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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

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14 Coye Simmons

  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-8 / 240
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • High School Winston-Salem Prep

Biography

Honors and Awards
2014-15 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll

Senior (2017-18): Finished career 18th on the career games played list at Georgia Southern with 113 • Averaged 2.2 points and 3.8 rebounds a game as a senior • Started the last three games of the year • Scored a season-high nine points in the SBC Tourney quarterfinals vs. ULM • Started 35 career games and first off the bench in 39 • Led the team in rebounding 22 times in his career • Shot .472 from the field and collected 467 rebounds for his career.

Junior (2016-17): Played in 30 games and started 11 • Played 15.2 minutes a game and averaged 2.3 points and 4.4 rebounds • Shot 54 percent from the field • Led the Eagles in rebounding in six contests  • Recorded 10 rebounds vs. Florida A&M (11/25) • Had a season high six points against Winthrop • Grabbed nine rebounds vs. ULM (2/4) • Corralled eight rebounds vs. Savannah State (12/1), FIU (12/15) and South Alabama (1/28).

Sophomore (2015-16): Played in 31 games and started 20, including the last 17 of the season • Played 15.2 minutes a game and averaged 3.5 points and 5.5 rebounds • Shot 44 percent from the field • Led the team in rebounding 11 times and recorded double-figure rebounds three times • Had one double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the season opener vs. Webber International • Scored 10 points against Troy (1/9) • Grabbed 10 rebounds against South Alabama (1/7) and UL Lafayette (1/14) • Corralled nine rebounds vs. Bob Jones, Arkansas State (1/30) and UT Arlington (2/4).

Freshman (2014-15): Played in 19 games • Shot 53.8 percent from the field and grabbed 2.2 rebounds a game • Scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Trinity • Posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Johnson (Fla.).

Prep: Played four seasons at Winston-Salem Prep under coach Andre Gould • Earned all-state and all-conference honors while capturing three state championships over his career • Scored more than 1,100 career points with more than 1,000 career rebounds • Averaged 11 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior with five assists per contest • Was an honor roll student at Winston-Salem Prep.
 
Personal: Born Coye Corjuan Simmons June 30, 1995, in Winston-Salem, N.C. • Son of Charlean Simmons • Has four siblings, Chris, Ajah, Corey and Jada.

Major: Logistics

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2014-15Freshman

    F
    6'8" 235 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2015-16Sophomore

    F
    6'8" 240 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2017-18Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    14