Connie Simmons

Cornelius Leo "Connie" Simmons (March 15, 1925 – April 15, 1989) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.

Connie Simmons
Personal information
Born(1925-03-15)March 15, 1925
Newark, New Jersey
DiedApril 15, 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlushing
(Flushing, New York)
Playing career1946–1956
PositionCenter / Forward
Number10, 33, 11, 6, 18, 4
Career history
1946–1948Boston Celtics
1948–1949Baltimore Bullets
1949–1954New York Knicks
1954–1955Syracuse Nationals
1954Baltimore Bullets
1955–1956Rochester Royals
Career highlights and awards
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points5,859
Rebounds2,294
Assists940
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'8" forward/center from Flushing High School in New York City, Simmons played ten seasons (1946–56) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals and Rochester Royals. He averaged 9.8 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in his career and was a member of two league championship teams: the 1948 Bullets and the 1955 Nationals. He was the second player to enter the NBA without having played in college, after Tony Kappen.[1]

Connie was the brother of professional basketball and baseball player Johnny Simmons.[2]

BAA/NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1946–47 Boston 60–.320.677–1.010.3
1947–48 Boston 32–.295.593–.57.8
1947–48† Baltimore 13–.302.556–.510.6
1948–49 Baltimore 60–.377.683–1.913.0
1949–50 New York 60–.331.662–1.711.3
1950–51 New York 66–.374.7026.51.89.2
1951–52 New York 6623.6.378.6897.11.89.5
1952–53 New York 6526.3.377.7327.02.011.2
1953–54 New York 7227.9.358.6896.71.810.0
1954–55 Baltimore / Syracuse 3623.9.357.6326.11.79.6
1955–56 Rochester 6813.3.336.6053.51.25.4
Career 59822.9.351.6786.21.69.8

Playoffs
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1948† Baltimore 11–.371.744–1.017.1
1949 Baltimore 3–.351.759–2.316.0
1950 New York 5–.275.952–1.48.4
1951 New York 14–.364.6186.71.710.9
1952 New York 1430.5.464.7647.7.915.9
1953 New York 1131.0.367.7297.52.313.2
1954 New York 427.8.323.6948.32.511.3
Career 6230.3.382.7317.41.513.6
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References
  1. "High School Players to enter NBA". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  2. "Johnny Simmons BAA stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.


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