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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

23 Tafari Simms

23 Tafari Simms

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    212
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • High School:
    St. Mary's Catholic

Summary

Biography

2022-23 Stats: 5.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 13 assists, 7 blocks - 24 games played, 2 starts / 339 minutes
Averaged 14.1 minutes per game ... Shot 52.8 percent (56-of-106) from the floor and 41.4 percent (12-of-29) from three-point range ... Scored in double-figures five times ... Went 10-of-14 from the field to score a season-high 24 points in 28 minutes off of the bench against UIC ... Also added a career-high 12 rebounds in that contest for his second career double-double ... Missed six of the final seven games due to injury ... Returned to action in the final minute of the game on Senior Night and hit a three-pointer in the victory over rival Central Michigan.

Prior to WMU (Milwaukee, Western Texas College, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC):
Spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons at Milwaukee ... In 2021-22, played in 27 games, starting 12 for the Panthers ... Averaged 7.1 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 43.2 percent from the floor and 89.2 percent from the foul line ... Scored in double-figures seven times, including a season-high 19 points against IUPUI ... Posted a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in a win over Horizon League champion Wright State ... As a junior, made 16 appearances off of the bench, averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Made 45.1 percent of his field goal attempts, 40.0 percent from downtown and 76.9 percent at the charity stripe ... Scored a career-high 32 points in a win over IUPUI, the highest single-game total by a Milwaukee player since January 2016 ... Played one season at Western Texas College, playing in 33 games and starting 31 for a Westerners team which went 23-11 ... Averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game ... Connected on 48.2 percent from the floor, 42.1 percent from three-point range and 73.0 at the free throw line ... Began his collegiate career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ... Tallied 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the field.

High School: Played his final year at and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic High School in Hamilton, Ontario ... Spent two seasons at St. Jean de Brebeuf, leading the Braves to back-to-back HWCAA league titles ... Earned the team MVP award his junior year ... Played two seasons with Grassroots Elite Canada.

Personal: Was born in Jamaica ... Son of Albert Simms and Annette Francis-Simms ... Lists working out, watching TV and reading as his hobbies.
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