Ronnie Fields

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Ronnie Fields

Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	February 28, 1977 (1977-02-28) (age 35) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	USA
High school	Farragut Academy
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College	None
NBA Draft	1998 / Undrafted
Pro career	1996–present
Career history
La Crosse Bobcats 1997-1998 Rockford Lightning 1998-1999, 2002-2005 Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs 1999-2000, 2003-2004 Tanduay Rhum Masters 1999 Grand Rapids Hoops 2000 Chicago Skyliners 2000-2002 Florida Sea Dragons 2001-2002 Guaros de Lara 2003, 2007 PAOK Thessaloniki 2003 Trotamundos de Carabobo 2004-2006 Delfines de Miranda 2004 Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir 2005 Blue Stars (Lebanon) 2006 Minot Skyrockets 2007

Ronnie Fields (born February 28, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player.

High school

Ronnie Fields played at Farragut Academy in Chicago from 1992–1996 and was a teammate of Kevin Garnett during the 1995 season.^[1] Fields had a (reported) 50-inch vertical leap. ESPN HS regards him as the best freshman in the country for the 1992–93 season.^[2] He was a 3-time Parade All American selection (1994–96) and a consensus First Team All American (Parade, USA Today, McDonald's) his senior year. He was also the first sophomore to ever play in the "Best of the Best" game at the Nike All American camp in 1993, a game that featured NBA MVP'S Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, and Naismith Prep Player of the Year winners Ron Mercer and Jerod Ward.

Fields was injured in a car accident on February 26, 1996, in which he broke his neck. He had to wear a protective halo while his neck healed. He left high school as the third all-time leading scorer in Chicago Public League history with 2,619 points. His high school teammates include Garnett (95), Arizona Wildcat forward Michael Wright (98) and Willie Farley (95).

Like Garnett, Fields signed a letter of intent at DePaul University in his hometown but was later ruled academically ineligible. He declared himself eligible for the 1996 CBA Draft and was selected in the 7th round (73rd overall) by the LaCrosse Bobcats. He also declared for the 1997 NBA Draft but later withdrew his name. Fields was eligible for the 1998 NBA Draft but went undrafted.

Fields also suited up as an import in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Tanduay Rhum Masters. He has also played in Venezuela, Turkey, Lebanon and Greece. In November 2008 Ronnie returned to play basketball in the CBA for the Minot SkyRockets, signing as the starting shooting guard. He had previously spent four seasons with the Rockford Lightning as the team' starting guard.

Player profile

Ronnie Fields is known to be a strong scorer near the basket, but although he had improved other parts of the game over time, such as passing, court vision, and defense, he continued to struggle with outside shooting. He led the CBA in steals several times, and is the only player in the history of the CBA to lead the league in both scoring and steals in two consecutive seasons.

Awards

ABA Finalist -01
USBL Champion -01
CBA American Conference Regular Season Champion -03
All-CBA 1st Team -03, 04
CBA All-Star Game -03, 04, 06
USBL Finalist -03
USBL Eastern Division Champion -03
USBL All Tournament Team -03
CBA Semifinals -04
South American Championships for Clubs Finalist -04
Venezuelan LPB All-Star Game -05, 07
Venezuelan LPB Runner-Up -05
Venezuelan LPB Semifinals -05
All-CBA 2nd Team -06
Lebanese Cup Semifinals -06
Lebanese League Semifinals -06
CBA American Conference Runner-Up -07
CBA American Conference Champion -08
Continental Basketball Association Runner-Up -08

References