Ronnie Harrell

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Ronnie Harrell
Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 28)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school East (Denver, Colorado)
College
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Steaua București
2020 Etzella
2020–2021 Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma
2021–2022 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2022 Riesen Ludwigsburg
2022–2023 Ironi Ness Ziona
2023–2024 Aris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

Ronnie Harrell Jr. (born March 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. He previously played college basketball for Creighton University and the University of Denver. Harrell mainly plays at the small forward position.

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Early life

His parents are Ronnie and Shawn Harrell, and Tiffany Peterson, and he has eight siblings. [1] Harrell is a cousin of former NBA guard and current coach Chauncey Billups. [1] His nickname is "Slim". [1] His hometown is Denver, Colorado. [2] [3] Growing up, he was a Denver Nuggets ball boy. [1] He is 6" 7" (201 cm), and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg). [4]

High school career

Harrell attended Denver East High School, where he played for the basketball team. [1] He was 5' 8" as a high school freshman, but grew seven inches that summer, then grew another three inches after his sophomore year. [5] [1] As a junior, he averaged 13 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game. [1]

As a senior, Harrell averaged 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. [1] He made 154 three-pointers in three seasons while shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc. [1] He was named to the All-5A State Tournament Team as a senior, was a Denver Post All-Colorado selection, was ranked No. 71 on ESPN’s list of Top 100 recruits and a four-star recruit, and was ranked a three-star recruit by both Scout and Rivals. [6] [7] [1] [5]

College career

Harrell first attended Creighton University, where he majored in journalism and played guard and forward for the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team. [8] [1] He sat out the 2014–15 season as a redshirt. In 2015–16 he was a redshirt freshman, and averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game off the bench. [1] In 2016–17 as a sophomore, off the bench he averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. [1] In 2017–18 as a junior he averaged 6.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game as a starter, and 7.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game off the bench. [1]

Harrell graduated and transferred to Denver for his senior season. [9] In 2018–19, playing for the Pioneers he averaged 12.9 points (tied for 16th in the Summit League), 5.5 rebounds (12th), and 2.0 assists per game, with 189 defensive rebounds (10th), while shooting 40.9% from the field, 36.8% from the three point line, and 79.7% from the free-throw line (6th). [10] [1] [3] He was named to the Summit League Preseason All-Newcomer Team and the Summit League All-Newcomer Team. [1]

Professional career

Harrell played in 2019–20 for Steaua in the Romanian Liga Națională and for Etzella in the Luxembourg Total League. [11] [12] He played in 2020–21 for Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma in the Spanish LEB Gold, averaging 16.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. [11]

On August 6, 2021, Harrell signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [13] [14]

On August 11, 2022, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [15]

On October 11, 2022, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [16]

On August 9, 2023, Harrell signed with Greek club Aris.

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References

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  2. ↑ "DU Men's Basketball Expects to Be Serious Contenders Come March". University of Denver. November 5, 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Ronnie Harrell Jr. Player Profile, Hapoel Galil Gilboa, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
  5. 1 2 "Denver East routs Cherry Creek in 5A boys basketball". The Denver Post. November 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ "College basketball recruiting: Top-5 most decorated prospects (and Top-5 hidden gems) in Colorado prep history". The Denver Post. July 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ronnie Harrell Jr., former Denver East star, joins Denver Pioneers men's basketball team". The Denver Post. June 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ronnie Harrell Jr. transfers from Creighton". KMTV. April 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (April 11, 2018). "Creighton's Ronnie Harrell announces transfer to Denver; junior is excited to be returning home". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Summit League watch: Creighton star transferring to Denver". The Gateway. April 24, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Ronnie Harrell moves to Galil Gilboa". Latest Basketball News. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ronnie Harrell (ex-Etzella) joins Palma". Eurobasket. July 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  13. ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2021–22 Season | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Ronnie Harrell Jr". basket.co.il.
  14. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (August 6, 2021). "Ronnie Harrell joins Hapoel Galil Gilboa". Sportando. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  15. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (August 11, 2022). "Ronnie Harrell joins MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg". Sportando. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  16. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (October 11, 2022). "Ronnie Harrell signs with Ironi Ness Ziona". Sportando. Retrieved October 11, 2022.


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