Myron Simms:
CLASS OF 1991
Montbello High SchoolClass of 1991
Denver, CO
Utah State UniversityClass of 1996
Logan, UT
Mid - Plains Community CollegeClass of 1994
North platte, NE
Metropolitan State CollegeClass of 1993
Denver, CO
La Junta High SchoolClass of 1991
La junta, CO
Myron's Story
Life
My life was pretty simple and constant. I moved around a bunch all the way through high school. I did the same in college. 3 different high schools and 3 different colleges. Playing basketball overseas means a lot of travel but I'm still based in Utah since my kids are here. I'll probably play another year or two overseas before I hang it up and become a regular person...if you know my first and last name you can write me a "hot" mail...God Bless and hope to hear from some of my old classmates
School
Anyone who can remember Myron "J.R." Simms knows I spent 10th grade at LaJunta High before moving back to Denver and graduating from Montbello. If I didn't play sports, even LESS people would remember me than the few who do now. For those who think they might remember me but aren't sure, here's a quick refresher of me in high school: I played basketball and ran track at both LJ & Montbello. I got suckered into running cross country for Montbello my senior year as well. I was in FBLA at LaJunta. I was all-league in track and basketball for LJ. At Montbello I was all-city and all-state in basketball. Not that big a deal but that's all I did good in high school besides making the honor roll a few times and earning my scholarship to Metro State. At Montbello I had crushes on Monica Martin,Kadeisha Hilliard,Nyesha Kelly,Carol Leggins,Ivy Carroll,Sheral McBryde. At La Junta I fell in "puppy-love" with Connie Jimenez, Kari Lytton, Melissa Lohrey, Vivian Vela, Dawn DiPrince. Also Juanita Torres Gonzales(Rocky Ford). That's about it for school. I played ball and lusted after t...Expand for more
hese girls. Pretty simple, as high school should be...
College
After graduating from Montbello in '91 I spent my freshman year of college at Metro State College of Denver where we won the CAC championship in '92. In the spring of '93 I took a visit to a junior college called Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska. I transferred to Mid-Plains in time to attend summer school and begin my sophomore year of school and basketball. I was the 3rd leading scorer in the nation and we won the NCCAC championship while finishing 2nd in the Region IX tournament in '94. I took an extra amount of credit hours that year to be eligible for a Division I program after junior college. I had to obtain my Associate's Degree or Metro State would be the only school I could go play for. I got scholarship offers from more than 65 schools. Just before graduating with my A.A. degree in Criminal Justice I narrowed my options and accepted a scholarship to Utah State University. We were Big West Conference champs in '95 and earned a spot in the N.I.T. I majored in Liberal Arts & Sciences at Utah State. Although I never particularly enjoyed schoolwork, my favorite subjects were Philosophy, Deductive Logic, and Theory. Most of my professors were very good and I liked learning things from them. I always loved meeting new people in my classes and on road trips during basketball season. Overall, I had a good time in college. A few twists and turns aside I wouldn't trade the experiences for anything...R.I.P. Vassarionovich D'Jaro Hunter 1972-2003 (Novich was my roommate at Utah State)
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