Ben Simmons

From Wikipedia Free Online Encyclopedia Benjamin David Simmons born 20 July 1996 is an Australian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association NBA He played college basketball for one season with the Louisiana State University LSU Tigers when he was named a consensus firstteam AllAmerican and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the 76ers After sitting out a year due to an injured right foot he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018 He received his first AllStar selection in 2019 Simmons attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College before moving to the United States to attend Montverde Academy in Montverde Florida In his only season in college LSU began the season with high expectations but failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament He left school to enter the NBA draft becoming the third Melbourneborn number one overall pick following Andrew Bogut and Kyrie Irving in 11 years Simmons is the son of an Americanborn father Dave who played pro basketball in Australia A dual citizen with the United States Simmons has played for the Australian national team