Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2023-Present
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, VCU (NCAA Division I - A-10) - 2022-2023
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, FDU - 2019-2022
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Siena (NCAA Division I - MAAC) - 2016-2019
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Passaic County Community - 2015-2016
Head Coach, Lady Choz (Gauchos) 15-U - 2015-2016
Head Coach, North Star (6th-8th Grade Boys)
Head Coach, Team Takeover 15-U - 2013-2014
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Chesapeake (NJCAA Division 11, Region XX) - 2013-2014
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Hampton (NCAA Division I - MEAC) - 2011-2012
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Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, George Washington (2006)
Institute of Associate of Applied Science in Health Science, Registered Nursing, ECPI College of Technology (2012)
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- As student-athlete:
- First Team All-A-10 (2005-06) - George Washington
- Second Team All-A-10 (2004-05) - George Washington
- Multiple A-10 Conference honors (2005-06) - George Washington
- Street & Smith Honorable Mention/All-America Candidate (2005-06) - George Washington
- BIG EAST All-Rookie Team (2001-02) - Providence
- George Washington team captain from 2004-06
- The Revolutionaries were A-10 champions from 2003-06 with Simmonds on the squad
- Advanced to the NCAA Second Round in 2005 and 2006
- Member of the Jamaican National Basketball Team as a Pre-Olympic Qualifier
- Played against the U.S., Cuba, Mexico and Argentina
- Played basketball professional in Greece, Latvia and Turkey (2006-08)
- Served as Associate Head Coach during the Knights' remarkable 2025 season.
- Helped lead the Knights to a program record 29 wins in 2025.
- Reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament with FDU, winning the 2025 NEC Championship.
- Began a second stint with the Knights in the spring of 2023 as Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator as part of Stephanie Gaitley's first FDU staff
- Previously spent three seasons on-staff with FDU as an assistant and was a part of the 2021-22 NEC Regular Season Championship and ensuing WNIT appearance
- Planned in-season and postseason individual skill workouts for player development, especially the post players
- Coached several All-NEC selections, including the 2022 NEC Player of the Year
- Collaborates with the head coach in scouting of opponents and gameday walkthroughs
- Proficient in Synergy and JumpForward programs
- Responsible for recruitment of student-athletes
- Worked with Athletic Media Relations to create engaging social media content for the team
- Provide academic support and mentoring for student-athletes, including weekly check-in meetings
- Oversaw team apparel and equipment
- Led community service efforts and served as camp/clinic directorÂ
- Spent the 2022-23 season with VCU
- Planned workouts for post players
- Assisted with scouting and walkthroughs/practices
- Provided academic support for student-athletes
- Managed recruiting utilizing ARMS and Front Rush
- Collorabed with head coach in the areas of opponent scouting and gameday on-court walkthroughs
- Planned individual works both in-and-out of season to aid in player development
- Coached one First Team All-MAAC and one Second Team All-MAAC player in first season
- Developed two Second Team All-MAAC selections in second season
- Point person for academics and recruiting
- Domestic recruiter
- Facility coordinator
- Opponent game scouting and planning
- Gameday statistician
- Academic support coordinator
- Player mentor
- Development specialist for guards and post players
- As an assistant coach at Chesapeake won the 2014 NJCAA Division 11, Region XX Championship, finishing sixth in the country
- While on-staff at Hampton, won the MEAC title in 2012, earning an NCAA tournament appearance
- Coached guards and post players with a trio of youth programs while also coordinating competition schedule, budget and equipment, in addition to practice planning
