_2.jpg) Simpson with the Michigan Wolverines in 2020 | |
| No. 3 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LNBM Romanian Cup EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 11, 1997 Lima, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lima Senior (Lima, Ohio) |
| College | Michigan (2016–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2022 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2022–2023 | Lakeland Magic |
| 2023 | Grises de Humacao |
| 2023–2024 | Motor City Cruise |
| 2024 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2024–present | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Zavier Marquis Simpson (born February 11, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM), the Romanian Cup and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines.
Simpson attended Lima Senior High School where he won the 2016 Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior. Simpson won 2014 Ohio Division III state championship as a sophomore for Lima Central Catholic High School before transferring to Lima Senior High School the following school year. He was part of the 2017–18 team that reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Simpson was a member of 2017 and 2018 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament champions during his first two seasons. He had many of his best games against top-10 opponents as a sophomore. As a junior, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection and a Big Ten All-Defensive team honoree and earned the nickname "Captain Hook" for his unusual skill at shooting hook shots. As a senior, he was a 2020 Second team All-Big Ten selection. As a junior he set the current Big Ten men's basketball tournament single-tournament assists record (30) and led the Big Ten Conference in assists as a senior (7.9).