Henry Sims

For other uses, see Henry Sims (disambiguation).

Henry Sims
Sims signing an autograph on December 19, 2014
No. 24 – Ohud Medina
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueSaudi Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 34)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
High schoolMt. Saint Joseph
(Baltimore, Maryland)
CollegeGeorgetown (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Erie BayHawks
2013New Orleans Hornets
2013Petron Blaze Boosters
2013–2014Cleveland Cavaliers
2013→Canton Charge
2014–2015Philadelphia 76ers
2015–2016Grand Rapids Drive
2016Brooklyn Nets
2016Salt Lake City Stars
2016–2017Shanxi Brave Dragons
2017Salt Lake City Stars
2017–2018Vanoli Cremona
2018–2019Virtus Roma
2019–2020Fortitudo Bologna
2020–2021Incheon Electroland Elephants
2021Reggio Emilia
2021–2022Universo Treviso
2022–2023Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
2023Broncos de Caracas
2023–presentOhud Medina
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Henry Sims (born March 27, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Ohud Medina of the Saudi Basketball League. He played college basketball for Georgetown University.

High school career

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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

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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

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Erie BayHawks (2012–2013)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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] On December 12, Sims early terminated his contract with Salt Lake City.[27] In 11 games, he averaged 18.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 29.7 minutes.[28]

Shanxi Brave Dragons (2016–2017)

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On December 20, 2016, Sims signed with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.[29]

Salt Lake City Stars (2017)

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On February 27, 2017, Sims was acquired by the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[30][31]

Vanoli Cremona (2017–2018)

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On August 15, 2017, Sims signed with Italian club Vanoli Cremona of the Lega Basket Serie A.[32]

Virtus Roma (2018–2019)

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Sims signed with Virtus Roma of the Italian second division on August 6, 2018.[33]

Fortitudo Bologna (2019–2020)

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On August 6, 2019, he has signed contract with Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[34] Sims averaged 15.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He opted out of his deal on July 7, 2020.[35]

Incheon Electroland Elephants (2020–2021)

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On July 8, 2020, Sims signed with the Incheon Electroland Elephants.[36]

Reggio Emilia (2021)

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On February 14, 2021, Sims returned to Italy and signed until the end of the season for Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) that was also playing the FIBA Europe Cup.[37] He left the team one match before the end of the regular season.[38]

Universo Treviso (2021–2022)

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On July 23, 2021, Sims signed with Universo Treviso.[39]

Career statistics

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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

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Regular season

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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

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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

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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. Sims is known to be single but has 1 son — Prince [1]

References

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  2. ^ "Henry Sims Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "BULLS ANNOUNCE 2012 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ^ "2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced". NBA.com. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 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. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  15. ^ "Notebook: 76ers 111, Celtics 102". NBA.com. April 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  16. ^ "Suns Sign Burton, Casey, Jefferson, Sims, White". NBA.com. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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  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. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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  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.
  27. ^ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  29. ^ "Shanxi signs Henry Sims". Eurobasket.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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  31. ^ @slcstars (February 27, 2017). "Stars re-acquired Henry Sims" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "Henry Sims è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket". vanolibasket.com (in Italian). August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  33. ^ "Henry Sims signs with Virtus Roma". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  34. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 6, 2019). "Fortitudo Bologna officially signs Henry Sims". Sportando. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  35. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 7, 2020). "Henry Sims opts out of deal with Fortitudo Bologna, joins Incheon ET Land Elephants". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  36. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 8, 2020). "Henry Sims, Eric Thompson officially sign with Incheon ET Land Elephants". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  37. ^ "UNAHOTELS, firmato il big man Henry Sims" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. Retrieved February 14, 2021.[permanent dead link]
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  39. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 23, 2021). "Henry Sims officially signs with De' Longhi Treviso Basket". Sportando. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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