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Daisha Simmons

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Jersey City, N.J.

High School:
Gill St. Bernards HS

Last College:
Rutgers

Height:
5-10

Position:
Guard

Experience:
1L

03/07/2013

Women's Basketball Falls in SEC Tournament to South Carolina, 77-35

Crimson Tide finishes the season with a 13-18 overall record

03/06/2013

Women's Basketball Advances in SEC Tournament with a 63-36 win over Mississippi State

Crimson Tide wins its first SEC Tournament game since 2005

03/05/2013

Women's Basketball to take on Mississippi State in SEC Tournament First Round

Crimson Tide and Bulldogs to meet Wednesday at 5 p.m. CT

03/03/2013

Women's Basketball Drops Regular-Season Finale to Missouri, 88-64

Daisha Simmons leads the team in scoring with 17 points

03/02/2013

Women's Basketball Closes out Regular Season at Home Against Missouri

Seniors Jessica Merritt and Meghan Perkins will be recognized pregame

02/12/2013

Player Profiles: Daisha Simmons

Player Profiles: Daisha Simmons

2010-11 (AT RUTGERS)
Made her first career start in a home win over Syracuse ... tallied season highs across the board in win over North Carolina A&T ... competed in all but one game ... scored in all but seven games she played in ... averaged 2.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... started in four games as a freshman ... chipped in 37 rebounds in conference action ... played 589 total minutes.

HIGH SCHOOL
Somerset County (N.J.) all-time leading girls scorer with 2,488 points while starring for Gill St. Bernard's ... registered one quadruple-double, eight triple-doubles and six double-doubles her senior year ... three-time Courier Post Player of the Year ... averaged 21.5 points and 8.4 assists her senior season ... ranked 15th in the state of New Jersey ... shot 56 percent from the floor while scoring in double figures in 28 of 29 games ... two-time Somerset County Tournament champion its and MVP ... led the Knights to their first NJSIAA sectional title ... earned Newark Star-Ledger Player of the Year honors in 2010 ... rated the nation's 11th-best shooting guard by ESPN's HoopGurlz ... played with club team Ring City coached by former NBA player Ron Harper.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born Jan. 13, 1991 ... daughter of Christena Simmons ... has four brothers, Chaz, Ronnell, Frank, and Kenneth, and four sisters, Nakita, Shayla, Charisma and Naquell ... majoring in business.