Honors

• 2012 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2012 Big 12 Freshman of the Week
• 2013 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Redshirt Senior - 2015-16

• Earned the start in all 30 of Illinois' games, averaging 36.7 minutes on the court per game which ranks fourth in the Big Ten
• Hit a State Farm Center record seven three-pointers against Lehigh (Dec. 6), matching the record originally set by Amber Moore in 2011.
• Averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game on the season and 77 overall, fifth in the Big Ten and among the Top-50 in the nation
• Dished a season-best nine assists against UT Martin on Nov. 21 and led the team with 106 on the season
• Averaged 12.3 pooints, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rbounds per game on the season
• Netted at least one three-pointer in all but four games on the season. She knocked down four or more treys in eight games

Redshirt Junior - 2014-15

• Was awarded the UI Alumni Association Ralf Woods Free Throw Trophy following the season as she shot 76-percent from the line on the season making 38-of-50 free throws.
• Ranked 36^th in the country and fourth in the Big Ten for her 40.2-percent three-point shooting
• Averaged 2.4 triples per game, good for fifth in the league and 68^th in the nation
• Dished 97 assists on the season, second on the team to Brittany Carter who tallied 98 on the season
• Was among the team’s top three scorers as she averaged 9.7 points per game.
• Averaged a team-leading 36.5 minutes per game, which also ranked third in the Big Ten
• Sealed Illinois’ win over No. 9 Kentucky by making 9-of-10 free throws in the game’s final 2:15, she finished 11-of-12 from the line
• Had a career-high 22 points including a career-high 6-of-9 three-pointers against Minnesota on Feb. 5
• Hit the game-winning three-pointer at Purdue (2/21)
• Knocked down two or more triples in 20 of 31 games played in the season
• Recorded her first career double-double at Penn State on Jan. 4 with 10 points and 10 assists
• Hit 72 three-pointers this season after making just 60 in two seasons combined at Missouri

Junior - 2013-14

• Transferred to Illinois in the summer of 2013 and redshirted the season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules. Prior to Illinois

Sophomore - 2012-13

• Averaged 2.6 assists per game while helping direct the top three-point shooting team in the SEC, as Missouri averaged 8.2 treys per game
• Posted 82 assists and 48 turnovers for a 1.7:1 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Played in all 32 games, starting 27, and averaged 3.5 points and 2.6 assists per game
• Averaged 24.5 minutes per game, fifth-most on the team.

Freshman - 2011-12

• Named to the the Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Played in 31 games for Missouri and was the only Tiger to start every contest
• Recorded a team-high 36.2 minutes per game
• Shot 41 percent from the field and 39 percent from the three-point line
• Averaged 4.7 points per game during the season
• Had a team-high 111 assists, over one-fourth of the team’s total assists
• . Led the team in scoring with 14 points against Iowa State
• Had the second-most steals on the team (32)
• Earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors during the season

High School

• Holds Lewis Central High School records for career assists (458), season points (380) and assists (166), and single-game points (34) and assists (14), as well as the triple jump
• Ranked in the top 10 at Lewis Central for career steals (312) and career points (1042)
• Member of the Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State team and the AllDistrict team from 2009-2011
• Named to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Region team from 2009-2011
• Earned Hawkeye 10 Conference first-team honors
• Named All-Western Iowa Player by the Omaha World-Herald
• Played in both the IBCA Senior Classic and the Iowa All-State Classic in 2011
• Earned 2011 Nike Classic Chicago Tournament First Team honors.

Personal

• Full name is Kyley Jean Simmons
• Born March 29, 1993, in Brookings, S.D
• Parents are Jim and Tina Simmons
• Majoring in food science and human nutrition