====== Blanton Simmons #21 ======

**Position:** Guard\\
**Height:** 6'5"\\
**Weight:** 200 lbs.\\
**Born:** \\
**Hometown:** Milwaukee, WI\\
**High School:** [[North Division H.S.]]\\

===== High School Career =====

Blanton starred on North's 1964 top ranked team which was runner-up in the state tourney. His 16.1 ppg average helped North to a 24-2 record and in the state tourney, he hit 17 of 23 field goal attempts in racking up 36 points against Waterloo.



===== Marquette Career =====


Blanton averaged 11.2 points per game as a sophomore, during the 1965-66 season.

^ Season  ^  GP^  FG-M^  FG-A^  FG%^ FT-M^  FT-A^  FT%^  Reb^  Avg^  PF^  Pts^  Avg^  
|[[1965|1965-66]]  |  26|  121|  315|  .384|  50|  75|  .667|  94|  3.7|  45|  292|  11.2|
|[[1966|1966-67]]  |  25|  26|  72|  .361|  14|  20|  .700|  28|  1.1|  15|  66|  2.6|
|**Totals**  |  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|  **xx**|

He and Brad Luchini were the only married players on the 1967-68 team.