David Simon (basketball)
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| No. 55 – Anyang KGC | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Korean Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 9, 1982 Vernon Hills, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Adlai E. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Illinois) |
| College | IPFW (2002–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2006–2007 | Standart |
| 2007–2008 | JDA Dijon |
| 2008–2010 | Strasbourg IG |
| 2010–2011 | Anyang KGC |
| 2011–2012 | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 2012–2014 | Astana |
| 2014–2015 | Wonju Dongbu Promy |
| 2015–2016 | Seoul SK Knights |
| 2016 | Tropang TNT |
| 2016–present | Anyang KGC |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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David Simon (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He also played his collegiate basketball for IPFW.
In his first year as college player, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 5.8 rebounds. At the end of year he injured his left knee and went for surgery, but fully recovered for the next season. Before the second season at IPFW, he was ranked as the nation's second best college center, behind Emeka Okafor of Connecticut. Also, he was named "Pre-Season Independent Player of the Year". Simon was also an All-American Candidate. He declared him eligible for the 2004 NBA draft without agent, but tore the ACL on his right knee during the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp and withdrew his name from the early entries into the draft and returned to school. He finished his last college season averaging 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds.
Simon played for the Timberwolves at the NBA Summer League and at the New Jersey Nets mini camp. On 10 October 2005, Simon signed with Bulgarian club Lukoil Academic which participated in the ULEB Cup. In the mid of the season he said:"I needed game like this one, to play well and show I can do well. After the end of ULEB Cup I would like to stay here and hopefully everything will be ok. For now I want to concentrate and play well in ULEB and Bulgarian championship as well". In the Bulgarian league he averaged 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while in the ULEB Cup he averaged 7.6 points and 7.8 rebounds for 25 minutes on the floor. He then, in 2006 signed for Russian club Standart Samarskiy Region and stayed for one season. Over 14 games in the Russian Super League, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.9 rebounds (7th in the league). However, Standart finished 13th and relegated into lower league.
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