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New York Knicks | #20 | Center

Jericho

Sims

PPG

2.0

RPG

3.8

APG

0.3

PIE

8.5

HEIGHT

6'10" (2.08m)

WEIGHT

250lb (113kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Texas

AGE

26 years

BIRTHDATE

October 20, 1998

DRAFT

2021 R2 Pick 58

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

6'10" | 250lb | 26 years

DRAFT

2021 R2 Pick 58

BIRTHDATE

October 20, 1998

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Texas

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

AS A PROFESSIONAL: Entering his fourth season with the Knicks, providing valuable backup minutes in the pivot. . .Career NBA averages of 2.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg and .741 shooting (160-216 FGA) over 14.1 mpg in 138 games (32 starts). . .Owns three career point-rebound double-doubles. . .On NBA rookie Leader Board in 2021-22, ranked 13th in rebounds (4.1) and eighth in blocks (0.54 bpg). . .Hit 17 straight FGA, Jan 18-28, 2023, falling two short of Johnny Newman’s club record 19 straight FGM in Jan 1988. . .Participated in 2023 AT&T Slam Dunk at NBA All-Star Weekend in Utah (finished third to winner Mac McClung of Sixers). . .Knicks are 19-13 in his 32 career starts. . .Over his three pro seasons, has played in four regular season games and three AT&T Winter Showcase Cup games for Westchester Knicks of NBA G-League. . Did not see action in 2023 NBA Playoffs vs. Cavs and Heat due to shoulder injury and subsequent surgery. . .Drafted by Knicks in second round (58th overall) of 2021 NBA Draft. Signed to two-way contract, August 8, 2021; re-signed on July 9, 2022.

2023-24 (Knicks): Averaged 2.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, and shot 38-55 FGA (.691) over 13.0 mpg in 45 games (11 starts)...Recorded a season-high 10 points on 100 percent shooting, five rebounds, three assists while shooting 4-5 from the stripe vs. Golden State (Feb. 29)…Tallied six points, four rebounds, two assists, and a season-high four blocks against Brooklyn (Jan. 23)…Amassed four points, nine rebounds, a season-high six offensive rebounds, and one steal against the Hawks (Mar. 5)…Did Not Play in 29 games, marked inactive in six games…During the 2023-24 playoffs, played in five games averaging 1.4 points and 1.6 rebounds over 5.5 minutes.

BEFORE NBA

AS A COLLEGIAN (Texas): In four-year tenure at Texas, averaged 6.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg and shot .639 over 20.5 mpg in 119 games (77 starts). . .Two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (as junior and senior in 2020 and 2021). . .Named to 2021 All-Big 12 Tournament Team as a senior, leading Longhorns to conference title. . .As a sophomore in 2019, helped lead Texas to post-season NIT title at MSG. . .Started all 50 games in his final two seasons. . As a senior in 2020-21, averaged 9.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg and shot career-high .696 over 24.5 mpg in 26 games (all starts), leading Longhorns to their first Big 12 title. . .In Big 12 title game win over Oklahoma State, scored career-high 21 points with 14 rebounds (one shy of career high), March 13, 2021 at Kansas City. . .Scored a career-high 9.7 ppg with career-best (and team-high) 8.2 rpg in 24 games (all starts) as a junior in 2019-20. . .Suffered a stress fracture (back) on Feb 10, 2020 vs. Baylor and was sidelined for remainder of season. . .As a sophomore in 2018-19, averaged 5.6 ppg and team-high 7.0 rpg during Longhorns’ five-game run to post-season NIT Championship. . .In NIT action at MSG, had six points and eight rebounds in semifinal win over TCU, April 2, 2019; posted four points and four rebounds in NIT Final win over Lipscomb, April 4, 2019.

PERSONAL LIFE

Jericho Eduard Sims. . . Made pro debut with 8.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg and .810 shooting (17-21 FGA) over 28.0 mpg in five games for NYK at 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. . .Notched 11.6 ppg and 9.0 rpg (10th in League) over 27.3 mpg in five games for NYK at 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League. . .Worked with world-renowned dunk instructor/performer Chuck Millan in preparation for 2023 event in Utah. . .His 44.5-inch max vertical jump at the 2021 NBA Draft Combine tied for the third-highest jump in event history. . .Father Charles Sims played college ball at Minnesota (1971-75). . .Three of his brothers also played college ball (two in basketball, one in football). . .Majored in African & African Diaspora Studies with a minor in Anthropology at Texas. . .Finished prep career as all-time leading scorer (2,005 pts) in Cristo Rey Jesuit High history, averaging 25 ppg in his senior year.