Courtney Simmons

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
Prev School:
Trinity Valley CC

Junior Year (2006-07) Saw action in 14 games for the Cardinals...Missed the first three games of the season with recovering from a knee injury...Scored a career-high 11 points against Furman...Dished out a career-high six assists against Northern Colorado...Finished her first season with the Cardinals averaging 3.6 points and 2.0 assists per game...Shot 30.8 percent from the field and 56.5 percent from the free throw line...Sat out the second half of the season for academic reasons.

AT Trinity Valley Finished her sophomore season averaging 10.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game...Connected on 48.6 percent from the field, and 78.6 percent from the free throw line her sophomore season...Earned conference honorable mention honors as a sophomore season...Helped lead the team to a national junior college scoring record with 123 points in the first round of the national championship tournament... Helped guide the Lady Cardinals to a 30-2 overall record and an 18-0 conference record.

AT Tulane Earned a medical redshirt after playing in just five games during the 2003-04 season...Saw action in 27 games, starting in nine her freshman year... Averaged 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists her freshman season...Scored in double figures seven times ...Scored a career-high 17 points against Southern Miss...Pulled down a career-high six rebounds three times... Dished out a career-high six assists against Southern Miss and East Carolina.

High School Earned six letters in basketball at Southern Lab High School...Named state 1A Most Valuable Player and the MVP of the state championship in 2002...Named to the Sweet 16 All-Tournament...A five-time member of the all-district team...A two-time district MVP...Named a first team all-metro selection her senior year...Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons...Averaged 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals as a senior...Ranked as the 20th best guard by All-Star Girl's Report...Won state championships in the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relays while on the track team.

Personal Birthdate is September 14, 1984 ...Mother is Remi Simmons ...Major is communications.