Willie Sims (basketball)
Sims in 2013 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 16, 1958 Lanett, Alabama, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | December 23, 2022 (aged 64) Israel | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Israeli | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Long Island City (Long Island City, New York) | |||||||||||
| College | LSU (1977–1981) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1981: 5th round, 101st overall pick | |||||||||||
| Drafted by | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1981–1999 | |||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Elitzur Netanya | |||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Hapoel Eilat | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Hadera | |||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||
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Willie Sims (Hebrew: וילי סימס; June 16, 1958 – December 23, 2022) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers and professionally for a number of Israeli Basketball Premier League clubs.