44  Will Simonton
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Vienna, Va. High School: Fishburne Military Academy/George Marshall Height / Weight: 6-10 / 217 Position: Center

2011-12: Played in 20 games off the bench as a reserve post player ... Scored four points and pulled down a season-high five rebounds in 20 minutes of action at Toledo (11/26/11) ... Chipped in four points at Youngstown State (1/7/12) ... Scored three points at Oregon State (12/13/11) ... Chipped in two points each at Cleveland State (1/5/12) and Butler (2/21/12) ... Recorded a season-high two blocks at Butler.

Prep/Prior to UIC: Three-year letterwinner at Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va., along with one year at Fisburne Military School in Fairfax ... Prep coach was Bobby Forst ... Named the Liberty Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, and chalked up All-Conference honors ... Served as team captain and was named Marshall's Most Valuable Player ... As a senior, averaged 12.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 50 percent from the field ... On the AAU circuit, played for BRYC and Hoop Magic.

Personal: Full name is William Earl Simonton ... Born June 6, 1992 in Fairfax, Va. ... Son of Bill and Marianne Simonton ... Marianne played basketball and tennis at West Virginia ... Has two older siblings, sister, Lara, and brother, Paul ... Also lettered as a freshman in football, playing tight end ... Graduated from Marshall High School in 2010 ... Plans on majoring in Accounting/Finance ... Was the first verbal commitment to head coach Howard Moore for the 2011 recruiting class.

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