Trevis Simpson
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 Simpson playing for UNC Greensboro | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 5, 1991 Douglas, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Coffee (Douglas, Georgia) |
| College | UNC Greensboro (2010–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2014–2015 | Rethymno |
| 2015–2016 | Kataja |
| 2016–2017 | Hyères-Toulon |
| 2017 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2017–2018 | Alba Fehérvár |
| 2018–2019 | Udine |
| 2019–2020 | Rasta Vechta |
| 2020–2021 | Gaziantep |
| 2021 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2021–2023 | Promitheas Patras |
| 2023 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
| Career highlights | |
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Trevis JeMar Simpson (born September 5, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Simpson attended Coffee High School in Douglas, Georgia where he was rated a top 100 recruit. As a junior in 2008–09, he averaged 16 points per game. He graduated from Coffee in 2010 and left as a three-time all-region selection.[1]
College career
As a freshman at UNC Greensboro in 2010–11, Simpson was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team by both the coaches and media. He was the Spartans' second-leading scorer and played in 27 games with nine starts. Various injuries and illness led to Simpson missing time during the season. He finished with averages of 11.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game.[1][2]
As a sophomore in 2011–12, Simpson was named first-team All-Southern Conference by the media, All-SoCon by the coaches, and second-team All-State by the NCCSIA, as well as first-team All-District 22 by the NABC. He led the team and the SoCon in scoring at 18.3 points per game, becoming the first Spartan all-time to lead the conference in scoring. He started all 30 games he played and also averaged 4.2 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game.[1][2]
As a junior in 2012–13, Simpson played in 29 of 31 games, including 26 starts. He was named first-team All-Southern Conference by both the league's coaches and media members, and led the Southern Conference in scoring for the second straight season, averaging 18.7 points per game. He became the first player in the SoCon since Stephen Curry to lead the league in scoring in consecutive seasons. Over three seasons with the Spartans, he scored 1,407 points to rank seventh on the school's all-time scoring list. Simpson also averaged 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 29.6 minutes per game.[1][2]
On March 27, 2013, Simpson announced his decision to forgo his senior season to pursue a professional basketball career.[3]