Ka-Deidre Simmons

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Newark, N.J.
High School:
Malcolm X. Shabazz

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS
· Named to the Nancy Lieberman NCAA Division I Point Guard of the Year Watch List on Feb. 6.
· Named to the Naismith Award National Player of the Year Midseason 30 list on Feb. 11.
· Named WBCA All-Region honoree, candidate for All-America honors.
· Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America selection.
· WBCA Honorable Mention All-America selection.
· MBWA Division I Women's Player of the Year and First-Team All-Metropolitan honoree.
· First-Team ECAC Division I All-Star Team selection.
· Named First-Team All-BIG EAST for a second-straight year. First repeat First-Team player at SHU since 1995-96.
· Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team for a second-straight year. Second SHU player to All-Tournament twice.
· Named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team for the second year in a row.
· Scored in double figures in 31 of 34 game.
· Ranked fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.0 ppg.
· First in the BIG EAST and 22nd in the country averaging 5.7 assists per game.
· Finished her career ranked second in program history with 1,717 career-points.
· Seton Hall's all-time assist leader with 562. Set a new Seton Hall single-season record with 194 assists in 2014-15.
· Sits second in program history with 257 steals.
· Three-time BIG EAST Women's Basketball Player of the Week, including back-to-back awards (11/24, 1/12, 1/19).
· Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on two occasions (2/2, 2/9).
· Led all scorers with 23 points in the BIG EAST Championship game against DePaul on March 10.
· Game-high 20 points (10-14 FG) to go along with eight assists in a win over St. John's in the BIG EAST semifinals on March 9.
· Dished out eight assists to go along with 21 points and four steals in a win at Xavier on Feb. 27.
· Hit the game-winning shot with three seconds to play, scoring 16 points with six assists in a win at DePaul on Feb. 13.
· Needed just 28 minutes to score 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting with seven assists in a win over Providence on Feb. 6.
· Tied a career-high of 28 points to go along with 11 assists for fifth-career double-double in win over DePaul on Jan. 18.
· Filled out the stat sheet with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a win over Marquette on Jan. 16.
· Scored a game-high 22 points with seven assists and the game-winning free throws with :12 remaining to lead SHU past Providence on Jan. 11.
· Scored 17 points and tied a career-high with six steals in a win over No. 14/16 Georgia on Dec. 28.
· Approached a triple-double with 15 points, eight assists and eight rebounds in a win over Illinois on Dec. 9.
· Tied a career-high with three 3-pointers, scoring 18 points with five assists in a win at Creighton on Dec. 3.
· Scored 26 points (10-20 FG) to surpass 20 points in a third-straight game for the first time in her career in a win over Kennesaw State on Nov. 26.
· Scored a career-high 28 points, 23 in the second half, with seven boards and five assists in a win at Penn State on Nov. 22.
· Turned in her fourth-career double-double with 20 points and 10 assists at No. 17 West Virginia on Nov. 17.

2013-14: First-Team All-BIG EAST selection, the first at Seton Hall since 1996... Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team, the Pirates' first selection since the 1996 postseason... Second-Team All-Metropolitan... Preseason All-BIG EAST selection... Broke the SHU single-season record for assists with 174, averaging 5.1 per game which ranked fourth in the BIG EAST... Became the 20th member of the SHU 1,000-point club with an 18 point effort at Creighton on Feb. 26; finished the season ranked 14th in school history with 1,139 points... Ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 16.7 ppg... Set a new SHU single-season free throw record with 195 made free throws... Scored in double figures in 33-of-34 games, including 29-straight to end the season... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 13, for the first time in her career after scoring a career-high 25 points in a win at Villanova... Placed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times (12/16, 1/27, 2/10, 3/5)... Played a career-high 46 minutes, scoring 16 points with four assists at Rutgers in the third round of the WNIT (3/27)... Behind a career-best 10 made field goals, led the Pirates past Princeton with 23 points and five assists in the second round of the WNIT (3/23)... Paced the SHU offense with six assists to go along with 14 points in a win over American in the first round of the WNIT (3/20)... Broke the SHU single-season assist record and scored 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting at the line against St. John's in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals (3/9)... Only one point off her career high in scoring 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting to lead SHU past Providence in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/8)... Connected on eight field goals and was one off tying a personal best with 24 points at Butler (3/1)... Behind 8-for-11 shooting from the field, scored a team-high 20 points at DePaul (2/15)... Shot 50.0 percent (6-for-12) from the field to finish with 14 points and two assists in a win at Georgetown (2/12)... Passed 900-career points by shooting 7-for-11 from the field to finish with 20 points and six assists at Marquette (2/5)... Led the Pirates with 20 points, shooting 10-for-14 from the line, and dished out a game-high eight assists in a win at Providence (1/25)... Close to a double-double with 17 points and a team-high nine assists, also grabbing three steals in a win at Xavier (1/21)... Eclipsed 800-career points by turning in a second-straight 20-point scoring performance for the first time in her career, finishing with 21 points and a game-high six assists against DePaul (1/14)... Poured in a career-high 25 points on 7-for-15 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers, six assists and three steals in a victory at Villanova (1/11)... Extended her streak of zero turnovers to a third-straight game, leading the Pirates with eight assists to go along with 14 points against Butler (1/4)... Scored 14 points with five assists against zero turnovers in the BIG EAST opener at St. John's (12/28)... Scored 20 points, just one shy of her career-high with five assists and five rebounds at Illinois (12/9)... Posted her second double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 12 assists in a win over UMass Lowell (12/7)... Named to the Seton Hall Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team after scoring 17 points with eight assists in the win over Fresno State in the Championship Game (11/30)... Hit eight field goals and scored 19 points at No. 21/17 South Carolina (11/17)... Recorded her second-career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and tied the Seton Hall single-game free throw record with 16 makes from the stripe against Rider (11/10)... Scored a team-high 14 points and dished out seven assists in the season opener against Longwood (11/8).

2012-13: Started at point guard in all 31 games... Finished second on the team in scoring with 11.5 ppg and led the Pirates with 3.9 assists per game... Ranked 10th in the BIG EAST with 3.9 assists per game... Finished tied for 27th in the conference in overall scoring (11.5 ppg) and tied for 21st in BIG EAST only scoring (12.4 ppg)... Averaged 4.2 assists per game in BIG EAST contests... Her 122 assists were the ninth-highest single-season total in progam history and the 63 steals ranked 10th... Scored 12 points with a team-high four assists in 35 minutes against NJIT (11/9)... Had six points, six rebounds and four steals at Michigan (11/19)... Scored 12 points and tied her career high with five assists and zero turnovers against Wyoming (11/23)... Tallied a team-high 14 points and made a career-best eight free throws against South Dakota (11/24)... Named to the Pepperdine Thanksgiving Tournament All-Tournament Team... Scored six points and shot 4-for-5 at the free throw line in a win over Siena (11/28)... Logged a season-high 39 minutes, scoring seven points and tying her career-high with five assists against No. 24 South Carolina (12/2)... Turned in an impressive game with a season-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the line and a then career-high six assists at Wake Forest (12/8)... Led the Pirates with 16 points, tying her career-high with two three-pointers, while recording five assists against Mount St. Mary's (12/16)... Recorded the first double-double of her career with 12 points and a career-high 10 assists against New Orleans (12/19)... Lasted a full 40 minutes, scoring 15 points while tying for the team lead in assists (4) and rebounds (6) against Memphis (12/22)... Scored 11 points with six rebounds and tied for the team lead with four assists in a win over Wofford (12/30)... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds while finishing with 16 points, three assists and four steals in a win over Pittsburgh (1/5)... Tied her season-high with 18 points on 7-of-9 free throw shooting in a victory at Cincinnati (1/9)... Led the Pirates with 14 points, hitting a three for a third-straight game and shooting 4-for-7 from the field at St. John's (1/12)... Made a career-high seven field goals en route to scoring 17 points with three assists and four steals against Marquette (1/15)... Finished with 13 points and eight assists, the second-high single game total in her career, at Georgetown (1/19)... Saw her career-best 10-game double-digit scoring streak come to an end with three points against USF (1/22)... Played a full 40 minutes and had 11 points with a pair of three pointers while dishing out a team-high five assists in a win over Rutgers (1/27)... Nailed a pair of threes to finish with 12 points in addition to tying for the team lead with six rebounds at DePaul (2/6)... Scored 11 points to go along with a team-high six assists while setting a new season high with five steals against Notre Dame (2/9)... Scored 10 points and led the Pirates with seven assists to go along with four steals and four rebounds at USF (2/16)... Recorded the first 20-point game of her career, finishing with 21 points while shooting a blistering 8-for-9 from the field, a Seton Hall individual season-high .889 field goal percentage in a win over Providence (2/20)... Scored nine points, all in the second half, and finished with a team-high four rebounds and three assists at Connecticut (2/23)... Netted 18 points to go along with a team-high seven assists and six rebounds at Louisville (2/27)... Behind a career-high three three-pointers finished with 13 points and a team-high four assists, playing the full 40 minutes in a win over St. John's (3/2)... Scored 13 points to go along with six rebounds and a team-high four assists, hitting a pair of threes in a win over Cincinnati in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/8)... Scored 11 points and notched a team-high five assists against St. John's in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/9).

2011-12:Sat out entire season due to a knee injury.

2010-11:Played in all 30 games, making 27 starts...Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team...Averaged 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists...Had four points and four assists at Louisville...Posted six points, four rebounds and four assists at Connecticut...Had 14 points, four rebounds and a career-high tying five assists against Villanova...Put up eight points and three assists against Marquette...Had four points, three rebounds, two assists and four steals at Cincinnati...Scored seven points at Notre Dame...Totaled five points and four assists against Providence...Had three rebounds and four assists at DePaul...Posted eight points, three rebounds and two assists against Pittsburgh...Scored eight points at Syracuse...Added five points, two assists and two steals against Rhode Island...Totaled seven points, four rebounds and five assists against LaSalle...Had 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals against Hofstra...Posted nine points, three rebounds and a career-high four assists at Drexel...Played 40 minutes at St. John's, registering nine points, two rebounds and two assists...Had 13 points, six rebounds and a career-high six steals at William and Mary...Collected six points, three assists and two steals at Delaware State...Had eight points, three assists and two steals against Auburn in the consolation game of the Junkanoo Jam...Totaled nine points and four rebounds against Boston College in the opening game of the Junkanoo Jam...Had 12 points and four rebounds against Army...Made first career start against Massachusetts and totaled nine points and two rebounds...Posted seven points and four rebounds against LSU...Went for 10 points, three rebounds and three steals against Temple...Had game-highs of 19 points and seven rebounds in her collegiate debut at Florida Gulf Coast.

High School/Personal:Ranked 53rd overall and 16th among point guards in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100...McDonald's All-American Game nominee...Parade Magazine All-America Notable Nominee...As a senior, averaged 11.4 points, 7.0 assists and 2.0 steals...A 1,000-point scorer for her career...Averaged 12.9 points, 5.6 assists and 2.4 steals as a junior while earning First Team All-State honors in addition to Watchung Conference and Essex County Player of the Year awards...Led Shabazz to the NJSIAA Group 3 championship, picking up Most Valuable Player recognition for her efforts...Earned numerous MVP awards throughout her junior year at various tournaments...Member of three state championship and three Essex County championship teams...Also helped Shabazz to one Tournament of Champions title.