Alexandria Patrice Simmons (née Fuller; born July 7, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Gardner–Webb University.[1]
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | Big South Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1986-07-07) July 7, 1986 (age 36) Fort Polk South, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville, Tennessee) |
| College | Tennessee (2004–2009) |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | Kansas (graduate manager) |
| 2010–2013 | Middle Tennessee (assistant) |
| 2013–2018 | Ole Miss (assistant) |
| 2018–present | Gardner–Webb |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Simmons played college basketball at Tennessee from 2004 to 2009, where she won two NCAA championships as a player.[2]
Simmons began her coaching career as a graduate student manager at Kansas in 2009.[3] She was later an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee and Ole Miss, working under her former high school coach Rick Insell at Middle Tennessee and Insell's son Matt at Ole Miss.[4]
Simmons was named the head coach at Gardner–Webb on April 24, 2018.[1]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Gardner–Webb | 16–15 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Gardner–Webb | 18–11 | 13–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Gardner–Webb | 10–12 | 10–7 | 4th | |||||
| Gardner–Webb: | 44–38 (.537) | 33–22 (.600) | |||||||
| Total: | 44–38 (.537) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 2006–07 NCAA champions | |
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Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball 2007–08 NCAA champions | |
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