Michael Simpson

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Spring, Texas
	High School: Klein Collins High

	Height / Weight: 6-5 / 199
	Position: Forward

04/14/2013

Annual Maroon & White Event Brings Out MSU's Best & Brightest

157 Student-Athletes Honored at 3rd Annual Honors Banquet and Awards Ceremony

02/27/2013

Bears Fall at Illinois State, 86-50, in Road Finale

Downing scores 12, while Kirk and Marshall add 8 points apiece for Bears in humbling road defeat

02/27/2013

Senior Night Swagger Has Illinois State Firing on All Cylinders in First Half

Missouri State trails ISU 43-25 at the half with the Bears going just 1-for-12 from beyond the arc

02/20/2013

AD Honor Roll Recipients Recognized at Halftime of Tuesday's Game

More than 200 Missouri State student-athletes earn academic distinction

01/30/2013

Young Bears Hang Tough with No. 17/21 Creighton in Valley Loss Wednesday

MSU freshmen combine for 52 points in 91-77 loss in Omaha

Simpson will continue to develop into a college-level contributor after an impressive debut with the team this summer. A quick-release shooter and athletic performer, Simpson averaged 9.3 points per game on the four-game trip to Costa Rica with 4.0 rebounds, a team-high nine 3-pointers, and a .452 shooting percentage.

High School: Simpson had a sensational senior year at Klein Collins High School just outside of Houston, Texas ... Averaged 15.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists for coach Scott Harmatuk's Tigers in 2011-12 while making 81 percent of his free throws ... Tigers, a Class 5A program, were 19-14 Simpson's senior season ... During his junior year, he averaged 14.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals ... Finished his career with over 1,000 points ... Was a two-time all-district selection and was ranked No. 37 on the Greater Houston Top 150 Seniors List ... An honors student with a 3.6 grade-point average, he also played AAU ball for the elite Texas Pro squad ... Signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bears on May 8, 2012 ... Recruited primarily by former assistant Kyle Smithpeters.

Personal: Michael William Simpson was born 7/28/93 in Spring, Texas ... Son of Bob and Mary Anne Simpson of Spring, Texas ... Has a brother, Brian and sister, Beth ... Undeclared on his major, but plans to pursue a career in business ... Biggest sports thrill was playing on ESPN as a member of Texas Pro AAU squad ... Chose MSU over Lamar, Hartford, SE Louisiana, UMKC, Florida Gulf Coast, and NOrthern Colorado ... Also recruited by South Carolina, Colorado State, Tulsa, college of Charleston, Loyola and Sam Houston.