Ron Simpson (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Immaculate Conception (Montclair, New Jersey) |
College |
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undrafted | |
Playing career | 1988–199? |
Position | Small forward |
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Ronald Simpson is an American former professional basketball player and currently serves as a youth league coach. He had a standout college career at
Playing career
High school and college
A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Simpson attended Immaculate Conception High School where he became the school's boys' basketball all-time leading scorer.[1] He would later be inducted into Immaculate's hall of fame.[2] Simpson graduated in 1983 and went to play for Adelphi University, an NCAA Division II school in nearby Garden City, New York.[1] In his freshman season, the only one in which he would play for Adelphi before transferring, he averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds per game and was named to the Division II All-Metro First Team.[1][2]
Simpson then transferred to
Among Rider's 1,000-point scorers, Simpsons' 20.0 career points per game average is the highest of all-time.[5] He scored 1,735 points in just three seasons, which as of 2021–22 is still in the program's top 10.[8] The 660 points he scored in his senior season once stood as a single-season school record.[5] In 2010, Rider inducted Simpson into their athletics hall of fame.[5]
Professional
Simpson went undrafted in the 1988 NBA draft.[9] He instead went overseas to play professional and France but did not enjoy the expatriate lifestyle.[10] He returned stateside and tried out for the former United States Basketball League (USBL) but did not make a team.[10] It was then he decided to quite pursuing playing professional basketball and look toward a different career.[10]
Later life
From 1993 to 2013, Simpson served in the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.[10] He was a sergeant in the street gang unit where he led many investigations, presentations and trainings.[10] He stayed actively involved in the community and also served as a basketball coach in various youth leagues, middle schools, high schools, and even at the junior college level (Mercer County Community College).[10] Since 2015 he has overseen the growth of an Amateur Athletic Union basketball program, the South Jersey Titans.[10] Simpson also concurrently serves as the athletic coordinator for the Robbinsville Township Recreation Department.[10]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Meet Director Ron Simpson". PostPlayers1.com. Post Players Basketball. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Simpson Chosen Week's Top Player". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. December 19, 1985. p. 19. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Ron Simpson college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rider Athletics Hall of Fame: Ron Simpson (2010)". GoBroncs.com. Rider University. 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "All-Stars: Basketball – ECC Men". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. March 5, 1987. p. 42. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECC Basketball Men". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. March 4, 1988. p. 38. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rider MBB 1,000-point scorers". GoBroncs.com. Rider University. 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h DeMentri, Nicole (January 11, 2022). "Basketball legend sees hope for Robbinsville as a hoops hub". CommunityNews.org. Community News. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
External links
- Ron Simpson @ sports-reference.com
- Ron Simpson @ LinkedIn.com