Fans of the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team probably know about the potential and the growth of junior guard Troy Simons throughout this season, but many may not know the path that landed him in a Lobo uniform.
Simons led the nation in NCJAA scoring during the 2016-17 season while playing for the Polk State Eagles, torching the nets with 26.3 points per game.
The 6-foot-3-inch guard said he wasn’t used to playing college basketball and learned a lot from his time as an Eagle.
UNM head basketball coach Paul Weir said he had been watching Simons for a while and made the junior college transfer one of the potential building blocks of his new Lobo squad.