2028/29 Senior Farewell
DUNCAN SIMS
Playing college basketball for your father can be a complex experience. It certainly was for
Duncan Sims, whom his dad recruited twice, for different programs.
Code:
#14 PG Duncan Sims - Villanova - Senior
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 205
High School: Wilson Area High School
Hometown: Easton, PA
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 50 71 98 88 69 63 15 32 24 69 34 14 72 40 63 86
2027: 44 63 95 78 61 55 14 29 22 61 31 13 70 38 63 79
2026: 42 60 94 74 57 51 13 28 21 57 29 12 68 36 62 71
2025: 38 54 86 55 48 42 11 26 19 50 26 10 58 32 58 59
2024: 36 48 78 47 40 34 11 24 17 44 24 10 56 28 57 51
Potential: C B A A B B D D D B C F
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 98
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2024 35 0 3.7 1.9 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.53 0.1 0.0 0.2
2025 37 3 18.5 6.3 0.4 2.4 1.7 0.9 1.83 0.5 0.0 1.5
2027 39 0 18.8 8.3 0.5 2.1 2.2 1.4 1.60 0.8 0.1 1.9
2028 38 38 29.9 13.6 1.1 3.9 4.6 2.4 1.90 1.7 0.1 2.5
Career 149 41 18.0 7.6 0.5 2.2 2.2 1.3 1.70 0.8 0.1 1.6
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2024 0.6 1.1 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 0.8 .552 1.65 -0.37
2025 2.0 4.8 .420 1.1 1.2 .909 1.2 3.2 .370 1.32 4.70
2027 2.5 5.1 .495 1.8 2.0 .922 1.5 3.1 .471 1.64 7.03
2028 4.4 10.1 .440 2.3 2.6 .879 2.4 6.6 .369 1.35 12.55
Career 2.4 5.4 .452 1.4 1.5 .904 1.4 3.5 .403 1.43 9.75
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2024 35 0 131 66 0 9 8 15 3 0 8
2025 37 3 684 232 15 88 64 35 18 1 55
2027 39 0 734 324 20 83 85 53 33 5 74
2028 38 38 1137 517 40 147 175 92 65 2 94
Career 149 41 2686 1139 75 327 332 195 119 9 231
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2024 20 40 10 10 16 29 -13
2025 74 176 40 44 44 119 174
2027 98 198 71 77 57 121 274
2028 169 384 87 99 92 249 477
Career 361 798 208 230 209 518 912
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 31 4 8 13 5 1 8 11 16 7 8 9 11
Career 31 4 8 13 5 1 8 11 16 7 8 9 11
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 10
2023 High School: Rated *** and #118 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2024 NCAA Champion
2025 Transfered from Lafayette
2027 NCAA Champion
2028 2nd Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
The Ivies recruited Duncan heavily, and he considered playing at Temple before he accepted our offer from Lafayette. As a freshman, Duncan and Graham became NCAA champions together. His career was progressing well; he earned significant playing time the next season, backing up
Kenton Lashley and
Kamari Stone and confirming his reputation as a dangerous shooter.
Then, Graham accepted the job at Villanova, and Duncan accepted an offer to follow him there. He redshirted and continued to develop his skills.
Duncan would certainly have started at Lafayette as a junior, but would he even see the floor at Villanova? We were pleased to discover that Duncan's game would translate to the tougher environment of the Big East. Understudying another pair of talented guards,
Devin Guzman and
Jacob Allen, Duncan thrived as the team's sixth man. He was the MVP of 'Nova's victory in the Big East tournament final, and contributed meaningfully to our drive to the national championship.
As a senior, Duncan became a starter for the first time. His shooting percentages fell a bit--an unsurprising result, given the tougher matchups he faced as a well-known quantity. However, Duncan demonstrated the ability to run his team's offense and help us win in a number of different ways. He was the only Wildcat to earn full All-Big East recognition this season. He completes his career with a three-point shooting percentage above 40% and a free throw percentage over 90%. Those are a shooter's marks.
Now a powerful, 6'4" point guard with a textbook jump shot, Duncan has turned himself into a professional prospect. He's likely to hear his name called on Draft Night. If he doesn't, he'll contemplate playing overseas before he finds a use for his degrees in History and Theology and Religious Studies. He will leave Villanova with two NCAA championship rings and a Phi Beta Kappa key.
Thanks for the memories, Duncan.