MEIGHAN SIMMONS
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 140
BIRTHDATE: Jan. 25, 1992
BIRTHPLACE: Fayetteville, N.C
COLLEGE: Tennessee
HIGH SCHOOL: Byron P. Steele (TX)
WNBA EXPERIENCE: 1 Year
DRAFTED BY: New York, 2014, Third Round (#26)
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on Feb. 20, 2015
TWITTER HANDLE: @AnointedOne10
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Signed as a free agent with the Storm on Feb. 20, 2015.
- Nicknamed “Speedy” and called “one of the fastest players I’ve ever coached” by legendary coach Pat Summitt.
2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK:
- Played in 3 preseason games with the Liberty before being waived on May 12, 2014
- Averaged 2.7 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game in 3 preseason games
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
- 2014-15: ICIM Arad, Romainia
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Finished her Lady Vol career with 2,064 points, becoming just the fifth Lady Vol in UT history to reach the 2,000-point plateau. She joined the ranks of Holdsclaw, Gordon, Parker and Catchings
- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American – 2014, 2011, Associated Press Third Team All-American – 2013, Associated Press Second Team All-SEC – 2011, Associated Press SEC Newcomer of the Year – 2011
- Started 127 of 143 career games, ranking fifth and fourth in those categories at UT
- Career scoring average of 14.4 ranks her No. 9 all-time at Tennessee.
PERSONAL:
- Full name is Meighan Sharee Simmons
- Parents are Wayne and Karolyn Simmons
- Has two sisters, Tawanda Perry and Tynessa, and four brothers, Wayne, Erin, Ryan and Matthew
- Brother Ryan plays football at Oklahoma State
- Cousin of NFL linebackers Aaron Curry and Eric Barton
- Earned a B.A. in psychology in August 2014
- Recipient of the Landauer & Schmidt Winner’s Circle Scholarship and the Elinor F. Reed Women’s BasketballScholarship Endowment
