Jericho Sims Nationality

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Jericho Sims Nationality
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Jericho Eduard Sims is a 6 feet 10 inches professional basketball player who plays in the NBA for the New York Knicks as a forward as of December 2024. Sims attended the University of Texas and played for the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. According to his college profile, as a freshman, he played 34 games, averaging five points and 3.9 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he played 35 games with 16 starts, averaging 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. As per Sports Reference, he played 119 games with the Longhorns, averaging 6.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.

Sims was drafted as the 58th overall pick by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft. According to Basketball Reference, he scored his career-high 12 points in a loss of 124-139 against the Atlanta Hawks on January 20, 2023. As of December 24, 2024, Sims has played 165 games in his NBA career, with the New York Knicks scoring 410 points, grabbing 659 rebounds, and making 88 assists.

What is Jericho Sims' nationality?

Jericho Sims was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and therefore holds American nationality. Sims’s father, Charles, played college basketball at the University of Minnesota.

Jericho Sims hometown

Jericho Sims’s hometown is Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to his college profile, he attended Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and played basketball under head coach Stanley Clay. As a junior, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, as per his college profile. In his senior year of high school, he averaged 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Sims finished his high school career as Cristo Rey’s all-time leading scorer with 2,005 career points. He was also the No. 51 overall prospect in the nation by Scout, No. 56 by Rivals, and No. 65 by ESPN.

Jericho Sims birthplace

Jericho Sims was born to Charles and Kimberly Sims on October 20, 1998, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

FAQs on Jericho Sims

A. Jericho Sims has five older brothers: Jason, Ty, Dominique, Drew and Isaiah.

A. Jericho Sims is 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) tall.

A. Jericho Sims wears jersey number 20 in the New York Knicks.

A. As of December 2024, Jericho Sims is 26 years old.

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