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KJ Simon

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
West Orange HS

2019-20 (Sophomore):
• Played in all 31 games, making 12 starts
• Averaged 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18.1 minutes
• Recorded six games with at least 10 points
• Recorded 10 multiple-steal games
• Opened the season with a career-best 21 points and 9 field goals against UAB (Nov. 7)
• Tallied his first career double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) against Carver (Nov. 18)
• Scored 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Troy’s 75-65 victory over Georgia State (Jan. 18)
• Contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds at Georgia State (Feb. 1)
• Added 12 points and 5 rebounds against ULM (Feb. 13).

2018-19 (Freshman):
• Played in 29 games, starting one (missed only game due to sickness)
• Averaged 3.4 points in 12.4 minutes
• Shot 52.7 percent from the field
• Dropped three or more assists in six games
• Secured two or more steals in five games
• Scored seven points and a season-high seven rebounds against then-No. 11 Florida State (Dec. 3)
• Posted nine points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field alongside four rebounds, three assists and a season-high three steals against Georgia Southern (Jan. 17)
• Made a season-high five field goals en route to a season-high 12 points with two rebounds and three steals in the ESPN 2 game against Georgia Southern (Feb. 15
• Scored 12 points on a season-high three three-pointers made against Coastal Carolina (March 9).

High School:
• Played at West Orange High School
• Averaged 18 points, five assists and seven rebounds in final season
• Set a school record with 13 assists
• Scored 34 points in the Metro vs. Florida game
• Graduated as a honor student.

Personal:
• Kevin Darnell Simon Jr.
• Born on Dec. 10, 1999, in Orlando, Fla.
• Son of Lyndsay Campbell and Kevin Simon Sr.
• Has three sisters and a brother
• His uncle Brian Holmes played basketball at GSU .