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2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Jairus Simms

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • Highschool North Forsyth

Biography

2012-13: Played in 28 games, including 11 starts, as a senior ... Led High Point and ranked 10th in the Big South with 3.2 assists per game ... Ranked second in the Big South with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds ... Posted seven assists in the season-opening win over UNC Greensboro on Nov. 9 ... Scored two points with four rebounds and four assists at Appalachian State on Nov. 13 ... Posted nine assists – the most by any HPU player in four seasons – in a win over St. Andrews on Nov. 21 ... Scored six points with three assists and two steals as High Point beat Johnson & Wales on Dec. 2 ... Posted five assists at Wake Forest on Dec. 5 ... Missed three games with a broken nose (Dec. 29- Jan. 9) ... Returned to lineup on Jan. 12 against Gardner-Webb and scored four points with three assists and two rebounds ... Dished eight assists with no turnovers in win over VMI on Jan. 23 ... Scored three points with three assists at Campbell on Feb. 6 … Scored five points with one rebound at Liberty on Feb. 16 … Dished six assists at Morgan State on Feb. 23 ... Millis Scholar-Athlete. 

2011-12: Averaged 2.8 points and 2.6 assists in 29 games (13 starts) as a junior … 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio was best on the team … Scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting with three assists at Purdue on Nov. 14 … Scored eight points with four assists in an overtime win over the Citadel on Nov. 26 … Scored 10 points with four rebounds and four assists against Averett on Dec. 10 … Tied his career high with five assists in three games … Posted five assists with just one turnover against Wofford on Nov. 21 … Had five assists with no turnovers against both Charleston Southern (Jan. 2) and Winthrop (Jan. 12) … Scored eight points in a playoff win over Gardner-Webb on Feb. 27, hitting both of his shots from the floor and going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.

2010-11: Averaged 1.5 points and 1.1 assists in 9.2 minutes over 30 games as a sophomore ... Scored eight points in 10 minutes at Tennessee Tech on Dec. 8 ... Saw 19 minutes of action at Georgia on Dec. 21 and scored eight points, had two rebounds and one assist ... Scored a season-high 10 points, dished five assists and grabbed two rebounds in a win over North Carolina Central on Feb. 7 ... Dished five assists for the second game in a row to go along with five points and a steal against VMI on Feb. 10.

2009-10: Played in all 30 games with one start as backup point guard his freshman year ... Averaged 4.1 points and 2.2 assists ... Posted team-bests in three-point field goal percentage (52.1) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55) ... Assist-to-turnover ratio would have ranked sixth in the league if he qualified ... Led HPU in assists 10 times ... Led HPU in assists in three of his first four games, including five in the season-opening 104-72 win over UNC Pembroke ... Scored six points on a pair of treys in a loss to Winthrop on Dec. 5 ... Had nine points and five assists against Youngstown State on Dec. 22 ... Scored in double-digits for the first time with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in a win over North Carolina Central on Dec. 29 ... First career start came in a win over NC Central on Jan. 11 ... Scored a season-high 12 points and had five assists in HPU's 69-65 win over Big South leader Coastal Carolina on Feb. 11 ... Went 3-for-4 on three-pointers for nine points and dished three assists at VMI on Feb. 16 ... Went 3-for-3 from downtown, scoring nine points in HPU's 67-48 win over Presbyterian on Feb. 27.

Prep: Played three years of varsity basketball at High Point Central before playing his senior season at North Forsyth (Winston-Salem, N.C.) … Averaged 13.1 points, 6.7 assists and 6.5 points per game as a senior … Received All-Conference honors all four years, and was named All-State and All-County his junior year … Named second-team All-County as a senior … High Point Central won back-to-back conference titles in Simms’ freshman and sophomore years … Named conference tournament MVP as a sophomore … Led his AAU team, the NC Gaters (Greensboro, N.C.) to the under-19 national championship in 2009.

Personal: Intends to major in Recreation Management… Son of Roland Jones and Latonya Simms … Has three sisters, Shakima Jones, Nadia Jones and Te’a Thomas, and one brother, Roland Jones II … Born Dec. 23, 1990 in High Point, N.C.

CAREER HIGHS...
Points: 12 vs. Coastal Carolina (2/11/10)
3-Pointers: 3, 2x, last vs. Presbyterian (2/27/10)
Rebounds: 5 vs. Gardner-Webb (1/2/10)
Assists: 9 vs. St. Andrews (11/21/12)
Blocks: 1, 2x, last vs. Campbell (3/2/13)
Steals: 2, 7x, last vs. Johnson & Wales (12/2/12)
Minutes: 28 vs. Citadel (11/26/11)

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Historical Player Information

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    2009-10Freshman

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2010-11Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2011-12Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2012-13Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 180 lbs
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