Monmouth University Athletics

Looking to stay healthy this season... Aiming to become a "go-to-guy" on offense... Excellent three-point shooter, with range.

2008-09 (Junior):
Appeared in 26 games, earning 21 starts as a junior... Averaged 7.7 points per game, while adding 2.1 rebounds per contest... Connected on a team-high 53 three-pointers, hitting a team-best 40.8% from behon the arc... Hit four three-pointers for 12 points in a loss to Rhode Island (11/20)... Added 11 points at No. 20 Villanova (11/25)... Hit three trifectas, and 11 points in a win versus NJIT (11/29)... Went 5-for-8 from beyond the arc for 17 points at Quinnipiac (12/6)... Set a new career-high of 25 points, behind six treys, in a loss to Lehigh (12/21), while adding a career-best seven rebounds... Connected on five three-pointers for 19 points in a victory over Sacred Heart (1/3)... Was 4-for-7 from three-point range, with five rebounds and three assists at FDU (1/19)... Recorded 10 points in MU's victory over Long Island (1/22).

2007-08 (Sophomore):
Appeared in 22 games, earning one starting assignment during his second season in the Blue and White... Ranked third on the team in scoring, posting an 8.5 point per game average... Connected on 42.2% from the field, including 46-for-109 from three-point range (42.2%)... Averaged 9.0 points per contest in league games... Added 1.4 rebounds an outing, while contributing 15 assists and 10 steals... Was a perfect 16-for-16 from the free throw line on the year... Averaged 15.7 points per game over the last six contests of the year... Connected on first three-pointer of the season in a home loss to Rider (12/15)... Hit 5-of-10 from the field, including 4-for-7 from three-point range, for 14 points against Florida Atlantic (12/23)... Netted a team-high 11 points, behind three trifectas, at Lehigh (12/28)... Added five points and two rebounds in home triumph over Princeton (12/30)... Recorded nine points against Quinnipiac (1/12)... Added eight points and two boards in home loss to FDU (1/25)... Hit a career-best six three-pointers (6-for-10), en route to a season-high 20 points at Sacred Heart (2/7), while adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals... Chipped in nine points at Wagner (2/16)... Registered 15 points in road triumph at FDU (2/18)... Notched 14 points, hitting 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, in a last second defeat at Quinnipiac (2/21)... Added nine points and three rebounds against Long Island (2/23)... Tied a career-high with 20 points, on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-5 from three-point range, in a home victory over Saint Francis [Pa.] (2/28)... Hit four three-pointers, en route to 18 points in a loss at Mount St. Mary's (3/1)... Scored a team-high 18 points in Monmouth's loss at top-seeded Robert Morris (3/6) in the NEC Quarterfinals.

2006-07 (Freshman):
Appeared in six games for the Hawks during his rookie campaign, battling through an injury-plagued first season... Added 1.7 points per outing... Made collegiate debut at Houston (11/18)... Pulled in a defensive rebound against Saint Peter's (11/25)... Netted first collegiate points (four) in a home win over Lehigh (12/29)... Added two assists and a blocked shot against the Mountain Hawks... Posted a career-best six points, including his first career three-pointer in a win over Loyola Marymount (12/31)... Also connected on 3-for-4 from the free throw line in the game... Added a steal at Saint Francis [Pa.] (2/26).

BEFORE MONMOUTH:
Played for Maccabia, Tel-Aviv's youth club team in 2003... Averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists during the season... Finished in second place in European Championship in 2003 with Maccabaia... Averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists for Katzanelson High School, which lost in conference quarterfinals, in 2003.

PERSONAL:
Son of Michael and Ruhama Simpson... Born on April 12, 1985 in Brighton, England... Majoring in business management/marketing.

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