Lazarus Sims (born March 28, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He also worked as the head coach of the Gulf Coast Lions of The Basketball League (TBL).
Sims played at Syracuse from 1992 to 1996. He averaged 7.4 assists per game in his final season at Syracuse.Lazarus Sims He ranks 8th on the school's all-time assist list with 432 assists.Syracuse Record Book In August 2007, he returned to Syracuse after being appointed to head coach Jim Boeheim's staff as the player development coach.
College career Lazarus Sims played college basketball at Syracuse from 1992 to 1996. As a senior, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game, leading the Big East in assists.
Sims started alongside John Wallace during Syracuse’s run to the 1996 NCAA Tournament championship game, where they finished national runners-up. He finished his Syracuse career with 385 points and 432 assists in 114 games.
Sims was also a teammate of future NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb, who played basketball at Syracuse.
Professional career
Stats
College Season College GP MPG RPG APG PPG 1992-93 Syracuse 20 - 0.6 1.2 1.0 1993-94 Syracuse 26 - 1.1 1.9 1.3 1994-95 Syracuse 30 - 1.4 2.6 3.01995-96 Syracuse 38 - 3.7 7.4 6.3 Career 4 Seasons 114 - 1.9 3.8 3.4
Post-playing career In August 2007, Sims was named the player development coach for Syracuse's men's basketball team, returning to his college program that he graduated from in 1996 and effectively ending his eleven-year professional playing career.Sims returns to Syracuse Basketball In June 2012, Sims accepted a job at Binghamton University to work on the staff of the school's first-year coach Tommy Dempsey, joining as an assistant to the head coach.Lazarus Sims leaves SU to become assistant coach at Binghamton
In an interview, Lawrence Moten said that Sims is quiet and likes music and computers.
References
External links Lazarus Sims at cuse.com