Alvin Sims

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Alvin Sims

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|18}}

| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois

| nationality = American

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 235

| high_school = Paris (Paris, Kentucky)

| college = Louisville (1993–1997)

| draft_year = 1997

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2009

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| career_number = 19

| years1 = 1997–1998

| team1 = Quad City Thunder

| years2 = 1998

| team2 = Long Island Surf

| years3 = 1998–1999

| team3 = Panionios

| years4 = {{nbay|1998|end}}

| team4 = Phoenix Suns

| years5 = 1999–2000

| team5 = Quad City Thunder

| years6 = 2000–2001

| team6 = Makedonikos

| years7 = 2001–2002

| team7 = Roseto

| years8 = 2002–2003

| team8 = SIG Strasbourg

| years9 = 2003

| team10 = Trieste

| years11 = 2004

| team11 = Reggiana

| years12 = 2005

| team12 = ÉB Pau-Orthez

| years13 = 2005–2007

| team13 = Sagesse Beirut

| years14 = 2007–2008

| team14 = Panthers Fürstenfeld

| years15 = 2008–2009

| team15 = Anibal Zahle

| highlights =

Greek League All-Star (1998)
CBA champion (1998)
CBA Rookie of the Year (1998)
CBA All-Rookie Team (1998)

}}

Alvin Sims (born October 18, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Sims played with the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA), during the 1998–99 season.

College career

Sims, a {{convert|6|ft|4|in|m|adj=on}} tall shooting guard, attended Paris High School, in Paris, Kentucky, where he played high school basketball. After high school, Sims played college basketball at the University of Louisville. He played with the school's men's team, the Louisville Cardinals, from 1993 to 1997. In his junior season, he averaged 11.9 points per game.[http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba97/sims.htm Alvin Sims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006034053/http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba97/sims.htm |date=2007-10-06 }} at sportstats.com

Professional career

Sims began his pro club career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), with the Quad City Thunder when he won the 1998 CBA championship.{{cite web |title=1997-98 Quad City Thunder Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/t-CBAQCT/y-1997 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=March 12, 2025}} With the Thunder, he was voted the 1998 CBA Rookie of the Year.{{cite web |title=Alvin Sims minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-simsalv001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=September 5, 2021}} Sims earned a spot with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, but he was released in May 1999. In four games played with the Suns, he scored a total of 11 points.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simsal01.html Alvin Sims]. basketball-reference.com

Sims also played professionally in Venezuela, Greece, Italy, France, the UK, Lebanon, Austria, Iran, and Cyprus.[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=LEB&PlayerID=27728&AmNotSure=1 Alvin Sims]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}at AsiaBasket.com

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 1591 |bbr= s/simsal01 }}
{{Basketball-Reference.com international player|alvin-sims-1}}
[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/alvin-sims/lbo/ Euroleague.net Profile]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_3PFNKyhLHWIYKHG2fZORy3.season_2003.roundID_3553.playerID_31722.teamID_2661.html FIBA Europe Profile]
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Alvin-Sims/Summary/1454 RealGM.com Profile]
[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6515/alvin-sims ProBallers.com Profile]
[https://www.eurobasket.com/player/Alvin-Sims/27728 Eurobasket.com Profile]

Category:1974 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen

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Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus

Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Iran

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon