Has the potential to be one of
the top scorers in the conference in 2011-12...Can shoot the 3-point shot, but
also has the ability to put the ball on the floor and get to the basket...Head
coach Jerry Eaves is looking for Simpson to improve his 3-point percentage in
order to give the Aggies a better chance to win...Hopes last season's strong performance
will propel him to All-MEAC honors in 2011-12...His ability to get in the paint
and draw fouls is key for North Carolina A&T because he is an excellent free
throw shooter...Enters his senior season with 707 career points, with a career
.357 field goal percentage, .313 3-point field goal percentage, and a .717 free
throw percentage...Also has 81 career assists and 54 career steals in 82 total
games played.
2010-2011 Season: Simpson appeared in
27 games, and started in 18...He finished the season second on the team with 13.3 scoring average...Averaged 29.5 minutes
per game...Shot .369 from the floor, .307 from 3-point range and .782 from the free
throw line...Averaged 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 steals...Finished 12th
in the MEAC in scoring and seventh in free throw shooting...Missed five games
with a knee injury...Went 8-for-8 at the free throw line against N.C. Central on
Jan. 24 in a loss...Led the team in scoring eight times and posted double figures
21 times...Led the team in steals seven times and in assists three times...Posted a
season-high 25 points on Jan. 10 against Bethune-Cookman...Had back-to-back games
with 20 or more points on Jan. 8 and Jan. 10...Had a season-high five assists on
Dec. 23 at Arizona State.
2009-2010 Season: Played
in 33 games with 20 starts...Started the Aggies first 20 games of the season
before he started coming off of the bench...Averaged 9.5 points, 2.2 rebounds
and 1.2 assists...Shot .370 from the floor, .343 from 3-point range and .813
from the free throw line...Ranked 23rd in the conference in
scoring...Reached double figures 16 times and led the Aggies in scoring three
times...Made the MEAC All-Tournament Team at season's end...Scored 38 points on
13-for-14 shooting from the free throw line during the tournament...Opened the
2009-10 season with a 21-point performance against Brevard College as he hit
five 3-pointers in the game...Scored a career-best 22 points on 7-for-15
shooting in a loss at Ohio University on Nov. 17...Scored 17 points on 4-for-4
shooting from 3-point range in the Aggies 93-84 overtime win over Norfolk State
on Dec. 5...Connected on five 3-pointers and scored 15 points as the Aggies
lost to Howard 82-77 at home on Jan. 16.
2008-09 Season: Appeared in 22
games and made one start his freshman season...Averaged 6.8 minutes per game and
1.5 points per game...Finished tenth on the team in scoring with 34 points...He
also had 17 rebounds with 10 assists and four steals...Went 14-for-24 at the free
throw line for a .583 free throw percentage...Had a season-high 3 assists on Dec.
28 at Georgia, to lead the team for the game...Had a season-high 10 points on
Jan. 5 against Tennessee Wesleyan.
Personal: Full name
is Nicolas James Simpson...He is the son of Amy Simpson...He was born on June
7, 1990...Simpson majors in Fitness Management.
