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Ronnie Harrell Jr.
No. 25 – Hapoel Gilboa Galil
PositionGuard / Forward
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolDenver East High School
College

Ronnie Harrell Jr. (born March 11, 1996) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions. He played college basketball for Creighton University and the University of Denver.

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

Harrell attended Denver East High School, where he played for the basketball team.[1] He was 5' 8" as a high school freshman, and 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

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]

In 2018-19 as a senior at the University of Denver, to which Harrell transferred as a graduate student, playing for the Denver Pioneers he averaged 12.9 points (tied for 16th in the Summit League), 5.5 rebounds (12th), and 2.0 assists, 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).[9][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]

For the 2021-22 season, Harrell joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[13][14] He plays the guard and forward positions for the team.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Ronnie Harrell Jr. - Men's Basketball". University of Denver Athletics.
  2. ^ "DU Men's Basketball Expects to Be Serious Contenders Come March". University of Denver. November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Ronnie Harrell College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Ronnie Harrell Jr. Player Profile, Hapoel Galil Gilboa, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ "Summit League watch: Creighton star transferring to Denver". April 24, 2018.
  10. ^ Jon Nyatawa. "Creighton's Ronnie Harrell announces transfer to Denver; junior is excited to be returning home". Omaha World-Herald.
  11. ^ a b "Ronnie Harrell moves to Galil Gilboa". August 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". basketball.eurobasket.com.
  13. ^ a b "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2021-22 Season | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Ronnie Harrell Jr". basket.co.il.
  14. ^ "Ronnie Harrell joins Hapoel Galil Gilboa". Sportando.


Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg Category:American expatriate basketball people in Romania Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Denver Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players Category:Denver Pioneers men's basketball players Category:Guards (basketball) Category:Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players Category:Forwards (basketball)

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