Melvin Simon (basketball)

Melvin Simon
Personal information
Born	April 27, 1971 (age 52)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Shaw (Harvey, Louisiana)
College	New Orleans (1990–1994)
NBA draft	1994: undrafted
Position	Forward
Career highlights and awards
	led the BSN in 3point % was the 1st player to be selected in the draft of 2003 to Isabela. In Puerto Rico Simon played for Conquistadores de Guaynabo, Vaqueros de Bayamon, Los indios de Mayaguez, Los Titanes de Morovis, Isabela Fourth-team Parade All-American (1990) 3x All State Basketball Team 4A in Louisiana.;

1990 McDonald's High School Basketball All-American Melvin Simon (born April 27, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He saw action in four years for the University of New Orleans and was among the US top 20 prep players at Archbishop Shaw High School in Harvey, Louisiana. Scouts said he was the most highly recruited high school player ever to enroll at New Orleans under coach Tim Floyd.

He works as an ELA teacher at Martin Berhman Charter School in Algiers, Louisiana.

Basketball career[edit]

As a New Orleans freshman in 1990–91, Simon averaged 11.6 points and 6.6 rebounds and compiled 53 assists and 33 block shots. He started for the varsity which posted a 23-8 mark, losing to Kansas in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Simon was named Louisiana Freshman of the year and turned in the second highest rookie average in 17 years at New Orleans. In the summer after his freshman season, Simon was drafted to play in the US squad that took the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Edmonton. Among his teammates were Eddie Stokes, Lance Miller, Jarvis Lang, Bryan Caver, and Jamal Faulkner, The US coach was Lon Kruger.

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