| Alex Simmons | |
| Position: | Head coach |
| League: | American Athletic Conference |
| Team: | Memphis Tigers |
| Birth Date: | July 7, 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Polk South, Louisiana |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| High School: | Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville, Tennessee) |
| College: | Tennessee (2004–2009) |
| Career Position: | Power forward / center |
| Coach Start: | 2009 |
| Cyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Cteam1: | Kansas (graduate manager) |
| Cyears2: | 2010–2013 |
| Cteam2: | Middle Tennessee (assistant) |
| Cyears3: | 2013–2018 |
| Cteam3: | Ole Miss (assistant) |
| Cyears4: | 2018–2023 |
| Cteam4: | Gardner–Webb |
| Cyears5: | 2023–present |
| Cteam5: | Memphis |
| Highlights: | As player:
As coach:
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Alexandria Patrice Simmons (; born July 7, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Memphis. From 2018 to 2023, she coached at Gardner–Webb University.[1]
Simmons played college basketball at Tennessee from 2004 to 2009, where she won two NCAA championships as a player.[2]
Sources[3]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Tennessee | 32 | 67 | 45.5% | 42.9% | 73.3% | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | |
| 2006–07 | Tennessee | 37 | 222 | 49.7% | 36.6% | 77.6% | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.0 | |
| 2007–08 | Tennessee | 33 | 227 | 47.3% | 32.4% | 74.4% | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.1 | |
| 2008–09 | Tennessee | 33 | 249 | 43.2% | 22.9% | 75.4% | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.5 | |
| Career | 139 | 765 | 46.3% | 32.3% | 75.7% | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
Simmons began her coaching career as a graduate student manager at Kansas in 2009.[4] 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.[5]
Simmons was named the head coach at Gardner–Webb on April 24, 2018.