DeShawn Sims

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DeShawn Sims
Champville Maristes
2016Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016–2017NPC Rieti
2017–2018Eurobasket Roma
2018–2020Biella
2020–2022Pistoia
As coach:
2024–presentPershing
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA Development League All-Star (2011)
  • NBA Development League Rookie of the Year (2011)
  • All-Big Ten (2nd team: 2010, 2009 (media); 3rd team: 2009 (coaches); honorable mention: 2008)
  • Fourth-team Parade All-American (2006)

DeShawn Adrian Sims Jr. (born January 21, 1988) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the head coach at

NBA Development League Rookie of the Year
.

During the

2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, including the only other regular season victory of the season against a ranked opponent.[5][6][7][8] At the conclusion of the 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season he was named to the second team All-Big Ten team by the media and the third team by the coaches.[9]

Prior to the beginning of the

2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Sims was one of two members (along with Manny Harris) of the 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team named among the 50 preseason Wooden Award watch list nominees. At the conclusion of 2009–10 Big Ten Conference regular season
he was recognized as a second-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media. Sims concluded the season as the Big Ten Conference leader in offensive rebounds.

High school

1989 Michigan Championship throwback uniform
(2009)

Born in

points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 4.0 assists. He placed third in the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball of Michigan voting, trailing David Kool and Tom Herzog.[2][13] Sims high school team won the Detroit Public School League championship each of his four years there.[14]

He played in various All-star games and earned the

power forward and #31 overall high school basketball player in the United States.[15] Scout.com ranked Sims as the #9 high school small forward in the country.[16] Sims is known by a nickname that has been published in the press as both Peedi and Peety.[2][17]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeShawn Sims
Power forward
 		Detroit, Michigan
Pershing
(MI) 		6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Dec 8, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
DeShawn Sims
Small forward 		Detroit, Michigan
Pershing
(MI) 		6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 8, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (SF)   Rivals: 31, 6 (PF)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  • "2006 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 23, 2008.

College

Sims warming up (2008)

Freshman and sophomore years

At the

2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, his averages jumped from 3.4 points per game to 12.3 and from 2.3 rebounds per game to 5.4.[2] During that season, he led Michigan in rebounding and placed 14th in the Big Ten Conference, while placing 12th in the conference in scoring.[2] This earned him an All-Big Ten honorable mention.[2] During his sophomore year, Sims opened the John Beilein era at Michigan by earning Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the week of November 12, 2007.[21]

Junior year

2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball Big Ten Season
Sims in action in victory over Duke
(2008)

As a junior, he became one of the leading scorers,

1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[34][35][36] As a result of the major victories and continuing team success they reached the top 25 in the national rankings on December 22 for the first time since February 6, 2006.[4] On February 26, he was the high scorer again with a career-high 29 points in game against the #16-ranked Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team that Michigan won 87–78, raising its record to 3–4 against ranked opponents on the season.[5] At the conclusion of the 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season, he was named to the second team All-Big Ten team by the media and the third team by the coaches.[9]

Sims led the team in scoring in six of its last seven games including five consecutive games covering the last three regular season games and both

2009 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament games.[1][5][6][7][8][37] Sims led the Wolverines in field goal percentage, rebounds and blocked shots. He finished second on the team in minute played, steals and points per game.[38] Sims ended the season fifth in rebounds per game, fifth in points per game and eighth in field goal percentage, eleventh in block shots per game and fifteenth in steals per game in the Big Ten Conference.[3] After, Harris was named team MVP, he requested that Sims be recognized as co-MVP. Sims was recognized as co-MVP.[39]

Senior year

Sims shoots over Cole Aldrich of #1-ranked Kansas

Harris and Sims were named among the 50 preseason

Iowa with 6.1 seconds remaining to enable Michigan to emerge victorious in overtime.[43] At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named a second-team All-conference selection by both the coaches and the media. He was also recognized as Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship Awards honoree.[44][45] He was recognized as an All-District second-team selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams.[46]

Sims led the conference in offensive rebounds and ranked fifth in scoring. He was also among the leaders in field goal percentage (14th) and steals (15th).[47] Sims was undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.[48]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the June 24,

Orlando Summer League and then four games for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League.[50][51]

In August 2010 he signed with Greek club

Austin Toros.[63] On March 21, he was reported to have an ankle injury.[64]

In July 2012, Sims was named to the

Las Vegas Summer League.[65] In September 2012, he signed with Sagesse of the Lebanese Basketball League.[66] He posted 22.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in Lebanon, while shooting 36.4% on his three-point shots.[67] Sims was expected to join the Boston Celtics' 2013 Orlando Summer League team.[68] However, he was not on the summer roster.[67][69]

On September 30, 2013, Sims signed with the Boston Celtics.

Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League.[76]

On March 6, 2015, Sims signed with

Champville of the Lebanese Basketball League.[77] On March 1, 2016, Sims signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[78]

On July 6, 2017, Sims signed with Italian club Eurobasket Roma, after a monstre season with NPC Rieti. [79] He averaged 18.2 points per game on the team. On July 4, 2018, Sims signed with Pallacanestro Biella.[80]

On July 20, 2020, he has signed with

Serie A2 Basket.[81] Sims retired in 2022.[14]

Coaching career

After retiring from basketball in 2022, Sims and Harris opened a restaurant in Southfield, Michigan. Sims began his coaching career as a coach for his high school alma mater Pershing on April 9, 2024. He planned to employ the 1–3–1 defense and offense and to lean on his former Michigan head coach John Beilein.[14]

See also

  • 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans

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