Chase Simon (born March 11, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played

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for

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and

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Early life and college career

Simon attended Detroit Community High School in

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, where he averaged 23 points and seven rebounds per game, leading his team to the quarter-finals at the 2007 state tournament. Simon earned a spot in the First-team Class C All-State. Simon started his

career at

, where he averaged 4.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in his freshman year. On September 3, 2008, Simon was transferred from Central Michigan to

, but sat out first season at Detroit per NCAA Transfer rules. In his senior year at Detroit, he averaged 13.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Simon finished his UDM career with 1,386 points – 17th in Titan history.

Professional career

Šiauliai (2012–2013)

After going undrafted in the

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, Simon joined the

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for the

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. On September 26, 2012, Simon signed his first professional contract with Greek team

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. However, Simon parted ways with Aris due to the club's financial difficulties before appearing in any game for them. On October 19, 2012, Simon signed with the Lithuanian team

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for the 2012–13 season.

Siarka Tarnobrzeg (2013–2014)

On August 15, 2013, Simon signed a one-year deal with the Polish team

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Anwil Włocławek (2014–2015)

On August 7, 2014, Simon signed with

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for the 2014–15 season. On December 28, 2014, Simon recorded a career-high 30 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field, along with three rebounds in a 72–91 loss to

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. In 30 games played for Włocławek, he averaged 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Manresa (2015–2016)

On August 25, 2015, Simon signed a one-year deal with the Spanish team

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Maccabi Ashdod (2016–2017)

On August 8, 2016, Simon signed with the Israeli team

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for the 2016–17 season. On March 13, 2017, Simon recorded a season-high 29 points, shooting 12-of-22 from the field in a 94–70 blowout win over

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. On April 13, 2017, Simon recorded 22 points, shooting 6-of-8 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds and four assists in an 82–77 win over

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. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 27 MVP. In 33 games played for Ashdod, Simon finished the season as the league fifth-leading scorer with 17.1 points, while also averaging 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

JL Bourg (2017–2018)

On July 7, 2017, Simon signed a one-year deal with

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of the French Pro A League. On March 16, 2018, Simon recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, along with six rebounds in an 82–93 loss to Pau-Orthez.

Return to Włocławek (2018–2020)

On September 8, 2018, Simon returned to

for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.

JDA Dijon (2020–2023)

On June 17, 2020, he has signed with

of the

Personal life

Simon was raised by his mother Denise Simon on the West side of Detroit. His cousin, Randy Brown, played basketball at

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and for three NBA teams.

References

External links

Detroit Mercy Titans bioRealGM Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Chase 1989 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Siarka Tarnobrzeg (basketball) players Basketball players from Detroit Bàsquet Manresa players BC Šiauliai players Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball players Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball players JDA Dijon Basket players JL Bourg-en-Bresse players KK Włocławek players Liga ACB players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards