page_title: Zavier Simpson
section_title: Freshman season
hierarchical_section_title: Zavier Simpson / College career / Freshman season
caption_attribution_description: English: w:Xavier Simpson of the w:2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
context_page_description: Zavier Marquis Simpson is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. He attended Lima Senior High School where he won the 2016 Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior. Simpson won 2014 Ohio Division III state championship as a sophomore for Lima Central Catholic High School before transferring to Lima Senior High School the following school year. He was part of the 2017–18 team that reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Simpson was a member of 2017 and 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament champions during his first two seasons. He had many of his best games against top-10 opponents as a sophomore. As a junior, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection and a Big Ten All-Defensive team honoree and earned the nickname "Captain Hook” As a senior, he was a 2020 Second team All-Big Ten selection.
context_section_description: As a freshman, Simpson was part of a 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines team that won the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Wolverines reached the sweet sixteen round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. After averaging 1.6 points and 8.7 minutes as a freshman, Simpson changed the spelling of his name prior to his sophomore season from Xavier to Zavier.
caption: Simpson in 2017
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