Wayne Simien

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Wayne Simien
Position	Power forward
Height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight	250 lb (114 kg)
Team	Miami Heat
Nationality	United States
Born	March 9, 1983 Leavenworth, Kansas
College	Kansas
Draft	29^th overall, 2005 Miami Heat
Pro career	2005 – present

Wayne Simien (born March 9, 1983 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Miami Heat of the NBA.

Growing up, Simien was a KU fan due to his proximity to Lawrence. He committed to play for Roy Williams and the University of Kansas as early as the 8th or 9th grade, and was later named to the 2001 McDonald's All-American team. He played for the Leavenworth Pioneers in high school.

At Kansas, Simien received All-American honors his junior and senior years. He was a Wooden Award finalist both years, and was the Big 12 Player of the Year his senior year. However, his college career ended on a sour note when Kansas was defeated by 14th-seeded Bucknell in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Simien finished his college career with 110 wins and a 12-4 NCAA Tournament record.

He was selected with the 29th overall selection of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, with whom he won a championship in 2006.

It has been reported that Simien married in mid-July and could not participate in the Miami Heat's Summer League program because of it.^{[citation needed]}

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2005 NBA Draft
First Round Andrew Bogut \| Marvin Williams \| Deron Williams \| Chris Paul \| Raymond Felton \| Martell Webster \| Charlie Villanueva \| Channing Frye \| Ike Diogu \| Andrew Bynum \| Fran Vázquez \| Yaroslav Korolev \| Sean May \| Rashad McCants \| Antoine Wright \| Joey Graham \| Danny Granger \| Gerald Green \| Hakim Warrick \| Julius Hodge \| Nate Robinson \| Jarrett Jack \| Francisco García \| Luther Head \| Johan Petro \| Jason Maxiell \| Linas Kleiza \| Ian Mahinmi \| Wayne Simien\| David Lee
Second Round Salim Stoudamire \| Daniel Ewing \| Brandon Bass \| C.J Miles \| Ricky Sánchez \| Ersan Ilyasova \| Ronny Turiaf \| Travis Diener \| Von Wafer \| Monta Ellis \| Roko Ukić \| Chris Taft \| Mile Ilić \| Martynas Andriuškevičius \| Louis Williams \| Eražem Lorbek \| Bracey Wright \| Mickaël Gelabale \| Andray Blatche \| Ryan Gomes \| Robert Whaley \| Axel Hervelle \| Orien Greene \| Dijon Thompson \| Lawrence Roberts \| Amir Johnson \| Marcin Gortat \| Uros Slokar \| Cenk Akyol \| Alex Acker

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