Rodney Monroe

Rodney Monroe

Personal information
Born	(1968-04-16) April 16, 1968 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 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
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1991–2007
Position	Shooting guard
Number	12
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 and awards
CBA Newcomer of the Year (1994) All-NBL Third Team (1993) Second-team All-American – UPI, NABC (1991) Third-team All-American – AP (1991) ACC Player of the Year (1991) 2× First-team All-ACC (1989, 1991) Second-team All-ACC (1990) No. 21 jersey honored by NC State Wolfpack First-team Parade All-American (1987)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing United States FIBA Americas Championship 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 6'3" (1.90 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.

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.

External links

• With Chris Corchiani at N.C. State, as Fire and Ice (1988-91)