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Grant Simmons

  • Nationality: AUS
  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Position: FRD
  • Height (CM): 197
  • Weight (KG): #N/A
  • Junior Assoc:
  • College: None
  • NBL DEBUT: 24/02/79
  • AGE AT DEBUT: 0
  • LAST NBL GAME: 9/03/80
  • NBL History: Brisbane 1979-80
  • Championships: 0
  • None

NBL EXPERIENCE

Grant Simmons made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets on 24/2/1979. He scored two points in his first game.

The Bullets were established in 1979 by Brisbane Amateur Basketball Association for the foundation season of the National Basketball League under the captaincy of Bruce Fitzgerald (13.3 ppg) and head coach Bob Young. Simmons (3.8 ppg) played in all 18 games for the Bullets, who won 10 games and lost 8, finishing in fifth place. US star Cal Bruton (33.2 points per game) led both the Bullets and the league in scoring at a time when there was no 3-point line and games were played in 40 minutes.

To crown the first champions of the national league, only the first and second team’s progressed into the postseason, St Kilda (1st) defeating Canberra (2nd), 94–93, in the Grand Final match.

Grant Simmons played two seasons the Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 3.2 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists in 24 NBL games.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
19800Brisbane15-8 (3)608000000064850%000%000%50%0%4
19790Brisbane10-8 (5)18069000000046275450%000%152560%52%50%8
Totals24077000000052316250.0%000.0%152560.0%53%50%8

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
19800Brisbane15-8 (3)60.01.30.00.00.00.00.00.00.01.00.71.350%0.00.00%0.00.00%50.0%0%4
19790Brisbane10-8 (5)180.03.80.00.00.00.00.00.00.02.61.53.050%0.00.00%0.81.460%52.4%50%8
Total240.03.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.02.21.32.650.0%0.00.0%60.0%53%50%8

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS TRIPLE DOUBLES
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