Connie Simmons

Cornelius Leo "Connie" Simmons (March 15, 1925 – April 15, 1989) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.

Connie Simmons

Simmons, circa 1953
Personal information
Born	(1925-03-15)March 15, 1925 Newark, New Jersey
Died	April 15, 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 64)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school	Flushing (Flushing, New York)
Playing career	1946–1956
Position	Center / forward
Number	10, 33, 11, 6, 18, 4
Career history
1946–1948	Boston Celtics
1948–1949	Baltimore Bullets
1949–1954	New York Knicks
1954	Baltimore Bullets
1954–1955	Syracuse Nationals
1955–1956	Rochester Royals
Career highlights
BAA champion (1948) NBA champion (1955)
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points	5,859
Rebounds	2,294
Assists	940
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

A 6'8" forward/center from Flushing High School in New York City, Simmons played ten seasons (1946–56) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals and Rochester Royals. He averaged 9.8 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game in his career and was a member of two league championship teams: the 1948 Bullets and the 1955 Nationals. He was the second player to enter the NBA without having played in college, after Tony Kappen.^[1]

Connie was the brother of professional basketball and baseball player Johnny Simmons.^[2]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1946–47	Boston	60	–	.320	.677	–	1.0	10.3
1947–48	Boston	32	–	.295	.593	–	.5	7.8
1947–48†	Baltimore	13	–	.302	.556	–	.5	10.6
1948–49	Baltimore	60	–	.377	.683	–	1.9	13.0
1949–50	New York	60	–	.331	.662	–	1.7	11.3
1950–51	New York	66	–	.374	.702	6.5	1.8	9.2
1951–52	New York	66	23.6	.378	.689	7.1	1.8	9.5
1952–53	New York	65	26.3	.377	.732	7.0	2.0	11.2
1953–54	New York	72	27.9	.358	.689	6.7	1.8	10.0
1954–55	Baltimore / Syracuse	36	23.9	.357	.632	6.1	1.7	9.6
1955–56	Rochester	68	13.3	.336	.605	3.5	1.2	5.4
Career		598	22.9	.351	.678	6.2	1.6	9.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948†	Baltimore	11	–	.371	.744	–	1.0	17.1
1949	Baltimore	3	–	.351	.759	–	2.3	16.0
1950	New York	5	–	.275	.952	–	1.4	8.4
1951	New York	14	–	.364	.618	6.7	1.7	10.9
1952	New York	14	30.5	.464	.764	7.7	.9	15.9
1953	New York	11	31.0	.367	.729	7.5	2.3	13.2
1954	New York	4	27.8	.323	.694	8.3	2.5	11.3
Career		62	30.3	.382	.731	7.4	1.5	13.6