Ben Simmons is an Australian national basketball player. Recently, she has defended the colors of the club of the National Basketball Association Philadelphia Sixers, with whom she signed a professional contract at the beginning of this season.
University career
The debut of Ben Simmons in the U.S. student basketball league took place in the spring of 2015. In the first duel for the LSS Tigers team against the McNeise State, the young player left the starting lineup. In this meeting, Ben Simmons completed 13 rebounds, and also chalked up 11 points. Largely due to the effective actions of the newcomer, the teams on the LSS site managed to win 3 consecutive League debut meetings.
On December 2, 2015, in a game against the team of the University of North Florida, Ben Simmons set a personal record, marking 43 points scored for the match, completing 7 assists, making 5 interceptions and 14 rebounds. Such successful actions allowed the club “LSU Tigers” to interrupt a rather long losing series of matches.
In the winter season, Simmons Ben was nominated for the title of best player of the season in the student league, where he looked one of the main favorites among the other 35 applicants.
During his performances in the university league, Ben has established himself as a player who masterfully handles the ball, knows how to pass assists and win rebounds.
NBA Draft
At the annual National Basketball Association clubs ’picking process for young players this summer’s offseason, Ben Simmons looked like one of the best candidates to enter the top league clubs. As a result, the young basketball player was selected by the Philadelphia Seventi Sixers team. On July 3, 2016, Ben Simmons signed his first career contract.
As part of the Sixers, the newcomer took part in friendly matches, a series of which traditionally takes place before the start of the championship. The first few meetings did not allow Simmons to demonstrate high performance. However, despite the rather low implementation of the points, sports observers noted Ben as a player who has an excellent view of the site, also has the ability to playmaker and distributes accurate passes to partners.
Team appearances
Simmons debuted for Australia's national team in the summer of 2013. The young player not only participated in the training process of the collections, but also went to the site in several meetings of the Oceania basketball championship.
In 2014, Ben Simmons was on the expanded list of the national team, which was compiled by Australian coaches in preparation for the World Cup. The young basketball player failed to participate in the international tournament.
In the summer of 2015, Ben announced to the public about his intention to go to the Rio Olympics as part of an adult team. However, the dream of a young basketball player was not fulfilled. By signing a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers club, the player decided to focus on preparing for the NBA debut season.