Former UMass Lowell women's basketball star Bianca Simmons signed with Eisvogel USC Freiburg of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga (DBBL) in the premier women's basketball championship in Germany.

After graduating in 2013 Simmons played at Indias de Mauaquez in Puerto Rico. She played in 23 games and averaged 16.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg and 1.5 spg. Simmons was voted to the Latinbasketball.com Purerto Rican BSNF All-Imports Team, they separate post-season awards for local players and import players.   

Bianca Simmons was one of the greatest players in UMass Lowell history, Simmons was a four year guard who led all NCAA Division II scorers with 28.2 points per game and also ranked high among national leaders in steals (seventh, 3.6) as a senior.

Simmons was a finalist for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year. She was named the NE-10 Player of the Year and to the WBCA/State Farm All-America First Team. Additionally, she named to the WBCA East Region First Team, and the Daktronics All-America and All-East Region teams (voted upon by the country's sports information directors).

At the end of the season, Simmons participated in the 2013 WNBA College Combine at the Women's Final Four in New Orleans.

For her career, Simmons amassed 1,919 points, which currently ranks second on UMass Lowell's career list. She capped her career with a handful of school records, including points (762), scoring average (28.2), assists (146) and steals (99) in a season.

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