Simmons was the consensus National Freshman of the Year and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in what has been a phenomenal freshman campaign … He is the first LSU freshman to win the conference Freshman of the Year award since 2006 when Tyrus Thomas was honored … Averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, which ranks in the top five in the SEC in each category … He may become the first SEC player to finish the season in the top five in all three categories … At the end of the regular season, Simmons was ranked fourth in points (19.6), first in rebounds (11.9), third in field goal percentage ( 206-367, 56.1 percent), fifth in assists per game (5.0) and second in steals per game (2.0) in the SEC … His 11.8 rebounds per game led all Division I freshmen … One of just two freshmen in the country to average double-figure rebounds … Led all major conference players with 23 double-doubles on the year and ranked fifth nationally … Became the fourth freshman in the past 20 years with 40 points and 10 rebounds in a game after his performance against North Florida on Dec. SEC Player of the Week after performance against North Florida on Dec. Second Team All-American by ESPN, Sports Illustrated and Sporting NewsĢ015 Australia Institute of Sport Emerging Athlete of the Year 1 Overall Pick of 2016 NBA Draft (Philadelphia 76ers) | DetailsĢ015-16 Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year (USBWA)Ģ015-16 Sporting News National Freshman of the YearĢ015-16 USA Today National Freshman of the Year And these free throw struggles? They’ve got to stop.No. And that’s tough to overcome, to say the least. ![]() Ben Simmons has left 45 points on the table for the 76ers. Simmons is also the first player this season – regular or playoffs – to miss 10 in a game, after going 4 for 14 tonight. He’s also missed more free throws than three teams in the postseason. One more fun fact: Did you know that Ben Simmons has missed more free throws in this playoff run than Steve Nash did in the postseason for his entire career?īen Simmons has missed more free throws this year in the playoffs than Steve Nash missed in the playoffs in his entire career.īen has shot 67 FTs. Worst FT% by a player in a single playoff run (min 50 attempts):ģ7.3 - DeAndre Jordan in 2016 /PLyx2QwG3s Only Ben Wallace has a worse playoff run, per StatMuse. It’s one of the worst postseason marks ever. He’s shooting 32% (!!!!!) from the line in the playoffs. But he’s somehow regressed in these playoffs to an all-time bad shooter. He’s a 60% free throw shooter for his career, which is obviously not great. He’s still an awesome player.īut that’s actively hurt the Sixers in the playoffs to the point where it was one of the main fulcrums for the Hawks’ 26-point comeback win on Wednesday. And that’s OK! Ben Simmons’ thing is shooting. It’s fine to be a bad free throw shooter. To the point where he’s had to be taken off the floor at times bad.Īnd, look. ![]() For his career, he shoots just 60% from the line.īut he’s been SO bad at it in the postseason. Ben Simmons has never been the greatest free throw shooter in the world.
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