Education
Simpson graduated from Coffee High School in 2010 and was considered a Top 100 Recruit by many services.
Simpson graduated from Coffee High School in 2010 and was considered a Top 100 Recruit by many services.
He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was a three-time all-region selection as well. He averaged 16 points per game as a junior and better than 20 per contest as a senior.
He also measured a 42 inch vertical leap.
In his freshman season at University of North Carolina Greensboro, Simpson was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team by both the coaches and media. In 27 games (9 starts), he averaged 11.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game.
In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-Southern Conference first team by the media, All-SoCon by the coaches and second team All-State by the NCCSIA. In 30 games (all starts), he averaged 18.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game. In his junior season, he was a first team All-Southern Conference selection by both the league’s coaches and media members.
He also became the first player in the SoCon since Stephen Curry to lead the league in scoring in consecutive seasons.
In 29 games (26 starts), he averaged 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 29.6 minutes per game. Simpson went undrafted in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft. On August 18, 2013, he signed with Kolossos Rodou British Columbia of Greece for the 2013-2014 season.