Ben Simmons
Simmons in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game
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| No. 25 – Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
20 July 1996 Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
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| College | LSU (2015–2016) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A versatile forward from Melbourne, Simmons attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College before moving to the United States to attend Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. He played one season of college basketball for Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. Simmons was selected with the number one overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the 76ers, becoming the third Melbourne-born number one overall pick in 11 years. He has also represented the Australian national team.
Simmons was born in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, to American father Dave and Australian mother Julie. 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. Dave is a Melbourne Tigers legend who came to the National Basketball League from the United States in 1989 after playing college basketball for Oklahoma City University.
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