Diamon Simpson
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| No. 22 – Trotamundos de Carabobo | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Liga Profesional de Baloncesto |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
8 September 1987 Los Angeles County, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hayward (Hayward, California) |
| College | Saint Mary's (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2010 | Alaska Aces |
| 2010–2011 | Türk Telekom |
| 2011–2012 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2013–2014 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
| 2014–2015 | Estudiantes |
| 2015–2016 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
| 2016 | Estudiantes |
| 2016–2017 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| 2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2017–present | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
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Diamon Simpson (born September 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.
Born in Los Angeles County, California, Simpson grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Hayward and graduated from Hayward High School in 2005.
Simpson attended the Saint Mary's College of California and played for the Saint Mary's Gaels in the NCAA's West Coast Conference (WCC) between 2005 and when he graduated in 2009. He was a teammate of Australian and Portland Trail Blazers backup point guard Patrick Mills when playing for the Gaels from 2007–2009.
Over his 4 seasons with the Gaels the 6'7" (201 cm) Simpson played 128 games averaging 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. His career field goal percentage of 50.6% is currently 8th on the all-time list for the WCC while his 1130 rebounds a Gaels record and all time 2nd in the WCC and 20th in the NCAA.
Diamon Simpson is the Saint Mary's Gaels all-time leading rebounder (1130), shot blocker (239), he leads in steals (174) and free throws made and attempted (470/777 at 60.5%).
After graduating from Saint Mary's Diamon Simpson started 2009 by attending the Golden State Warriors training camp but was unable to secure a spot on the Warriors roster. From there he signed to play for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League in 2009–10 where he averaged 15.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in his 30 games.
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