Shane Heal
July 23, 2020
Rodney Monroe
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 16/04/68
- Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
- Position: SG
- Height (CM): 191
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc:
- College: North Carolina State (1987–1991)
- NBL DEBUT: 17/04/93
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 24/09/93
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Canberra 1993
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Rodney Monroe was born in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) and attended St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, Maryland and played in the competitive Baltimore Catholic League.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Rodney Monroe made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 25 years of age. He scored 22 points in his first game.
Rodney Monroe played one season in the NBL. He averaged 25.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 26 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 36th in points per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 1,154 | 658 | 170 | 112 | 49 | 121 | 41 | 8 | 91 | 62 | 238 | 513 | 46% | 62 | 155 | 40% | 120 | 153 | 78% | 56% | 52% | 36 | Totals | 26 | 1154 | 658 | 170 | 112 | 49 | 121 | 41 | 8 | 91 | 62 | 238 | 513 | 46.4% | 62 | 155 | 40.0% | 120 | 153 | 78.4% | 57% | 52% | 36 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 44.4 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 46% | 2.4 | 6.0 | 40% | 4.6 | 5.9 | 78% | 56% | 52% | 36 | Total | 26 | 44.4 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 46.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0% | 2.4 | 6.0 | 78.4% | 57% | 52% | 36 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 36 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Rodney Monroe was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with pick #30 in the 1991 NBA Draft.
Monroe played 38 games in the NBA. He averaged 3.4 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- December 14, 1987: Traded by the Sacramento Kings (as a future 1991 2nd round draft pick) with a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Donnie Boyce was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Mike McGee.
- June 26, 1991: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (30th pick) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
- August 1, 1991: Signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
- July 1, 1992: Became a free agent after playing for the Atlanta Hawks.
- October 1, 1992: Signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
- October 30, 1992: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
- November 3, 1992: Became a free agent after being waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
- October 1, 1993: Signed a contract with the Boston Celtics.
- October 25, 1993: Waived by the Boston Celtics.
- October 27, 1993: Became a free agent after being waived by the Boston Celtics.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 98% | 95% | 94% | 72% | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 238 | 513 | 46.4% | 62 | 155 | 40.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 23 | Atlanta | SG | 38 | 0 | 313 | 131 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 53 | 144 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 42% | 39% | Total | 38 | 0 | 313 | 131 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 53 | 144 | 37% | 6 | 27 | 22% | 19 | 23 | 83% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 23 | Atlanta | SG | 38 | 0 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 37% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 42% | 39% | Total | 38 | 0 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 37% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 22% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 83% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Cyprus - Keravnos (1997–1998) | Israel - Hapoel Gvat/Yagur (1994–1995) | Italy - Libertas Forlì (1998–1999), Fabriano Basket (1999–2002), Euro Roseto (2002–2003), Conad Rimini (2003–2005), Pepsi Caserta (2007) | Spain - Plasencia (2005–2006)
Monroe joined Hapoel Gvat/Yagur for the 1994–1995 Israeli Premier League season, playing his first season in Israel.
In Israel’s 1994–1995 regular season, Monroe played 26 games and averaged 22.1 points per game while shooting 52.0% on two-pointers, 43.7% on three-pointers, and 84.8% at the free-throw line, finishing with 574 total points.
Monroe later joined Keravnos (Strovolos) for the 1997–1998 season in Cyprus and appeared in the EuroCup, where he averaged 24.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists across 12 EuroCup games, and he was credited by the club with helping Keravnos reach the second round of the competition.
After his Cyprus stint, Monroe played in Italy from 1998–1999 with Libertas Forlì, then spent three seasons with Fabriano Basket from 1999–2002 before moving to Euro Roseto in 2002–2003, where he appeared in six EuroCup games and averaged 17.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 28.5 minutes per game.
He signed with Conad Rimini in November 2003 and played in Italy’s Lega2, including the 2004–2005 season when he played 33 games and averaged 19.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, then in December 2005 he signed with CB Plasencia in Spain’s LEB and played 17 games while averaging 14.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game before later returning to Italy in 2007 with Pepsi Caserta in Lega2.
COLLEGE
Rodney Monroe played at North Carolina State from 1987–88 through 1990–91 and became one of the most prolific scorers in ACC history, finishing his Wolfpack career with 2,551 points across 124 games to set the school’s all-time scoring record and move to fourth on the ACC’s career scoring list.
Monroe cleared 20 points per game in three of his four seasons in Raleigh, building toward a senior year in 1990–91 when he led the ACC in scoring and ranked among the nation’s top scorers at 27.0 points per game, a season that earned him Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honours and capped his rise from elite scorer to conference headliner.
His senior season included one of the defining single-game scoring performances in program history when he erupted for 48 points against Georgia Tech in January 1991, including 31 points in the second half as NC State rallied from a 15-point deficit to win, with that 48-point night ranking as the fourth-highest single-game total in school history.
Monroe’s NCAA tournament résumé featured a signature 40-point performance against Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Tournament, scoring 40 in a double-overtime win as he matched the highest point total in an NC State postseason game, a performance that remains one of the most memorable March moments of his Wolfpack career.
Across his four seasons, Monroe’s scoring volume was paired with major shooting benchmarks, including an NC State single-season record 104 made three-pointers, a school record nine made threes in a game, and a Wolfpack single-season free-throw record of 88.5 percent in 1990–91, while he also finished second in program history in field goals made with 885.
His individual honours stacked quickly during his run, including multiple All-ACC selections and major national recognition, and by the end of his Wolfpack tenure he had not only broken David Thompson’s long-standing school scoring mark, but also cemented himself as a historically significant ACC guard who left his name throughout the conference record book.
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, adding a major legacy honour to a college career defined by sustained scoring dominance and high-end recognition.
“Fire and Ice” was the popular nickname given to Monroe and backcourt teammate Chris Corchiani during their years with the Wolfpack, a pairing that became one of NC State’s most famous guard combinations as Monroe’s scoring punch and Corchiani’s playmaking became tightly linked across their shared era.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Third Team
- McDonald's All-American (1987)
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