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Jersey Number 2
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 .
• 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 .
Troy vs. LaGrange (Full Highlights)
Saturday, December 06
Players Postgame Press Conference (LaGrange)
Saturday, December 06
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (LaGrange)
Saturday, December 06
Postgame Press Conference (James Madison)
Saturday, December 06
