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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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4 Michiyah Simmons

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Blanche Ely HS
  • Hometown Pompano Beach, Fla.

Biography

(2023-24): Appeared in all 32 games as a sophomore, starting 19 ... Averaged 9.3 points and 2.9 rebounds while playing 23.8 minutes per outing ... Credited with 67 assists, 25 steals and two blocks ... Fifteen games in double figures ... Two twenty-point games ... Made her first start of the season at Denver, playing 15 minutes and totaling eight points ... Totaled a career-high 21 points vs Troy, going 5-of-15 from the field with three three pointers and eight made free throws ... Recorded a career-high six assists vs Texas State ... Made a career-high eight field goals in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament first round vs Coastal Carolina ... Finished her sophomore campaign shooting .324 from the field and .256 from deep, while shooting .726 from the free throw line. 

(2022-23): Appeared in 25 games as a freshman, starting eight … Averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds while playing 18.3 minutes per outing … Was also credited with 33 assists, 13 steals and one blocked shot … Made her first collegiate appearance in the win against Spring Hill (Nov. 7), totaling 13 minutes … Totaled a career-high eight rebounds at Auburn (Nov. 10) … Earned her first start as a Jaguar against Arkansas State (Jan. 19) … Recorded a career-high 18 points and five rebounds in 36 minutes at Southern Miss (Feb. 2), going 6-of-15 on the day, going 5-of-9 from behind the arc … Matched her career-high (18 pts) in the win against ULM (Feb. 9) … Made a career-high 10 free throws against ULM, going 10-10 from the stripe … Her 36 minutes at Southern Miss are a career high … Totaled five double digit games.

At Blanche Ely High School: Played basketball and ran track at Blanche Ely High School … recorded 1,000 points for the Tigers … averaged 14.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game … Named to the Broward 7A-6A girls basketball first team … Led her team to the 6A regional finals … Named to the 2021 Nike Tournament of Champions Al-Tournament team
 
Personal: Full name is Michiyah Simmons … Born Dec. 18, 2003, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Daughter of Michael Simmons and Christina Atwell … Is the oldest of two … Favorite movie is “Love and Basketball” … Favorite athletes are Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry … Favorite musical artists are Future, No Cap and Rod Wave … Favorite foods are seafood, chicken alfredo and hibachi … Likes to swim and tumble … Wants to play in the WNBA or overseas … Major is Criminal Justice

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    4