Melvin Simon (basketball)

{{short description|American basketball player}}

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| name = Melvin Simon

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| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 230

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|4|27}}

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| nationality = American

| high_school = {{nowrap|Archbishop Shaw (Harvey, Louisiana)}}

| college = New Orleans (1990–1994)

| draft_year = 1994

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| career_end = 2009 retired from the BSN League in Puerto Rico

| highlights =

led the BSN in 3point % was the 1st player to be selected in the draft of 2003 to Isabela. In Puerto Rico Simon played for Conquistadores de Guaynabo, Vaqueros de Bayamon, Los indios de Mayaguez, Los Titanes de Morovis, Isabela

• Fourth-team Parade All-American (1990) 3x All State Basketball Team 4A in Louisiana.

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1990 McDonald's High School Basketball All-American

Melvin Simon (born April 27, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. He saw action in four years for the University of New Orleans and was among the US top 20 prep players at Archbishop Shaw High School in Harvey, Louisiana. Scouts said he was the most highly recruited high school player ever to enroll at New Orleans under coach Tim Floyd.

He works as an ELA teacher at Martin Berhman Charter School in Algiers, Louisiana.