Willie Sims (Hebrew: וילי סימס; June 16, 1958 – December 23, 2022) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player.

He was Jewish,[1] and was predominantly raised by his grandmother who was a convert to Judaism following her marriage to Sims' grandfather, Jack Miller.

From 1983 to 1985 he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., where he won the Israeli Basketball State Cup.

He scored the winning shot against Israel in the finals and helped the United States to the title.

[3] Sims died from complications of a heart attack in Israel, on December 23, 2022, at the age of 64.