David Simon

David Simon (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He also played his collegiate basketball for IPFW. College career In his first year as a college player, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 5.8 rebounds. At the end of the year he injured his left knee and went for surgery, but fully recovered for the next season. Before the second season at IPFW, he was ranked as the nation's second-best college center, behind Emeka Okafor of Connecticut. Also, he was named "Pre-Season Independent Player of the Year". Simon was also an All-American Candidate. He declared him eligible for the 2004 NBA draft without agent, but tore the ACL on his right knee during the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp and withdrew his name from the early entries into the draft and returned to school. He finished his last college season averaging 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds. College statistics |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002-03 | style="text-align:left;"| IPFW | 30 || NA || 23.1 || .580 || .000 || .651 || 5.8 || .7 || .4 || 1.3 || 10.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003-04 | style="text-align:left;"| IPFW | 28 || NA || 31.4 || .584 || 1.000 || .648 || 9.8 || 1.6 || .8 || 1.9 || 18.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004-05 | style="text-align:left;"| IPFW | 25 || NA || 32.1 || .523 || .077 || .633 || 6.9 || 2.0 || .8 || 1.9 || 16.6 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 83 || NA || 28.6 || .560 || .200 || .643 || 7.5 || 1.4 || .7 || 1.7 || 14.9