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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

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32 Antravious Simmons

  • Class Senior
  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 250
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.

Biography



Career Overview | Career Stats (Including 1 Year At VCU)  | 6.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, .559 fg%
Graduated ranking 2nd in program history in career field-goal percentage (.559, 285-511), 8th in career rebounds (457), 9th in career defensive rebounds (295) and 7th in career offensive rebounds (162).
 
As A Redshirt Senior (2017-18) | Game-By-Game Stats | 7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, .577 fg%
Played in 33 games, missing two contests with a foot injury … of players who made at least 75 field goals, he led FGCU in shooting percentage (94-163) … double-figure points in 10 games … season-high 18 points in the ASUN Tournament quarterfinals versus USC Upstate (Feb. 26) while adding eight rebounds … season-best 10 rebounds to go along with nine points at North Florida (Jan. 24) … 10 contests of seven or more rebounds … increased his scoring each of the first three games of the year … 2nd-most points during the year with 15 against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 26) … all 13 points and all six rebounds versus FAU (Dec. 5) came in the 1st half … team-best 14 points at a Rhode Island team that was receiving votes in the national polls at the time (Dec. 27) … 61 offensive rebounds were 20 more than anyone else on the team … made 20 starts and averaged 17.4 minutes per outing.

As A Redshirt Junior (2016-17) | Game-By-Game Stats | 5.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Ranked 3rd on FGCU in rebounding … posted a season-high 18 points at #13 Michigan State (Nov. 20) … secured his third career double-double and first of two on the year against the Spartans by adding a game-high and season-high-tying 12 rebounds … that was the middle game of a season-best three-contest stretch in which he recorded double-figure points (10 at Baylor, Nov. 18; 10 vs. Binghamton, Nov. 23) … recorded his second double-double of the year at Georgia Southern (Dec. 4) with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, including a career-best six on the offensive end … tied a season high with 18 points off the bench in just 12 minutes against Florida National (Dec. 22) … posted his first double-figure point game with 10 off the bench at NJIT (Feb. 16) since tallying 11 versus USC Upstate (Jan. 19) … played just 55 minutes in the seven games in-between due in part to a sprained left hand … shot 56 percent from the floor (79-141) to rank 2nd on the team … played in all 34 games, making 11 starts … averaged 14.5 minutes per game … blocked six shots and secured 10 steals.

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2015-16) | Game-By-Game Stats | 7.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
His 178 total rebounds were the second-most on the team … posted a pair of double-doubles … secured his first double-double with then-career bests of 17 points and 10 rebounds versus La Salle (Dec. 31) … nearly averaged a double-double with 12 points and 9.7 rebounds in three A-Sun Tournament games … posted career highs with 21 points and 12 rebounds in the A-Sun Final in only 23 minutes against Stetson (Mar. 6) … reached double-figure points 15 times … just missed double-doubles in both NCAA Tournament games, securing nine points and 11 rebounds in the First Four against Fairleigh Dickinson (Mar. 15), and 14 points and eight rebounds in the First Round opposite North Carolina (Mar. 17) … shot 54.1 percent from the floor (112-207) … had a career-high three-straight double-figure point games with 10 each versus NJIT, USC Upstate and Kennesaw State (Jan. 14-21) … posted personal A-Sun highs of 12 points against North Florida (Feb. 6) and Kennesaw State (Feb. 20) … scored the first points of FGCU’s season on its first possession at Ohio (Nov. 14) … played in 34 of 35 games, making 16 starts … averaged 16.5 minutes per game.

Transferred from VCU in December of 2014. Started classes in January of 2015 at FGCU and NCAA officials cleared him to play about 24 hours before the season open; was expected to not be eligible until following completion of the Fall 2015 semester.
 
As A Sophomore At VCU (2014)
Appeared in three of VCU's eight games before deciding to transfer.

As A Freshman At VCU (2013-14)
Utilized a redshirt season to transform his body as he was also a football offensive lineman in high school.

High School
Consensus three-star big man who was rated as the 25th-best center in the nation in the Class of 2013 by ESPN.com ... as a senior he averaged 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks per game ... as a junior he averaged 26 points and 15 rebounds per game ... received scholarship offers from Kansas State, Memphis, Miami and South Carolina, among other programs ... was on the first of back-to-back state final four teams at South Miami in 2013 – the highest level (8A) of high school basketball in Florida ... he played his AAU ball with Team Breakdown – the same club as current FGCU teammate Zach Johnson.

Personal
Born on Oct. 10, 1994 … son of Sandra Pressley … Shaquille O’Neal is his favorite athlete … Space Jam is his favorite movie … criminal justice major... member of the 2017-18 Eagles Council

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Redshirt Freshman

    F
    6'9" 250 lbs
  • 32

    2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

    F
    6'9" 250 lbs
    32
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    2016-17Redshirt Junior

    F
    6'9" 250 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2017-18Senior

    F
    6'9" 250 lbs
    32