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UNLV Profile
Competitive player and very dangerous on offense slashing toward the basket ... moved to the backup point guard position last season and showed a lot of improvement as the season went on ... will compete for the starting point guard position, but could also see time at the two and three spots.
(2005-06 - Junior): Finished seventh on the team in scoring with 4.8 ppg while coming off the bench and also recorded 55 assists for the year, third-best on the squad ... dished out a career-high eight assists in MWC quarterfinals against New Mexico (3/8) ... had six points, five assists against Air Force (2/25) ... tied for a team-high 13 points against BYU (2/11), including UNLV's last seven points, and added six rebounds ... finished with seven points against TCU (2/2) ... recorded nine points at New Mexico (1/28) ... posted season-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds at BYU (1/11) ... notched 12 points and tied career-high with five assists against Albany (12/3) ... five points, four rebounds, four assists at DePaul (11/18) ... eight points on eight-of-eight shooting at the line against Alabama State (11/18).
(2004-05 - Sophomore): Hampered by injuries in beginning of the season, but finished strong, including an 8.25 ppg average over the final four games ... finished with 91 points, 66 rebounds, and 37 assists in 27 games of action ... came off the bench to score eight points against New Mexico (3/11) in MWC semifinals ... registered eight points against Wyoming (3/9) in MWC quarterfinals ... posted her best game of the season against Utah (3/5), scoring eight points and grabbing a season-high 10 rebounds, while also adding four assists ... an all-around game of three points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Wyoming (2/19) ... returned against High Point after sitting out with a calf strain ... recorded 11 points against South Carolina (11/15) ... tallied a career-high five assists against Minnesota (11/14).
(2003-04 - Freshman): Saw the most action of the freshmen, played in all 30 games she dressed out for (missed three games due to injury) ... tied for fifth on the team in scoring (5.5 ppg), and was third in rebounding (4.0 rpg) ... scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Western Kentucky in WNIT semifinals (3/24) ... poured in 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in UNLV's 60-57 win over BYU in the MWC quarterfinals (3/10), most ever by a Lady Rebel freshman in the MWC Tournament ... tallied first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Colorado State (2/21) ... suffered a concussion against Cal State Fullerton (12/13), and sat out next three games ... six steals at Nevada, Reno (12/6) ... named to Lady Rebel Shootout All-Tournament team after scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds in championship game against Richmond (11/30) ... breakout game against UCLA (11/23) in front of her hometown crowd, as she scored a team-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting (including 2-of-3 from behind the arc).
High School
Transferred to Lynwood for her senior year, and was named first team All-CIF and second team all-state while leading the team to a 32-1 record and a state championship ... averaged 16.7 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals ... named First Team All-CIF three times, and was a three-time all-state honoree ... also a First Team All-San Gabriel Valley League and two-time First Team All-Dream Team member ... McDonald's All-American Nominee as a senior ... crowned MVP of the City vs. CIF All-Star Game ... played at Long Beach Poly in Long Beach, Calif., in her sophomore and junior seasons ... led team to a 28-3 record and undefeated record in conference play her junior year, and to the conference championship before they fell to Lynwood in the CIF Championship ... Moore League MVP, named to the Top 16 in her division, and earned Street & Smith All-American honors ... helped them to a 28-4 record and a league championship as a sophomore, and to the third round of the state tournament ... as a freshman at Dominquez, was the starting point guard and averaged 25.3 points over eight games before transferring to Long Beach Poly ... four-year starter at all three high schools.
Personal
Kameca Monique Simmons ... born on Aug. 1, 1985 ... daughter of Melvin and Kathleen Simmons ... has seven brothers (Marquis, Maurice, Marcello, Marcel, Marlin, Marvin, and Melvin III) and three sisters (Kolena, Katina, and Marquita) ... brother Marvin played football for Kansas State, and another, Marlin plays for California ... the rest of her brothers are all playing football in high school ... chose UNLV over USC and California ... majoring in psychology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||