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.

Jericho Sims