2008-09 Men's Basketball
Anthony Simpson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rockford, Ill.
- High School:
- Auburn
An athletically gifted forward with great leaping ability ... Has one of the best midrange jump shots on the team ... Active around the basket on both ends of the floor ... Has continued to improved his on-the-ball defense over the summer.
2009-10 Senior Season
2010 MAC Sixth Man of the Year … Is the second KSU player to earn the award (Kevin Warzynski (2006) … Averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds … Kent State went 14-2 when he scored in double figures … Shot 42.3 percent from three (22-52) on the year … In a six game span (Feb. 1 – Feb. 17) hit on 11 of 14 from three (78.6 percent) … Shot 51.9 percent from the field ranking him fifth in the MAC … Shot 58.5 percent over the final 17 games in which KSU went 14-3 … Scored a KSU career high 23 points on 9-13 FGs while adding nine rebounds to lead the Golden Flashes to a win at Akron (Mar. 5) that clinched the MAC Regular Season Championship … Named the MAC East Player of the Week (Mar. 6) for the performance … Also blocked 22 shots and had 35 steals on the year.
Summer 2009 In Italy
Averaged a team best 8.8 points per game and tied for the team lead with 7.5 rebounds ... Also ranked second with 3.0 steals per game and handed out 11 assists ... Had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds while adding six steals and three assists in the final game of the tour against Fulgor Omegna ... Totaled nine points with five steals and five assists against Fulgor Foril.
2008-09 Junior Season
Averaged 6.8 points and a team best 6.3 rebounds in his first season as a Golden Flash ... Played in all 34 games making 19 starts ... Started the final 14 games of the regular season ... Ranked ninth in the league in rebounding ... Had 33 blocks on the year ranking him sixth in the MAC ... Tied for the seventh most blocks in a single season in at Kent State ... His 213 rebounds were the second most in a season by a KSU player since 2002-03 ... Had two double-doubles and four double-digit rebounding games ... Scored in double figures nine times ... Had 12 points and eight rebounds in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament game at Oakland (Mar. 17) ... Grabbed 12 rebounds and had eight points in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals vs Buffalo (Mar. 12) ... Blocked four shots in a first round MAC Tournament win over Northern Illinois (Mar. 10) ... Scored nine points while recording seven rebounds and two blocks vs Central Michigan (Feb. 14) ... Posted his second double-double of the year with 16 points and 14 rebounds while blocking four shots in a double-overtime win at Northern Illinois (Feb. 10) near his hometown of Rockford, Ill. ... Had nine rebounds and seven points in a win over Eastern Michigan (Jan. 27) that began an eight game winning streak for Kent State ... Recorded his first double-double with 16 points and a KSU season best 16 rebounds at Akron (Jan. 24) ... Shot 7-10 from the field and finished with 16 points and seven rebounds vs Bowling Green (Jan. 14) ... Was 5-5 from the field and totaled 12 points and seven rebounds in just 18 minutes vs Shawnee State (Dec. 30) ... With a season best five blocks vs Western Carolina (Dec. 6) he tied for the second most blocks in a single game by a KSU player ... Scored 10 points and had seven rebounds at defending national champion Kansas (Dec. 1) ... In his first game at KSU scored 10 points in a win over NC Central (Nov. 17).
Prior to Kent State
Played two seasons at Highland Community College before joining Kent State ... Ranked the 49th best recruit by Jucojunction.com ... Averaged nine points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots while shooting 55.3 percent from the field this past season for Highland .... Helped lead the Cougars to a 28-5 overall record and the NJCAA Region IV Championship, earning All-Tournament Honors ... Attended Auburn High School.
Personal
Born on March 21, 1987 ... Son of Mary Simpson ... Has two siblings, Allen and AySha ... Majoring in general studies at Kent State.
