Morgan State University Athletics

›› 2023-24 (JUNIOR) AT MORGAN STATE:
Started in 23 of 30 games played and averaged 27.3 minutes ... Shot 49.3 percent from the field and 59.7 percent from the free throw line ... Connected on 8 of 34 3-pointers ... Averaged 8.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steal ... Scored in double-figures 10 times ... Scored 20 or more points three times ... Scored a season-high 23 points (10-15 FG) with four boards and two steals in 37 minutes vs. Campbell (Dec. 18) ... Had 22 points (10-13 FG) with five boards and three steals in 36 minutes vs. Chicago State (Nov. 22) ... Played 38 minutes vs. N.C. Central (March 4) and posted 20 points (7-8 FG) with eight rebounds and three assists ...

›› 2022-23 (SOPHOMORE) AT HARCUM COLLEGE:
Under head coach John Ball, Simpkins led the Harcum Bears averaging 18.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and shot 55 percent from the field last season ... At the National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas, the Bears won their first two games of the tournament over Danville Area (79-75) and in an exciting come-from-behind win against Johnson County (60-55) but lost in the Final Four to Richard Bland (79-76 OT) ... Harcum posted a 26-4 overall record, including an unprecedented 18-game winning streak and  finished the season as the fourth-ranked team in the country ... Earned his Associates Degree in Sports Management ...

›› 2021-22 (FRESHMAN) AT HARCUM COLLEGE:
Appeared in 34 games and helped lead the Bears to the National Tournament quarterfinals ... He averaged 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game ... He scored in double-figures 12 times, including a season high 21 points in a game against Cecil College ...

›› HIGH SCHOOL:
Spent four productive seasons at Brooklyn Collegiate while developing into one of the top scorers in the PSAL ... Averaged 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game in 14 contests during the 2019-20 regular season ... He added an average of 16.3 points, 7.8 boards, and 3.8 helpers in four games in the playoffs before the New York City Board of Education (BOE) shut down the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

›› MISCELLANEOUS
Son of Turiska Johnson and Stacy Simpkins ... Born February 4, 2002 ... Has four siblings: Stacia, Stacy, Tima, Anyiga ... Liberal Arts major … Is expected to graduate May 2025 … His career objective beyond sports is to own buildings and property ... He chose Morgan State University because "of the basketball program" ... The athletic accomplishment he is most proud of is "going to the National Tournament in my first year of JUCO" ... Enjoys weightlifting ... Lists LeBron James as his biggest sports influence "because he's a vet at this point and all these years he's been excelling off the court and on the court and with no negative feedback from anyone who crossed paths with him."