Rodney Monroe

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Rodney Monroe
Personal information
Born (1968-04-16) April 16, 1968 (age 57)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school St. Maria Goretti
(Hagerstown, Maryland)
College NC State (1987–1991)
NBA draft 1991: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Drafted by Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1991–2007
Position Shooting guard
Number12
Career history
1991–1992 Atlanta Hawks
1993 Canberra Cannons
1993–1994 Rochester Renegade
1994–1995 Hapoel Gvat/Yagur
1995–1997 Florida Beach Dogs
1997–1998 Keravnos
1998–1999 Libertas Forlì
1999–2002 Fabriano Basket
2002–2003 Euro Roseto
2003–2005 Conad Rimini
2005–2006 Plasencia
2007 Pepsi Caserta
Career highlights
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Medals
Men's Basketball
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FIBA Americas Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Mexico City National team

Rodney Eugene Monroe (born April 16, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (30th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.

A 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) shooting guard, Monroe played only one year in the NBA with the Hawks during the 1991–92 season, appearing in 38 games and scoring a total of 131 points. Monroe also played professionally in Australia, Greece, Israel, Italy (for Carne Montana Forli (1998–1999)), Fabriano Basket a.k.a. Banca Marche Fabriano (1999–2002) and Euro Roseto (2002–2003), Spain, and the Philippines. Currently, Monroe is the director of basketball operations and men's basketball coach at SouthLake Christian Academy in Huntersville, North Carolina. [1]

Monroe played collegiately at North Carolina State and was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1991 after averaging 27.0 points per game. He broke David Thompson's school scoring record at NC State and is fourth on the ACC's all-time scoring list with 2,551 career points. In 2002, Monroe was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Monroe attended St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, Maryland and played in the competitive Baltimore Catholic League.

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