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Born: Jan 3, 1986
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 235  lbs. / 106,6  kg.
College: North Carolina State
Years Pro: 3

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Background


Career Transactions: Selected in the first round (15th overall pick) of NBA Draft 2006 by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets ... traded by New Orleans to Cleveland in exchange for David Wesley (09/29/07) ... traded by Cleveland, along with Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown, to Chicago in exchange for Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a future second round pick (02/21/08).

2007-08 (Cleveland/CHICAGO): Appeared in 14 games between stops in Cleveland and Chicago and averaged 0.6 ppg and 1.3 rpg in 6.2 mpg … played seven games with the Cavaliers before joining the Bulls and playing seven games with Chicago … played a season-high 18 minutes at DEN (11/12) and collected two points, five rebounds and one block … also appeared in a total of nine D-League games, including three with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and six with the Iowa Energy … had 21 DNP-CDs … placed on the Inactive List for 45 games, including 18 games with a left ankle sprain (11/20-12/23).

Career: Has played for three teams in two seasons, including New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Cleveland and Chicago … 57 games of experience, including four starts, and averaged 2.4 ppg and 2.2 rpg in 10.9 mpg … has shot .404 from the field over his career and .372 from the free throw line … has scored a career-high 10 points two times and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds two times, all during his rookie campaign … 2006-07 (New Orleans/Oklahoma City): Played in 43 games (four starts) and averaged 2.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 12.4 mpg … in his four starts, averaged 5.0 ppg and 1.3 rpg in 20.5 mpg … 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 BOS (11/01) … shot a perfect 4-4 from the field on his way to eight points at LAC (11/12) … recorded a team-high nine rebounds at MIN (11/18) … tied his career highs in both points (10) and rebounds (9) vs. DEN (12/19) ... was a DNP-CD on 36 occasions and spent two games on the Inactive List (one with flu-like symptoms, 02/13, and one with a left ankle sprain, 04/04).

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 ppg 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 bpg) … 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 ppg 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


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 … proudest moment is being drafted … wanted to be a professional baseball player growing up … hobbies include fishing and playing video games … enjoys watching SportsCenter and his favorite board game is Taboo … favorite meal is chicken noodles and dumplings.

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