Marty Simmons
After high school, Simmons spent his first two years of college playing for Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers.After Simmons' sophomore year, however, he transferred to the University of Evansville to play for former Indiana assistant coach Jim Crews.During the 1989–90 season, while playing for the Illinois Express, Simmons made the World Basketball League all-star team.In July 2018, Simmons accepted an assistant coaching position under his longtime friend, Brad Brownell, for the Clemson Tigers.Simmons was hired by Eastern Illinois University on March 31, 2021, to take over as head coach for the men’s basketball program.