)">Kris Durham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Vicki Hall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Lisa Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Michelle M. Marciniak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">Katie Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">La'Keshia Frett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monick_Foote&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monick Foote (page does not exist)">Monick Foote</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_White" title="Stephanie White">Stephanie White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Walz" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaime Walz">Jaime Walz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Teasley" title="Nikki Teasley">Nikki Teasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Tamika Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kaczmarski" title="Nicole Kaczmarski">Nicole Kaczmarski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Shereka_Wright" title="Shereka Wright">Shereka Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Shyra Ely</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Ann Strother</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Abby_Waner" title="Abby Waner">Abby Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Tina Charles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Nneka_Ogwumike" title="Nneka Ogwumike">Nneka Ogwumike</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Skylar Diggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Russell" title="Mercedes Russell">Mercedes Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Brianna_Turner" title="Brianna Turner">Brianna Turner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Katie Lou Samuelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Erin_Boley" title="Erin Boley">Erin Boley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Megan Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Christyn Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Azzi_Fudd" title="Azzi Fudd">Azzi Fudd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Paige Bueckers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saniya_Rivers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saniya Rivers (page does not exist)">Saniya Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Kiki Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">JuJu Watkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Edwards" title="Joyce 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Battier">Battier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Curry" title="Ronald Curry">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Duhon" title="Chris Duhon">Duhon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Miles_(basketball)" title="Aaron Miles (basketball)">Miles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Torin_Francis" title="Torin Francis">Francis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Josh_McRoberts" title="Josh McRoberts">McRoberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Monroe" title="Greg Monroe">Monroe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Muhammad" title="Shabazz Muhammad">Muhammad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">J. Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Carter_Jr." title="Wendell Carter Jr.">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">Wiseman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Evan_Mobley" title="Evan Mobley">Mobley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Holmgren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Dereck_Lively_II" title="Dereck Lively II">Lively</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Collier" title="Isaiah Collier">Collier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Harper" title="Dylan Harper">Harper</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#DB0007; color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFBC0D, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFBC0D;;;width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2002: Wolff</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Ivory_Latta" title="Ivory Latta">Latta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">C. Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Abby_Waner" title="Abby Waner">Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Delle Donne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Bone" title="Kelsey Bone">Bone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Ogwumike</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Williams_(basketball)" title="Elizabeth Williams (basketball)">E. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: Reimer</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Atkins" title="Ariel Atkins">Atkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dangerfield" title="Crystal Dangerfield">Dangerfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Evina_Westbrook" title="Evina Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">C. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Azzi_Fudd" title="Azzi Fudd">Fudd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Mikaylah_Williams" title="Mikaylah Williams">M. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Edwards" title="Joyce Edwards">Edwards</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USA_Today_High_School_Boys&#039;_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#1E90FF; color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USA_Today_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template:USA Today National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USA_Today_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:USA Today National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USA_Today_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USA Today National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="USA_Today_High_School_Boys&#039;_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/USA_Today_All-USA_high_school_basketball_team#Boys.27_basketball_players_and_coaches_of_the_year" class="mw-redirect" title="USA Today All-USA high school basketball team"><span style="color:white;font-family:Arial;"><i>USA Today</i> High School Boys' Basketball Player of the Year Award</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(basketball,_born_1964)" title="Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Delray_Brooks" title="Delray Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ferry" title="Danny Ferry">Ferry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">Reid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Liberty" title="Marcus Liberty">Liberty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Lopez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Donnell_Harvey" title="Donnell Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Samardo_Samuels" title="Samardo Samuels">Samuels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Nerlens_Noel" title="Nerlens Noel">Noel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Sharife_Cooper" title="Sharife Cooper">Cooper</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Mr._Basketball_USA_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Mr._Basketball_USA" title="Template:Mr. Basketball USA"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Mr._Basketball_USA" title="Template talk:Mr. Basketball USA"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Mr._Basketball_USA" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Mr. Basketball USA"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Mr._Basketball_USA_winners" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Mr._Basketball_USA" title="Mr. Basketball USA">Mr. Basketball USA</a> winners</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Raftery" title="Bill Raftery">Raftery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Connie_Hawkins" title="Connie Hawkins">Hawkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Lacy" title="Edgar Lacy">Lacy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Murphy" title="Calvin Murphy">Murphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Haywood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Westphal" title="Paul Westphal">Westphal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">McGinnis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Tom_McMillen" title="Tom McMillen">McMillen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Lucas" title="Maurice Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Buckner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cartwright" title="Bill Cartwright">Cartwright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Albert_King_(basketball)" title="Albert King (basketball)">King</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Clark_Kellogg" title="Clark Kellogg">Kellogg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Wayman_Tisdale" title="Wayman Tisdale">Tisdale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(basketball,_born_1964)" title="Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)">R. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/John_Williams_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="John Williams (basketball, born 1966)">J. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ferry" title="Danny Ferry">Ferry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">Reid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Lopez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bibby" title="Mike Bibby">Bibby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rashard_Lewis" title="Rashard Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bender" title="Jonathan Bender">Bender</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Darius_Miles" title="Darius Miles">Miles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Telfair" title="Sebastian Telfair">Telfair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Monta_Ellis" title="Monta Ellis">Ellis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/O._J._Mayo" title="O. J. 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