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Background
HOW ACQUIRED:
Selected in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets ... Acquired by the Cavalers from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for David Wesley (09/29/07) ... Acquired from Cleveland, along with Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown, in exchange for Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a future second round pick (02/21/08).
2006-07 SEASON:
Played in 43 games (four starts) during the 2006-07 season…averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game…in his four starts, averaged 5.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game…registered four points, two rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 11 minutes in his NBA debut before suffering a sprained left ankle in the third quarter at Boston on Nov. 1…shot a perfect 4-4 from the field on his way to eight points on Nov. 12 at the Los Angeles Clippers…recorded a team-high nine rebounds at Minnesota on Nov. 18…tied his career highs in both points (10) and rebounds (9) on Dec. 19 versus Denver...was a DNP-CD on 36 occasions and spent two games on the Inactive List (one with flu-like symptoms on Feb. 13 and one with a left ankle sprain on April 4).
COLLEGE CAREER:
Played two seasons at North Carolina State and was named to the ACC All-Defensive team and as a Honorable Mention All-ACC selection as a sophomore…his 115 career blocks rank seventh best in school history…is the first player in school history to block at least five shots and dish out seven assists in the same game…averaged 11.8 points in 32 games (31 starts) as a sophomore…blocked 80 shots (second most in school history in one season) and finished second in the ACC in blocks per game (2.5)…scored in double figures 22 times…shot .587 from the field and posted three double-doubles…had a career-high 28 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and a career-high three steals versus Duke…totaled 24 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in two NCAA Tournament games…recorded 13 points, 13 rebounds and a career-best eight blocks against Iowa…had seven blocks in a game twice against Miami and Duke…averaged 3.5 points on .506 shooting as a freshman…recorded 35 blocks – the second highest total for a N.C. state freshman…blocked two or more shots in a game 10 times and finished 10th in the ACC in blocks…posted a season-high 16 points and six rebounds in his first career start against Virginia…finished with 11 points and six rebounds against North Carolina.
Personal
Son of Mae and Thynell Simmons
Has a wingspan of 7-4
Taught 10 Summer Hoops Clinics throughout Oklahoma over two weeks in July 2006
Favorite movie is “Bloodsports"
Nickname is Ced
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Allred, Lance
POS:41
-Center
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Brown, Devin
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Brown, Shannon
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-Guard
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Gibson, Daniel
POS:1
-Guard
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Gooden, Drew
POS:90
-Forward
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Hughes, Larry
POS:32
-Guard
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Ilgauskas, Zydrunas
POS:11
-Center
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James, LeBron
POS:23
-Forward
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Jones, Damon
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-Guard
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Jones, Dwayne
POS:27
-Center-Forward
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Marshall, Donyell
POS:8
-Forward
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Nichols, Demetris
POS:35
-Forward
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Pavlovic, Aleksandar
POS:3
-Guard-Forward
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Simmons, Cedric
POS:15
-Forward
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Smith, Joe
POS:
-Forward-Center
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Snow, Eric
POS:20
-Guard
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Szczerbiak, Wally
POS:10
-Forward
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Thomas, Billy
POS:12
-Guard
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Varejao, Anderson
POS:17
-Center-Forward
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Wallace, Ben
POS:4
-Center-Forward
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West, Delonte
POS:13
-Guard
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Allred, Lance
POS:41
-Center
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Brown, Devin
POS:
-Guard-Forward
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Brown, Shannon
POS:
-Guard
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Gibson, Daniel
POS:1
-Guard
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Gooden, Drew
POS:90
-Forward
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Hughes, Larry
POS:32
-Guard
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Ilgauskas, Zydrunas
POS:11
-Center
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James, LeBron
POS:23
-Forward
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Jones, Damon
POS:
-Guard
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Jones, Dwayne
POS:27
-Center-Forward
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Marshall, Donyell
POS:8
-Forward
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Nichols, Demetris
POS:35
-Forward
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Pavlovic, Aleksandar
POS:3
-Guard-Forward
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Simmons, Cedric
POS:15
-Forward
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Smith, Joe
POS:
-Forward-Center
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Snow, Eric
POS:20
-Guard
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Szczerbiak, Wally
POS:10
-Forward
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Thomas, Billy
POS:12
-Guard
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Varejao, Anderson
POS:17
-Center-Forward
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Wallace, Ben
POS:4
-Center-Forward
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West, Delonte
POS:13
-Guard
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