2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Ivan Pierre Aguirre
David Schamis

14 Casey Simmons

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Milton, Mass.
  • High School Milton Academy

Biography

Notes: Transferred from Northwestern, where he played in 27 games and made seven starts in 2021-22, averaging 2.5 points, 0.5 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game … Started in his collegiate debut, scoring six points and grabbing three rebounds against Eastern Illinois…Scored a season-high nine points on 3-of-3 shooting against Fairleigh Dickinson.

2025-26: Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year…Honorable Mention All-Ivy Honoree…Ranked second on the team in blocks (18), fourth in rebounds (122) and scoring (10.2 ppg)…Notched double-digit points in 17 games…Finished third in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (56.0%)…Tallied 10 games with 5+ rebounds…Played and started in all 31 games for Yale…Tallied 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Stony Brook…Notched 11 points and five rebounds with three assists vs. Green Bay…Had 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting against SUNY Maritime…Tallied 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting vs. UAlbany at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic…Had 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting with four rebounds at Penn…Notched 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three with eight rebounds and a block in an overtime victory at Harvard…Had 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting with seven rebounds and tied a career high with three blocks vs. Penn…Notched 16 points including career best 7-of-8 from the free throw line with three rebounds at Columbia…Had a strong performance with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the Ivy Madness Championship game against Penn…Recorded 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting with four rebounds, two assists, and a block in the NIT First Round vs. UNCW.

2024-25:  Played in 29 games, starting in 21 of them…Recipient of the Team Most Improved Award...Garnered NABC Honors Court Recognition...Averaged 8.8 points per game with a 54.7 field goal percentage…Was fourth on the team with 133 total rebounds, averaging 4.6 per game…Tallied double-figures in 12 games, highlighted by a stellar 21-point performance on 8-of-12 shooting against Cornell, also had eight rebounds and three assists…Had double-figures in both games in the Ivy League Tournament…Was 5-of-8 from the field with a three pointer in the Ivy Championship gamer against Cornell…Had 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting with five rebounds in the NCAA First Round game against Texas A&M.

2023-24: Appeared in 32 games off the bench, averaging 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds... Had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the win at Howard.
 
High School: Rated as the No. 1 prospect in Massachusetts, No. 92 player in the country and a four-star recruit according to 247sports.com and ESPN … Two-time All-ISL and All-NEPSAC … Averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in the 2019-20 season … Has played AAU for the Mass Rivals for four years.
 
Personal:  Father ran track at Princeton.
 
Why Yale? “Because it is a great environment where I can thrive as an athlete and student.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2023-24Sophomore

    F
    6'6" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024-25Junior

    F
    6'6" 180 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    6'7" 180 lbs
    14