Gerel Simmons

Gerel Simmons (born November 14, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Brevard College and Lincoln Memorial.

High school career
Simmons attended North Point High School in Waldorf, Maryland.

College career
Simmons played college basketball for Brevard College and Lincoln Memorial. He was selected at the first-team All-South Atlantic Conference in 2016.

Professional career
Simmons started his career with Rilski Sportist of the NBL. On March 10, 2022, he joined Ciclista Juninense in Argentina.

After a short stint in Uruguay, he joined Ibar of the Montenegrin League. He finished the year with Al-Ittihad in Libya.

The 2019-20 season, Simmons played with UMF Tindastóll and AS Douanes. The following season, he played in Germany with Artland Dragons and with San Carlos in Dominican Republic. On August 21, 2022, Simmons signed with Lucentum Alicante of the LEB Oro.

On February 27, 2022, Simmons signed with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. In 10 league games, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29 minutes per contest.

On August 29, 2022, he signed with ERA Nymburk of the NBL.

On December 30, 2022, he signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

On August 20, 2023, Simmons returned to Greece for Kolossos Rodou. On November 15 of the same year, he was released from the Greek club after the acquisition of Andrew Goudelock. Following his departure, he joined Mersin MSK in Turkey. On June 26, 2024, he extended his contract with the club, after the promotion to Basketbol Süper Ligi.