2016 BASKETBALL RECRUITING ISSUE
he said. "I told him after eighth grade
he needed to add two things each
year to develop into who is now. He
understood he wasn't going to add
everything in one year. We wanted
to add pieces every six months, try
to get better in some areas, and he's
done that."
From added strength to a much-
improved jump shot, Simpson has
rounded into one of the best point
guards in the 2016 class. He is Rivals.
com's No. 86 senior nationally, but
Lindy's had him ranked 19th heading
into a senior season in which he also
earned the Associated Press Player
of the Year award for Division I and
Ohio's Gatorade Player of the Year
honor after averaging 27.2 points, 6.1
assists and 3.8 steals per game.
He's ready to become the latest
Ohioan to break Buckeye hearts across
the border.
"I'm looking forward to it, a fresh
start and a new chapter," he said.
"And it's just a pleasure having two
Ohio guys in my class [Teske and
Pickerington (Ohio) Central wing Ibi
Watson] going to the same school as
me." ❏
Quincey Simpson on his son Xavier and Burke
"There are a lot of similarities. They are the same size, and
like Trey, X is a killer."
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