Ben Simmons Net Worth, Age, Family, Girlfriend, Biography, and More

Ben attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. His Highest Qualification is Under review.

Ben Simmons Awards and Achievement

• He was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2015).
• He was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year (2015).
• Simmons was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 1 player in the nation in 2015.

 

Ben Simmons Biography / Interesting Fact

• He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

• From his childhood, he was interested in sports.
• His father played college basketball for Oklahoma City University in the United States.
• At the age of 7, he started playing basketball in the Newcastle Hunters’ under-12 representative team.
• At age 10, he returned to Melbourne and began playing junior basketball for the “Knox Raiders”.
• Simmons was named MVP after he helped Whitefriars win the Year-7 Division 1A Basketball premiership.
• He played basketball for ‘Box Hill Senior Secondary College’ at the 2011 Australian Schools Championships.
• Despite being only 15 years old, Simmons was chosen to represent Australia at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
• In 2013, he moved to the U.S. to compete against boys of comparable size and athleticism.
• In the same year, 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.
• Later he returned to Melbourne and joined the Bulleen Boomers of the Big V.
• Simmons 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.
• He returned to Montverde Academy for his junior season in 2013–14.
• Where he 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.
• Montverde finished the season with a 28–0 record.
• He was named America’s top high school junior and was voted MVP at the National Basketball Players’ Association Top 100 camp.
• On 12 November 2014, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for LSU.
• He scored 36 points and 9 rebounds in a 76–57 win over ‘Bishop Gorman’.
• On 28 January 2015, he was named as a starter for the East team to compete in the 38th annual McDonald’s All-American Game.
• 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.
• Simmons competed in the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit for the World Team.
• He made his debut for LSU in an 89–75 win over the Newcastle All-Stars in the first game of LSU’s preseason Australia trip.
• In 2016, he was selected by the ‘Philadelphia 76ers’.
• He became the first college player in the modern era to be selected with the first overall pick despite never playing in the NCAA Tournament.
• On 3 July 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the 76ers and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League.
• He was named to the All-Las Vegas Summer League First Team.
• He averaged 10.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.
• In his NBA playoff debut in game 1 of the 76ers’ first-round playoff series against the ‘Miami Heat’.
• He had 17 points, 14 assists, and nine rebounds in a 130–103 win.
• At the end of the season, Simmons was named the NBA Rookie of the Year.
• In the 2019–20 NBA season opener against divisional rivals the ‘Boston Celtics’.
• He scored 24 points on 68 percent shooting and recorded nine assists and eight rebounds in a 107–93 win.
• On 22 November 2019, he recorded his first triple-double of the season.
• In 2020, he scored 34 points and recorded 12 assists and 12 rebounds in a 117–111 win over the ‘Brooklyn Nets’.
• At the end of the season, he was the 2020 NBA steals leader.
• On 15 February 2021, he recorded a double-double with a career-high 42 points and 12 assists against ‘Utah Jazz’.
• Simmons finished the season averaging 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.9 assists per game.
• On 10 February 2022, he was traded to ‘Brooklyn Nets’.

 

Favorites Actor, Actress, Food, Colour, Destination

Actors

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Actress 

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Food 

• Home Food

Colour

• Black

Destinations

• Under review

 

FAQ

Who is Ben Simmons?

Ben Simmons is a Popular Basketball Player, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ben has played for the team ‘Philadelphia 76ers’.

 

What is Ben Simmons Girlfriend’s name?

Ben Simmons Girlfriend’s name is Under review.

 

 

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