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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Holly Farris, GWU Communications

8 Darryl Simmons II

8 Darryl Simmons II

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    160
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy

Summary

Biography

Before Gardner-Webb: Rated as a two-star prospect by 247Sports.com and the nation's No. 62 point guard prospect in the Class of 2023 ... Was rated as the No. 9 senior prospect in Connecticut and as one of the top-25 players in New England ... Starred as the lead guard for Putnam Science teams that posted a combined 77-3 record ... Won a pair of national titles over the past two seasons ... Led the Mustangs to a 39-3 mark as a senior and the program's fourth national title since 2018, averaging 12.8 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 94.4 percent from the free throw line ... In 2022, Simmons led Coach Tom Espinosa's squad to a perfect 38-0 mark and a national title as a junior ... He poured in 12.1 points to go with 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game against top competition ... Finished his career at Putnam Science as the program's all-time leader in made threes (147) and played in 94 games – which is second in program history. Simmons also finished ranked third all-time in steals (137), fourth in assists (336) and seventh in points scored (914).
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2023-24Freshman

    G
    5'11" 160 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 160 lbs
    8