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Alex Simmons
Memphis Tigers
PositionHead coach
LeagueAmerican Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1986-07-07) July 7, 1986 (age 38)
Fort Polk South, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolShelbyville Central
(Shelbyville, Tennessee)
CollegeTennessee (2004–2009)
PositionPower forward / center
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–2010Kansas (graduate manager)
2010–2013Middle Tennessee (assistant)
2013–2018Ole Miss (assistant)
2018–2023Gardner–Webb
2023–PresentMemphis
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Alexandria Patrice Simmons (née Fuller; born July 7, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Memphis. From 2018 to 2023, she coached at Gardner–Webb University.[1]

Playing career

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Simmons played college basketball at Tennessee from 2004 to 2009, where she won two NCAA championships as a player.[2]

Tennessee statistics

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Sources[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Tennessee 32 67 45.5% 42.9% 73.3% 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 2.1
2006–07 Tennessee 37 222 49.7% 36.6% 77.6% 4.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 6.0
2007–08 Tennessee 33 227 47.3% 32.4% 74.4% 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 6.1
2008–09 Tennessee 33 249 43.2% 22.9% 75.4% 5.9 1.6 0.8 0.2 7.5
Career 139 765 46.3% 32.3% 75.7% 3.8 0.9 0.6 0.3 5.5

Coaching career

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Simmons began her coaching career as a graduate student manager at Kansas in 2009.[4] She was later an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee and Ole Miss, working under her former high school coach Rick Insell at Middle Tennessee and Insell's son Matt at Ole Miss.[5]

Gardner–Webb

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Simmons was named the head coach at Gardner–Webb on April 24, 2018.[1]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2018–2023)
2018–19 Gardner–Webb 16–15 10–8 T–5th
2019–20 Gardner–Webb 18–11 13–7 5th
2020–21 Gardner–Webb 10–12 10–7 4th
2021–22 Gardner–Webb 16–15 13–5 4th
2022–23 Gardner–Webb 29–5 16–0 1st NCAA First Round
Gardner–Webb: 89–58 (.605) 62–27 (.697)
Memphis Tigers (American Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 Memphis 13–17 9–9 T–6th
Memphis: 13–17 (.433) 9–9 (.500)
Total: 102–75 (.576)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gardner-Webb University Names Alex Simmons Head Women's Basketball Coach". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Former Eaglette Fuller living the dream". Shelbyville Times-Gazette. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Tennessee Forward Alex Fuller Named KU Women's Basketball Graduate Student Manager". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "MEET THE STAFF: Alex Simmons". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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