Keith Simmons is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player.

Simmons played for the Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball

Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball

The Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I competition. The team competes in the Patriot League and plays their home games in the Hart Center...

 team and won the 2007 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament. Simons was awarded Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

 of the final. In 2007–08 he joined Turkish Basketball League

Turkish Basketball League

The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

 and played one season for Kepez Belediyespor. In 2008–09 he played for the German team Deutsche Bank Skyliners

Deutsche Bank Skyliners

Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany that has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since 1999. They have won the national club competition 2000 and the national championship 2004...

 in the Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

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Simmons is currently number 13 for the Turkish club Banvit B.K..