Keyshawn Embery-Simpson

Photo by: Campbell Rogerson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
193
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Midwest City, Okla.
High School:
Midwest City HS / Arkansas
Prev School:
Arkansas

CAREER AT TULSA – A two-year letterwinner ... played in 59 games at Tulsa and started in 26 contests ... had career averages of 5.6 (328) points and 1.6 (97) rebounds as a member of the Golden Hurricane ... scored a career-high 20 points against Jackson State (11/12/22) … transferred out after the 2022-23 season.

SENIOR (2022-23) – Appeared in 24 games with 6 starts, clocking 19.5 minutes per game … missed a total of six games, including the final four games with an injury … averaged 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game with a shooting percentage of .339 from the field … tallied a career-high of 20 points against Jackson State (11/12) while shooting three’s at a 50-percent clip.

Junior (2021-22) — Made 12 appearances with 14 starts ... recorded 3.6 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting at a 34.9 percent clip from the field ... Had a season-high nine points in the opener against Northwestern State ... Missed the latter half of the season after not making academic requirements.

Sophomore (2020-21) — Appeared in 23 games with 16 starts, putting in 24.4 minutes per game ... averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists ... shot 39.4-percent from the field and 31.5-percent from three ... scored in double-figures seven times, scoring a season-high 14 twice against TCU (Nov. 28) and Northeastern State (March 4) ... recorded a career-high seven rebounds and four assists against Southwestern Christian (Dec. 23) ... averaged 9.4 points on 51.1-percent shooting from the field and 46.6-percent shooting from three in the last three games of the season.

Prior to Tulsa — Played his freshman season at Arkansas in 2018-19 ... averaged 4.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 14.6 minutes per game and helped the Razorbacks to an 18-win campaign ... scored a season-high 16 points in road contests at Ole Miss and LSU, while he hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 seconds left to lift Arkansas to a win over Vanderbilt.

High School — A consensus four-star recruit, he played three seasons at Midwest City High School before finishing his prep career at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Was rated the No. 22 point guard in the country and the No. 13 overall prospect in Florida by 247sports.com ... as a junior at Midwest City he averaged 26.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and earned a spot on The Oklahoman’s Super 5 Team ... he helped lead the Bombers to a 23-4 record and state championship that season.

Personal — Full name is Keyshawn Lawrence Embery-Simpson ... son of Jermaine and Keisha Simpson ... has a younger sister, Ada ... started playing basketball at age 9 ... favorite professional player is Paul George ... favorite television show is “The Flash” and favorite actor is Will Smith ... media studies major.