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Jersey Number 10
Duane Simpkins
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fr. Washington, Md.
- High School:
- DeMatha
All- Atlantic Coast Conference Candidate as one of the top returning point guards in the conference...Is on pace to become one of the most productive point guards in school history... A returning two-time Honorable Mention All-ACC selection... Is one of only five ACC seniors to have received All-ACC mention in each of the past two years... Maryland is 44-20 with Simpkins as its starting point guard over the past two seasons. ..Begins the season with 365 career assists, No. 7 on the all-time Maryland career assist list... Is one of only four-point guards in Maryland history to have averaged in double figure scoring and at least 4.5 assists per game in two consecutive seasons... Simpkins averaged 11.1 points and 4.7 assists during his back-to-back sophomore and junior seasons... He joins Ail-American John Lucas, first round NBA draft choice Brad Davis and Kevin McLinton...Simpkins's 4.0 assists per game average for his 92-game career is currently the fourth best career average at Maryland. ..He is one of only two returning players in the ACC to have ranked among the top six in assist leaders in both of the last two years... Finished tied for second in the ACC in free throw shooting as a junior, hitting on 84.1% of his free throws... Enters his senior season No. 3 on Maryland's all-time free throw shooting percentage list... His 80.0% (224-280) success rate is third behind only Greg Manning (85.8%) and Jim O'Brien (80.3%). . Among the Terps Ail-Time career leaders in three-point shots made (85) and attempted (220)... His 85 shots made is the fourth most in school history while his 220 shots attempted is the fourth most in school history... Has earned the team awards for most assists and outstanding free throw shooter for the last two consecutive seasons.
As a Junior: An Honorable Mention All-ACC Selection for the second consecutive season... An Honorable Mention All-ACC Selection by Ron Morris of Basketball Weekly who noted that Simpkins was -Among others who deserve honorable mention and easily could replace anyone on the third team'. .An Honorable mention All-East Selection by Eastern Basketball.. Averaged 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and a career high 4.8 assists... His 4.8 assists placed him sixth in the ACC in that category marking the second consecutive season that he had finished No. 6 in the conference in assists... Led the Terps in assists 20 times during his junior season... Finished third in the ACC in free throw shooting for the second consecutive season... He is the only returning player in the ACC to have finished among the free throw shooting percentage top 10 in both of the last two seasons... finished among the free throw shooting percentage top 10 in both of the last two seasons... Scored 10 points/11 assists in Maryland's big victory over Morgan State and scored 10 points/10 assists in the ACC season opener versus Georgia Tech. . . Enjoyed quite possibly the greatest overall game of his career as he scored 21 points to go along with seven assists and one blocked shot as Maryland defeated No. 1 North Carolina before a frenzied Cole Field House crowd. . . Scored his career high of 24 points versus Georgia Tech in Atlanta on February 4. . .Stroked a career high tying five three point shots versus the Yellow Jackets. . .Marked the second consecutive game that he had hit five three point shots versus Georgia Tech at Alexander Memorial Coliseum... Back to-back 20-point games versus Georgia Tech and North Carolina is a career best... Scored 20 points on a near perfect 10-11 shooting performance versus Utah in the second round of the Maui Invitational... The game was played on ESPN and advanced Maryland to the championship game of the tournament. . Again, turned in a great performance on national television as Maryland defeated Gonzaga, 87-63, to mark the second consecutive opening round NCAA Tournament victory... His 20-point performance versus Gonzaga marked the second time during his career that he had scored 20 points or more in an NCAA Tournament game... Scored 17 second half points to lead Maryland past Wake Forest in Cole Field House... Finished the game with seven assists and did not commit a turnover in the second half. . .Held All- American and 1995 NBA first round draft choice Randolph Childress to 15 points and seven assists (both below his season averages) and Simpkins forced him into a season high eight turnovers . . . Simpkins played extraordinarily well versus Childress, the future first rounder, as a starter. . . As a starter in four career games, Simpkins averaged nearly six points above his career average while holding Childress to 34.7 shooting from the field and only 11 points per game-nearly eight points below his career scoring average.
As a Sophomore: Earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors as the Terps' starting point guard... Was given the ball by Head Coach Gary Williams on the first day of practice and performed well all season... Averaged a career best 11.9 points, 1.5 steals and 33.3 minutes played a game as he proved his mettle as one of the top point guards m the nation... His extraordinary play in the 1994 NCAA Tournament as the Terps advanced to the "Sweet 16" showed the rest of the country what the state of Maryland and the ACC region already knew - that Simpkins had become one of the top floor leaders in the conference... Finished among the top-20 in scoring in the ACC with his 11.8 points per game average...Finished tied for sixth in the ACC in assists... Finished third in the ACC among all players in free throw percentage with a Terps' starters best 78.4% mark... Tied the All Time Maryland record for consecutive free throws made as he connected on 32 consecutive during an eight game span... He joined former Terp All American Len Bias and Bob O'Brien m the Terp record books... Simpkins also tied the Ail-Time Terp record for free throw percentage in a game as he scored a perfect 11-11 from the line versus Virginia on March 5, in a game to help the Terps to their first NCAA Tournament in six years... Enjoyed the sensation of scoring the game winning basket versus 15th ranked Georgetown with three seconds remaining on November 26...Simpkins took the inbounds pass from in front of the Terps' bench, drove around Hoya guard Joey Brown and hit an arching, left handed shot over the outstretched hand of forward Don Reid for the game winning basket... "I'll cherish this for the rest of my life, " Simpkins proclaimed following the game... Simpkins' brilliant season continued in high gear as he scored in double figures in 21 of Maryland's remaining 29 games... Enjoyed back-to back-to back- 18 point games in December and January with his then career high of 18 coming versus No. 9 Massachusetts, No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 2 North Carolina... His ACC coming out party occurred in Atlanta on January 4 as Simpkins proclaimed himself Maryland's court general... Against the Yellow Jackets, he scored 18 points on six of eight shooting from the field including five of six from three-point range... His defensive pressure on 1995 NBA first round draft choice Travis Best limited the second-team All-ACC player to 13 points on four of 11 shooting in 39 minutes of play. Continued his torrid scoring stretch throughout the entire season as he scored in double figures of 13 of 16 ACC games to average 13.3 points in conference games only, the second best on the team... Scored in Double figures at least once against every ACC team and twice versus five ACC foes.
As a freshman: Was outstanding at his first ACC Tournament to close the season, averaging 11 points and 3.5 assists in two ACC Tournament games... Scored a season high 14 points in Maryland's first round win over N.C. State and scored eight points and dished off six assists versus North Carolina in the quarterfinals... Played in all 28 games, averaging 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists. . His 67 total assists were fourth best on the team... Scored five points and dished off five assists in only 19 minutes in the regular season finale versus Virginia... Played well against No. 12 Oklahoma after the Terps' starting guard Kevin McLinton was lost to injury. Played a regular season high 22 minutes and dished off a season high six assists versus No. 6 Duke.
at DeMatha Was a Parade Magazine All American and a McDonalds All American following his senior Season Was the youngest starting guard in DeMatha History and the first freshman to earn varsity status Named DeMatha Most Valuable Player, an award that had previously gone to Danny Ferry, Adrian Dantley and Gary Ward... Led the Stags to a perfect 30-0 record while averaging 10 points, six assists and three steal. In his three years as a starter, DeMatha was a combined 87- 10... His high school coach was Morgan Wootten...
Personal: Born April 9, 1974. ...His full name is Duane Vance Simpkins... He is majoring in speech communications and would like to be a sportscaster. He interned at the high-powered television station, WJLA-7 in Washington, DC. during the summer before his senior season at Maryland.
As a Junior: An Honorable Mention All-ACC Selection for the second consecutive season... An Honorable Mention All-ACC Selection by Ron Morris of Basketball Weekly who noted that Simpkins was -Among others who deserve honorable mention and easily could replace anyone on the third team'. .An Honorable mention All-East Selection by Eastern Basketball.. Averaged 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and a career high 4.8 assists... His 4.8 assists placed him sixth in the ACC in that category marking the second consecutive season that he had finished No. 6 in the conference in assists... Led the Terps in assists 20 times during his junior season... Finished third in the ACC in free throw shooting for the second consecutive season... He is the only returning player in the ACC to have finished among the free throw shooting percentage top 10 in both of the last two seasons... finished among the free throw shooting percentage top 10 in both of the last two seasons... Scored 10 points/11 assists in Maryland's big victory over Morgan State and scored 10 points/10 assists in the ACC season opener versus Georgia Tech. . . Enjoyed quite possibly the greatest overall game of his career as he scored 21 points to go along with seven assists and one blocked shot as Maryland defeated No. 1 North Carolina before a frenzied Cole Field House crowd. . . Scored his career high of 24 points versus Georgia Tech in Atlanta on February 4. . .Stroked a career high tying five three point shots versus the Yellow Jackets. . .Marked the second consecutive game that he had hit five three point shots versus Georgia Tech at Alexander Memorial Coliseum... Back to-back 20-point games versus Georgia Tech and North Carolina is a career best... Scored 20 points on a near perfect 10-11 shooting performance versus Utah in the second round of the Maui Invitational... The game was played on ESPN and advanced Maryland to the championship game of the tournament. . Again, turned in a great performance on national television as Maryland defeated Gonzaga, 87-63, to mark the second consecutive opening round NCAA Tournament victory... His 20-point performance versus Gonzaga marked the second time during his career that he had scored 20 points or more in an NCAA Tournament game... Scored 17 second half points to lead Maryland past Wake Forest in Cole Field House... Finished the game with seven assists and did not commit a turnover in the second half. . .Held All- American and 1995 NBA first round draft choice Randolph Childress to 15 points and seven assists (both below his season averages) and Simpkins forced him into a season high eight turnovers . . . Simpkins played extraordinarily well versus Childress, the future first rounder, as a starter. . . As a starter in four career games, Simpkins averaged nearly six points above his career average while holding Childress to 34.7 shooting from the field and only 11 points per game-nearly eight points below his career scoring average.
As a Sophomore: Earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors as the Terps' starting point guard... Was given the ball by Head Coach Gary Williams on the first day of practice and performed well all season... Averaged a career best 11.9 points, 1.5 steals and 33.3 minutes played a game as he proved his mettle as one of the top point guards m the nation... His extraordinary play in the 1994 NCAA Tournament as the Terps advanced to the "Sweet 16" showed the rest of the country what the state of Maryland and the ACC region already knew - that Simpkins had become one of the top floor leaders in the conference... Finished among the top-20 in scoring in the ACC with his 11.8 points per game average...Finished tied for sixth in the ACC in assists... Finished third in the ACC among all players in free throw percentage with a Terps' starters best 78.4% mark... Tied the All Time Maryland record for consecutive free throws made as he connected on 32 consecutive during an eight game span... He joined former Terp All American Len Bias and Bob O'Brien m the Terp record books... Simpkins also tied the Ail-Time Terp record for free throw percentage in a game as he scored a perfect 11-11 from the line versus Virginia on March 5, in a game to help the Terps to their first NCAA Tournament in six years... Enjoyed the sensation of scoring the game winning basket versus 15th ranked Georgetown with three seconds remaining on November 26...Simpkins took the inbounds pass from in front of the Terps' bench, drove around Hoya guard Joey Brown and hit an arching, left handed shot over the outstretched hand of forward Don Reid for the game winning basket... "I'll cherish this for the rest of my life, " Simpkins proclaimed following the game... Simpkins' brilliant season continued in high gear as he scored in double figures in 21 of Maryland's remaining 29 games... Enjoyed back-to back-to back- 18 point games in December and January with his then career high of 18 coming versus No. 9 Massachusetts, No. 12 Georgia Tech and No. 2 North Carolina... His ACC coming out party occurred in Atlanta on January 4 as Simpkins proclaimed himself Maryland's court general... Against the Yellow Jackets, he scored 18 points on six of eight shooting from the field including five of six from three-point range... His defensive pressure on 1995 NBA first round draft choice Travis Best limited the second-team All-ACC player to 13 points on four of 11 shooting in 39 minutes of play. Continued his torrid scoring stretch throughout the entire season as he scored in double figures of 13 of 16 ACC games to average 13.3 points in conference games only, the second best on the team... Scored in Double figures at least once against every ACC team and twice versus five ACC foes.
As a freshman: Was outstanding at his first ACC Tournament to close the season, averaging 11 points and 3.5 assists in two ACC Tournament games... Scored a season high 14 points in Maryland's first round win over N.C. State and scored eight points and dished off six assists versus North Carolina in the quarterfinals... Played in all 28 games, averaging 2.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists. . His 67 total assists were fourth best on the team... Scored five points and dished off five assists in only 19 minutes in the regular season finale versus Virginia... Played well against No. 12 Oklahoma after the Terps' starting guard Kevin McLinton was lost to injury. Played a regular season high 22 minutes and dished off a season high six assists versus No. 6 Duke.
at DeMatha Was a Parade Magazine All American and a McDonalds All American following his senior Season Was the youngest starting guard in DeMatha History and the first freshman to earn varsity status Named DeMatha Most Valuable Player, an award that had previously gone to Danny Ferry, Adrian Dantley and Gary Ward... Led the Stags to a perfect 30-0 record while averaging 10 points, six assists and three steal. In his three years as a starter, DeMatha was a combined 87- 10... His high school coach was Morgan Wootten...
Personal: Born April 9, 1974. ...His full name is Duane Vance Simpkins... He is majoring in speech communications and would like to be a sportscaster. He interned at the high-powered television station, WJLA-7 in Washington, DC. during the summer before his senior season at Maryland.
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