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| team = Brooklyn Nets
| position = [[Point guard]] / [[power forward]]
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|20|df=y}}
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After competing in the [[2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2015 McDonald's All-American Game]] on 1 April, Simmons led Montverde Academy to a third consecutive High School National Tournament title with a 70–61 win over Oak Hill Academy on 4 April at Madison Square Garden. He again earned MVP honours after recording 58 points and 35 rebounds over the three-day tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12618204 | title=Montverde Academy wins third straight national title | work=ESPN.com | date=5 April 2015 | access-date=5 April 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412223154/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12618204 | archive-date=12 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/04/05/simmons-3rd-us-school-basketball-title | title=Simmons' 3rd US school basketball title | work=SBS.com.au | date=5 April 2015 | access-date=5 April 2015}}</ref> He then competed in the 2015 [[Nike Hoop Summit]] for the World Team on 11 April and scored 13 points in a 103–101 win over Team USA.<ref>{{cite web | last=Vecenie | first=Sam | url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25145366/world-team-beats-usa-in-nike-hoop-summit-behind-murrays-30 | title=World Team beats USA in Nike Hoop Summit behind Murray's 30 | work=CBSSports.com | date=11 April 2015 | access-date=12 April 2015}}</ref>
 
Considered a five-star recruit by [[ESPN.com]], Simmons was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 1 player in the nation in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=httphttps://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/166633/ben-simmons | title=Ben Simmons – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles | work=ESPN.com | access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2015/ben-simmons-140|title=Ben Simmons, 2015 Powerpower forward – Rivals.com|access-date=9 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Season/2015-Basketball/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=highschool|title=2015 Top Basketball Recruits|website=247sports.com|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref>
 
==College career==
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* [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210041987 LSU Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005085618/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210041987 |date=5 October 2016 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105749/http://www.gatorade.com/poy/profile.aspx?id=15781 gatorade.com profile]
* [httphttps://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=14503973 Who is Ben Simmons? – ESPN]
 
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