<Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> FIBA World U17 Championship </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2012 Lithuania </Td> <Td> Team Competition </Td> </Tr> <P> Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A versatile forward, he played college basketball for one season with the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, when he was named a consensus first - team All - American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year . He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the 76ers . </P> <P> Simmons attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College before moving to the United States to attend Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida . In his only season in college, LSU began the season with high expectations, but failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament . He left school to enter the NBA draft, becoming the third Melbourne - born number one overall pick (following Andrew Bogut and Kyrie Irving) in 11 years . Simmons is the son of an American - born father, Dave, who played pro basketball in Australia . A dual citizen with the United States, Simmons has played for the Australian national team . </P>

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