Men's Basketball
Simmons, Bob
Bob Simmons
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rcs5@lehigh.edu
Bob Simmons enters his second season as an assistant coach at Lehigh. Simmons had been the head coach at Delaware Valley for two years before coming to Bethlehem.
"Bob brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm to our program," head coach Billy Taylor says. "Bob has had tremendous success at the Division III level and brings a knowledge of east coast recruiting that will complement the rest of our coaching staff."
Prior to his stint at Delaware Valley, Simmons served as an assistant coach at Lebanon Valley College where he helped out with the program for four years. While at Lebanon Valley the Flying Dutchmen posted a 78-35 record (.690 winning percentage) and qualified for the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs each year. Lebanon Valley reached the NCAA Division III playoffs in both 1997 and 1999 and captured the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region championship in 1998 and 2000.
Prior to coaching at Lebanon Valley, Simmons was an assistant coach, the director of athletics and camp director at his alma mater, Bishop Hafey High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Simmons played at Wilkes University and later served as a student assistant coach for the 1992-93 season. He also spent part of two summers as head coach of a team of Division III All Stars that traveled to Europe to face semi-professional competion in 1999 and 2000, and one summer as an assistant coach of a Division II All-Star team that traveled to South America.
Simmons earned his bachelors from Wilkes in organizational communications and secondary education in 1993. Simmons, his wife Deb and daughter Hanah reside in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Bob brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm to our program," head coach Billy Taylor says. "Bob has had tremendous success at the Division III level and brings a knowledge of east coast recruiting that will complement the rest of our coaching staff."
Prior to his stint at Delaware Valley, Simmons served as an assistant coach at Lebanon Valley College where he helped out with the program for four years. While at Lebanon Valley the Flying Dutchmen posted a 78-35 record (.690 winning percentage) and qualified for the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs each year. Lebanon Valley reached the NCAA Division III playoffs in both 1997 and 1999 and captured the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region championship in 1998 and 2000.
Prior to coaching at Lebanon Valley, Simmons was an assistant coach, the director of athletics and camp director at his alma mater, Bishop Hafey High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Simmons played at Wilkes University and later served as a student assistant coach for the 1992-93 season. He also spent part of two summers as head coach of a team of Division III All Stars that traveled to Europe to face semi-professional competion in 1999 and 2000, and one summer as an assistant coach of a Division II All-Star team that traveled to South America.
Simmons earned his bachelors from Wilkes in organizational communications and secondary education in 1993. Simmons, his wife Deb and daughter Hanah reside in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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