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LuBara Dixon "Dickey" Simpkins (born April 6, 1972 in Washington, DC[1]) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s.
A 6' 9" forward/center, Simpkins starred at Friendly High School (Maryland) and Providence College before being selected by the Bulls with the 21st pick in the 1994 NBA Draft. Caught behind Luc Longley, Bill Wennington, and later Dennis Rodman in the Bulls' playing rotation, he saw limited action in his first few seasons as a Bull, scoring just 513 points in 167 games. He did earn two NBA Championship rings in 1996 and 1997, but he was not on the team's active roster for either playoff run, and in fall 1997 the Bulls traded him to the Golden State Warriors for guard/forward Scott Burrell.
When the Warriors subsequently waived Simpkins, however, the Bulls decided to give him another chance. Simpkins began to show some improvement, posting a very good .634 field goal percentage in 21 games, and in the spring of 1998 he participated in the playoffs for the first time of his career, earning his third championship ring. After the 1998–99 NBA lockout, the Bulls parted ways with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and Luc Longley, which provided Simpkins with significantly more playing time. During the 1999 season he emerged as a part-time starter, averaging career highs of 9.1 points and 6.8 rebounds, and in the following season, he played in a career-high 1,651 minutes.
After the Bulls signed Brad Miller in September 2000, the Bulls renounced their rights to Simpkins, who would spend a season in Greece before joining the Atlanta Hawks during the 2001–02 NBA season. He only played one game for the Hawks, though, and spent the rest of the season in Greece and the CBA. He later played in Russia, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Spain, Philippines, Lebanon, and Germany.[2]
Simpkins currently works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN, is founder of the basketball development company Next Level Performance Inc. (NLP), and is a national motivational speaker.
Player career
- 1986/90 Friendly Patriots
- 1990/94 Providence Friars
- 1994/97 Chicago Bulls
- 1997/98 Golden State Warriors
- 1998/00 Chicago Bulls
- 2000/01 Makedonikos
- 2001/02 Atlanta Hawks
- 2001/02 Maroussi
- 2001/02 Rockford Lightning
- 2001/02 Criollos Caguas
- 2002/03 Unics Kazan
- 2003/04 Lietuvos Rytas
- 2003/04 Leones Ponce
- 2004/05 Dakota Wizards
- 2004/05 Plus Pujol Lleida
- 2005/05 Arecibo
- 2004/05 Alaska Aces
- 2005/06 Blue Stars
- 2005/06 Bamberg
Note
- ^ Dickey Simpkins. Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ http://www.euroleague.net/noticia.jsp?temporada=E05&jornada=15&id=788
External links
- Career stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- NBA Blog Squad
- Eurobasket.com Profile
Chicago Bulls 1995–96 NBA Champions 0 Randy Brown | 7 Toni Kukoč | 8 Dickey Simpkins | 9 Ron Harper | 13 Luc Longley | 22 John Salley | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 25 Steve Kerr | 30 Jud Buechler | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Bill Wennington | 35 Jason Caffey | 53 James Edwards | 54 Jack Haley | 91 Dennis Rodman
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Jimmy Rodgers | Jim Cleamons | John PaxsonRegular season • Playoffs Chicago Bulls 1996–97 NBA Champions 00 Robert Parish | 1 Randy Brown | 7 Toni Kukoč | 8 Dickey Simpkins | 9 Ron Harper | 13 Luc Longley | 18 Bison Dele | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 25 Steve Kerr | 30 Jud Buechler | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Bill Wennington | 35 Jason Caffey | 91 Dennis Rodman
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Bill Cartwright | Jimmy Rodgers | Frank HamblenRegular season • Playoffs Chicago Bulls 1997–98 NBA Champions 0 Randy Brown | 5 Rusty LaRue | 7 Toni Kukoč | 8 Dickey Simpkins | 9 Ron Harper | 13 Luc Longley | 22 Keith Booth | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 24 Scott Burrell | 25 Steve Kerr | 30 Jud Buechler | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Bill Wennington | 53 Joe Kleine | 91 Dennis Rodman
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Bill Cartwright | Jimmy Rodgers | Frank HamblenRegular season • Playoffs 1994 NBA Draft First round Glenn Robinson · Jason Kidd · Grant Hill · Donyell Marshall · Juwan Howard · Sharone Wright · Lamond Murray · Brian Grant · Eric Montross · Eddie Jones · Carlos Rogers · Khalid Reeves · Jalen Rose · Yinka Dare · Eric Piatkowski · Clifford Rozier · Aaron McKie · Eric Mobley · Tony Dumas · B. J. Tyler · Dickey Simpkins · Bill Curley · Wesley Person · Monty Williams · Greg Minor · Charlie Ward · Brooks ThompsonSecond round Deon Thomas · Antonio Lang · Howard Eisley · Rodney Dent · Jim McIlvaine · Derrick Alston · Gaylon Nickerson · Michael Smith · Andrei Fetisov · Dontonio Wingfield · Darrin Hancock · Anthony Miller · Jeff Webster · William Njoku · Gary Collier · Shawnelle Scott · Damon Bailey · Dwayne Morton · Voshon Lenard · Jamie Watson · Jevon Crudup · Kris Bruton · Charles Claxton · Lawrence Funderburke · Anthony Goldwire · Albert Burditt · Željko RebračaCategories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- Alaska Aces (PBA) players
- American basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from Maryland
- BC Lietuvos rytas players
- Brose Baskets players
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Chicago Bulls players
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- Golden State Warriors players
- People from Prince George's County, Maryland
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Providence Friars men's basketball players
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