TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head women's basketball coach Marc Mitchell announced the addition of Mia Simpson to the program Monday afternoon.
 
Simpson, a 5-8 guard from Waukegan, Illinois, joins the Sycamores with two years of eligibility after transferring from Morton College. She signed with Pitt for the 2023-24 season but did not appear in a game before leaving the program.
 
"Mia is another explosive guard," Mitchell said. "She can get to the rim with the best of them. Mia is masterful in the midrange, which is a lost art. She really gets after it on the defensive side of the ball. Indiana State fans are in for a pleasant surprise. I believe Mia can be one of the best two-way players in The Valley. #ASONE"
 
Simpson was one of the best junior college players in the nation during her time at Morton, where she helped lead the Panthers to a 64-4 record with a pair of conference titles in her two seasons. She scored more than 1,000 points in her two seasons, becoming just the third player in program history to hit the 1,000-point mark, while also leading the nation in field goal percentage in both of her seasons at Morton.
 
The 2023-24 season was one to remember for Simpson, who ranked in the top 10 nationally in field goal percentage (first, 71.2), steals (second, 141) total rebounds (third, 404) and points (eighth, 608). She was the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Most Valuable Player and the Region IV Tournament Most Valuable Player. Simpson helped lead Morton to a 34-1 record, a conference championship and a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA Tournament. She also earned Second Team All-Skyway Collegiate Conference honors as a freshman after helping lead Morton to a 30-3 record and a national runner-up finish in the 2021-22 season.
 
Simpson averaged a double-double as a sophomore at Morton with 17.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4.0 steals per game in the 2022-23 campaign. She led Morton in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, while finishing second on the team in points. Simpson also led the nation in field goal percentage, connecting on 71.2 percent of her attempts from the field. She scored in double-figures in 32 games, including each of the last 15, while scoring 20-plus points 11 times with a season-best 38 against Rock Valley. Simpson also shot 75 percent or better from the field in 21 games and had five games with 10 or more field goals.
 
In addition to her ability to score the ball, Simpson was also a strong rebounder, pulling down double-digit boards in 26 games with a pair of 20-rebound games against Elgin and Moraine Valley. She also had 15 games with five or more assists and 25 games with three or more steals. Simpson finished her sophomore season with 26 double-doubles, scoring at least 10 points in every game in which she had double-digit rebounds.
 
As a freshman, Simpson averaged 12.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 64.2 percent from the floor. She scored in double-figures in 25 games, including a season-high 20 against Bryant and Stratton. Simpson was efficient as a scorer, shooting 75 percent or better from the field in 10 games. She also grabbed five or more rebounds in 16 games, including four games with double-digit rebounds and a season-high 12 boards against Miami Dade. Simpson had 17 games with three or more assists and 10 games with three or more steals.

Simpson joins Semie Brar, Zalissa Finley, Denyha Jacobs, Queen Ruffin and Davina Smith as signees in Indiana State's 2024 class, all of which were previously announced in June.
 
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