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As a freshman (2008-09): Named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... Scored 207 points, the highest scoring total by an Army freshman since J.P. Spatola’s 217 markers during the 2000-01 season ... was Army's third-leading scorer at 7.5 points per game for the season ... averaged 11.9 points per game in January ... made five starts in that time and averaged 14.4 points in those games ... scored 11.2 points per game in his 12 starts ... led the team with 39 three-pointers, the best mark by an Army rookie since Chris Spatola had 46 in 1998-99 ... recorded the fourth-best three-point total by a rookie in West Point history ... averaged 12.8 points per game in the last four outings ... ranked third on the team with nine double-digit scoring games ... was Army’s third-leading scorer during league play at 8.9 points per game ... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week three times ... earned the award for the first time for the Week on Dec. 1 after averaging 10.0 points against Brown and Harvard, including a then-career-best 18 markers versus the Bears ... honored again on Jan. 12 after averaging 16.0 points per game against Fairfield and Colgate ... won the final award of the regular season after scoring 19.0 points per game, including a career-high 21 points at Bucknell, in a pair of Army wins that secured the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament ... made his collegiate debut with eight points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 16 minutes in the season opener against Dartmouth ... notched his first career double-digit scoring game at LIU with 10 points in a season-high 24 minutes ... also set or tied career standards in field goals (4), field goal attempts (16), three-pointers (2), three-point attempts (9) and steals (2) ... tallied a then-career-high 18 points, including a career-best four three-pointers, at Brown, the most points scored by a Black Knights’ rookie on the road since Grant Carter netted 21 at Navy on Feb. 6, 2005 ... shot 6 of 13, including 4 of 7 from deep opposite the Bears ... scored 15 points at Dartmouth in his first career start ... played a career-best 30 minutes opposite the Big Green ... scored a then-career-best 19 points against Fairfield, including four three-pointers, in 37 minutes of work ... led the Black Knights with 13 points, 10 of which came in the first half, in the home loss to Colgate ... tied for the team lead with 14 points at Lehigh ... made the first three shots of his Army-Navy debut, all three-pointers during the Black Knights 20-6 first-half run that gave them the lead for good ... had his first career 20-point game against Lafayette ... hit two free throws with 6.6 seconds left to provide the winning points in the 57-56 win ... marked the highest-scoring game by a Black Knight rookie since Chris Walker netted 23 points in a 79-72 win over VMI on Nov. 28, 2006 ... led the Black Knights with 17 points in the road win over Lafayette on Feb. 25 ... poured in a career-high 21 points at Bucknell, including a career-best five three-pointers ... also snagged a career-high five rebounds in the win.
High School: Lettered four times for coach Rick Ellis at Cinco Ranch High School ... captained the squad for one season ... averaged 21 points, four rebounds and three assists during his senior season ... earned Cinco Ranch’s MVP award as a senior ... awarded the Cinco Ranch Cougar Heart Award ... named first-team all-district three times ... honored as a district MVP candidate ... twice led the Cougars in scoring ... ranked as the 24th-best player in Texas by RCSsports.com ... member of Texashoops.com’s Power 100 ... two-time Houston Chronicle Player of the Week ... lists his career highlight as hitting the game-winning shot with two seconds left against arch rival to put Cinco Ranch in the playoffs as a junior ... played one year at the U.S. Military Academy Prep School ... named the most valuable player at USMAPS in 2007-08 ... averaged 24 points, three rebounds and three assists at the prep school ... scored a season-high 40 points ... named to the Dean’s and Commandant’s List while attending the prep school... played on the Houston Hoops club squad that was ranked fifth in the nation during the 2005-06 season ... made the all-tournament team at the McDonald’s Invitational Tournament as a junior and the Nike Memorial Day AAU Classic as a sophomore.
Personal: Given name is Julian Curtis Simmons ... parents’ names are James and Helen Simmons ... two brothers, Justyn and Jaylon (deceased) ... member of Cinco Ranch’s Future Business Leaders of American and Peer Assistance Leadership chapters ... member and graduate of Jack and Jill of America ... enjoys watching movies, reading, listening to music and spending time with family ... favorite quote is, "Faith is taking the first step even you don't see the whole staircase," by Martin Luther King Jr. ... major is undeclared.
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