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LaImani Simmons

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville, S.C.
Major:
Business

Awards & Honors

Big South Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week (Dec. 27, 2023)

2024-25 Season (Senior) - Played in all 31 games making 11 starts averaging 24.3 minutes per game...Finished the season tied for ninth in the Big South Conference and led the team scoring at 10.4 points per game, while also averaging 2.7 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game...Scored a career-high 24 points at USC Upstate on Jan. 15...Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against Presbyterian on Jan. 11...Dished out a career-high five assists against Charleston Southern on Feb. 15...Tied her career-high in field goals made with eight against Western Carolina on Dec. 21...Attempted a career-high 21 field goals at USC Upstate on Jan. 15...Tied her career-high with three three-pointers against Brevard on Dec. 30...Went a career-best 8-9 at the free throw line at USC Upstate on Jan. 15.

2023-24 Season (Junior) - Appeared in 21 games off the bench in her first season in Asheville...Averaged 10.1 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game...Also totaled 14 assists, 14 steals and one block...Career-high 21 points against former school High Point on Jan. 10)...Matched her career-high six rebounds in the season opener at Furman on Nov. 7...Tied her career-high three assists against Brevard on Dec. 29...Made a career-high eight field goals against North Carolina Central on Dec. 18...Attempted a career-high 18 field goals at ETSU on Dec. 14, while making a career-high three three-pointers at Western Carolina on Dec. 9...Attempted a career-high seven three-pointers at Wofford on Nov. 29...Made a career-high six free throws against High Point on Jan. 10, while attempting a career-high eight free throws at Furman on Nov. 7...Named the Big South Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 27.

Prior to Asheville - Transferred to Asheville after three seasons at High Point...Averaged 9.4 minutes per game, 4.4 points per game and also shot 46.2 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from three-point range last season as a sophomore...Played in 55 games in three seasons at High Point....Attended Legacy Early College, where she was Regional Player of the Year as well as an All-State selection.