2017-18 Women's Basketball

Sam Rubin

23 Tamara Simpson

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Portledge School
  • Hometown North Babylon, N.Y.

Biography

2016-17: 2016-17 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year... Set Yale''s career record for steals... Finished 1st in Ivy League with 79 steals... Appeared in 27 games and started 20... Averaged 9.6 points per game... Finished with 13 double-digit scoring games... Grabbed 9 rebounds and scored 16 points against Illinois St. on Nov. 22... Had 7 steals against Brown (1/20) and Wagner (11/30)... Scored 22 points against Princeton on Jan 14... Set a career high with 5 assists against Penn on Feb 18.

2016-17 Season-Highs

  • Points: 22, at Princeton, 1/14/17
  • FG Made: 9, at Princeton, 1/14/17
  • FG Attempts: 27, vs. Boston College, 12/7/16
  • 3-Point FG Made: 3, at Princeton, 1/14/17
  • 3-Point FG Attempts: 10, vs. Boston College, 12/7/16
  • Free Throws Made: 3, vs. Binghamton, 11/13/16
  • Free Throw Attempts: 6, vs. Binghamton, 11/13/16
  • Rebounds: 9, at Illinois St., 11/22/16
  • Assists: 5, vs. Penn, 2/18/17
  • Steals: 7, twice, last at Brown, 1/20/17
  • Blocked Shots: 1, six times, last vs. Harvard, 2/24/17
  • Minutes: 36, twice, last vs. Penn, 2/18/17

2015-16: Started in 30 games… 11-time member of the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll… Led the Ivy League and all Elis with 3.0 steals per game (11th NCAA) and 90 total… Recorded career-best nine steals and played career-high 37 minutes against Dartmouth on Feb 12… Scored career best 28 points making 11-of-25 field goals against Princeton on Feb. 19… Second on the team in points per game (11.4)… Had 111 rebounds, 42 assists and 13 blocks… Scored in double-figures 18 times.

 2015-16 Season-Highs

  • Points: 28, vs. Princeton, 2/19/16
  • FG Made: 11, vs. Princeton, 2/19/16
  • FG Attempts: 25, vs. Princeton, 2/19/16
  • 3-Point FG Made: 3, three times, last at Cornell, 2/6/16
  • 3-Point FG Attempts: 8, twice, last at Cornell, 2/6/16
  • Free Throws Made: 8, vs. Wagner, 12/6/16
  • Free Throw Attempts: 12, twice, last vs. Columbia, 3/5/16
  • Rebounds: 10, at Cornell, 2/6/16
  • Assists: 3, five times, last vs. Dartmouth, 2/12/16
  • Steals: 9, vs. Dartmouth, 2/12/16
  • Blocked Shots: 3, at Cornell, 2/6/16
  • Minutes: 27, vs. Dartmouth, 2/12/16

2014-15: Made appearances in all 28 games, including 19 starts... Earned team''s Most Improved Player Award... Played an average of 22.5 minutes per game... Second on the team with 8.9 points per game, including 9.5 points per contest in Ivy League play... Had a team-high .430 field goal percentage (111-of-258)... Three-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week (1/19, 2/2, 3/9)... Four-time member of the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll (12/1, 12/8, 12/22, 1/12)... Named ECAC Rookie of the Week for Division I New England on March 9... Led the Ivy League with 2.3 steals per game (75th in NCAA) and 63 total on the season... Had 60 rebounds, 32 assists, and seven blocks... Scored in double-figures 13 times... Scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Brown on Jan. 16... Had 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Harvard on March 6... Recorded career-high 20 points on 10-of-16 shooting in season finale against Dartmouth on March 7... Snagged career-best seven steals against Columbia on Feb. 22.

2014-15 Season Highs

  • Points: 20, vs. Dartmouth, 3/7/15
  • FG Made: 10, vs. Dartmouth, 3/7/15
  • FG Attempts: 16, vs. Dartmouth, 3/7/15
  • 3-Point FG Made:
  • 3-Point FG Attempts: 2, twice, last vs. Boise State, 11/26/14
  • Free Throws Made: 5, vs. Maine, 1/7/15
  • Free Throw Attempts: 8, vs. Maine, 1/7/15
  • Rebounds: 6, vs. Brown, 1/16/15
  • Assists: 4, at Columbia, 2/22/15
  • Steals: 7, at Columbia, 2/22/15
  • Blocked Shots: 2, vs. Boise State, 11/26/14
  • Minutes: 31, twice, last at Harvard, 2/7/15

Off the Court:

  • Member of Athletes in Action
  • Working towards certification as a personal trainer

At Portledge School: Led Portledge School to its fifth straight Independent Private and Parochial Schools League championship as a senior... Accumulated over 2,000 career points... McDonald''s All-America nominee... IPPSL All-League honoree and was named Player of the Year... Led team to the NYSAISAA Class C state tournament quarterfinals an 18-5 record and the No. 7 ranking in the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Sophomore

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    2016-17Junior

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    2017-18Senior

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