Henry Sims

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Henry Sims

Sims signing an autograph on December 19, 2014
No. 31 – Salt Lake City Stars
Position Center / Power forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Mt. Saint Joseph
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College Georgetown (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Erie BayHawks
2013 New Orleans Hornets
2013 Petron Blaze Boosters
2013–2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2013 →Canton Charge
2014–2015 Philadelphia 76ers
2015–2016 Grand Rapids Drive
2016 Brooklyn Nets
2016–present Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Henry Sims (born March 27, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Georgetown University.

High school career

Sims played for Mt. Saint Joseph High averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds as a senior. He led his team to three BCL and MIAA Championships and earned Player of the Year and All Metro honors.[1]

College career

Sims played for four years at Georgetown where he played in 104 games, starting 17, averaging 3.8 points, 2.6 rebounds. He had his best year as a senior, averaging 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game connecting on 46.3 percent of his field goals.[2]

Professional career

Erie BayHawks (2012–2013)

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Sims joined the Utah Jazz for the Orlando Summer League and Chicago Bulls for the Las Vegas Summer League.[3] On September 10, 2012, he signed with the New York Knicks.[4] However, he was waived on October 27.[5] In November 2012, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks.[4]

On February 4, 2013, Sims was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[6]

New Orleans Hornets / Erie BayHawks / Petron Blaze Boosters (2013)

On March 3, 2013, Sims signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets.[7] He appeared in two games for the Hornets recording a total of four points and two rebounds. He was released by the Hornets on March 12, 2013[8] and returned to the BayHawks. On April 1, 2013, his contract was bought out by the BayHawks,[4] and a day later, signed with the Petron Blaze Boosters of the Philippines.[9]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2013–2014)

He joined the Charlotte Bobcats for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[4] On December 5, 2013, he was assigned to the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League.[10] He was recalled by the Cavaliers on December 9.[11] On December 11, he was reassigned to Canton.[12] He was recalled the next day.

Philadelphia 76ers (2014–2015)

On February 20, 2014, Sims was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Earl Clark and two future second-round picks in exchange for Spencer Hawes.[13] On March 22, 2014, Sims recorded 18 points and a career high 15 rebounds in an 81-91 loss to the Chicago Bulls.[14] On April 4, 2014, Sims recorded a career high 24 points in a 111-102 win over the Boston Celtics.[15]

Grand Rapids Drive (2015–2016)

On September 16, 2015, Sims signed with the Phoenix Suns.[16] However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 24 after appearing in all six of the team's preseason games.[17] On November 12, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.[18] On November 14, he made his debut for Grand Rapids in a 113–101 win over the Delaware 87ers, recording 15 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 19 minutes off the bench.[19]

Brooklyn Nets (2016)

On March 17, 2016, Sims signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.[20] Two days later, he made his debut in a 115–113 loss to the Detroit Pistons, recording 10 points, eight rebounds, one steal and one block in 20 minutes off the bench.[21] On March 27, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Nets,[22] and on April 6, he signed with the team for the rest of the season.[23]

Salt Lake City Stars (2016–present)

On September 22, 2016, Sims signed with the Utah Jazz,[24] but was waived on October 20 after appearing in three preseason games.[25] On October 31, he was acquired by the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League.[26]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 New Orleans 2 0 2.5 .667 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2013–14 Cleveland 20 0 8.4 .400 .000 .571 2.8 .3 .3 .4 2.2
2013–14 Philadelphia 26 25 27.2 .489 .000 .766 7.0 1.8 .9 .5 11.8
2014–15 Philadelphia 73 32 19.2 .474 .182 .774 4.9 1.1 .5 .4 8.0
2015–16 Brooklyn 14 4 18.8 .429 .000 .833 5.1 .6 .6 1.0 6.5
Career 135 61 18.8 .471 .174 .767 5.0 1.0 .6 .5 7.6

PBA

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Petron Blaze 6 38.8 .455 .000 .721 15.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 22.8
Career 6 38.8 .455 .000 .721 15.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 22.8

Personal life

Sims is the son of Brenda and Henry Sims Sr., and the step-son of Terry Awkward. He has four siblings, Myra Moore, Karigan Awkward, Brandon Awkward, and Datren Awkward.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "14 Henry Sims". GUHoyas.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Henry Sims Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "BULLS ANNOUNCE 2012 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Henry Sims Player Profile – RealGM". RealGM.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Knicks waive Oscar Bellfield, John Shurna, Mychel Thompson, Henry Sims". InsideHoops.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced". NBA.com. February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hornets sign Henry Sims to a 10-day contract". Sportando.com. March 3, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hornets sign Lou Amundson, release Henry Sims". Sportando.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Henry Sims signs with Petron Blaze in the Philippines". Sportando.com. April 2, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cavs Assign Sims and Felix to Charge". NBA.com. December 5, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cavs Recall Felix and Sims". NBA.com. December 9, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cavs Assign Felix, Karasev and Sims to Charge". NBA.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sixers Acquire Two Second-Round Picks in 2014 NBA Draft From Cleveland Cavaliers". NBA.com. February 20, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Notebook: Bulls 91, 76ers 81". NBA.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Notebook: 76ers 111, Celtics 102". NBA.com. April 4, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Suns Sign Burton, Casey, Jefferson, Sims, White". NBA.com. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Suns Waive Sims". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Henry Sims To 10-Day Contract". OurSportsCentral.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Drive Acquire Henry Sims and Lorenzo Brown". NBA.com. November 14, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Henry Sims To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Backups lift Pistons to 115-103 win over Nets". NBA.com. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Henry Sims To Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Henry Sims For Remainder of Season". NBA.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jazz Sign Free Agent Henry Sims". NBA.com. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Jazz Waive Sims". NBA.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Salt Lake City Stars roster and info after D-League Draft". SLCDunk.com. SB-Nation. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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