Jonathon Simmons
| No. 17 – San Antonio Spurs | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 14, 1989 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Smiley (Houston, Texas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | Sugar Land Legends |
| 2013–2015 | Austin Toros/Spurs |
| 2015–present | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2015–2016 | →Austin Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Jonathon Calvin Simmons (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of Division I college basketball for the University of Houston before a stint in the semi-professional American Basketball League (ABL) led to him joining the NBA D-League's Austin Toros in 2013. After two seasons playing in the D-League, Simmons signed with the San Antonio Spurs after he impressed during the 2015 NBA Summer League.
After earning co-Most Valuable Player honors for the district as a senior at M. B. Smiley High School of Houston in 2007–08, Simmons spent his college freshman season in 2008–09 playing for Paris Junior College, where he averaged 12.2 points and three rebounds per game, and earned all-conference honors. For his sophomore season, Simmons transferred to Midland College, where he was an all-conference and all-region selection in 2009–10, after averaging 13.3 points and four rebounds per game.
On November 15, 2010, Simmons signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Houston. However, he was required to sit out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
As a junior at Houston in 2011–12, Simmons was named to the RAMADA All-College Classic All-Tournament Team and earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors on February 20, 2012. In 30 games (29 starts), he averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
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