Kenny Redfield
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Michigan State |
| NBA draft | 1990: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1990–1998 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 3 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1991 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1992–1993 | 7-Up |
| 1994–1995 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
| 1996 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
| 1997 | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 1998 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Kenny Redfield is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for playing for professional basketball teams in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1992 to 1998.[1]
Early career
[edit]Redfield played for Michigan State Spartans, and won a Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Ten in 1990. He also have stint in CBA.[1]
Professional basketball career
[edit]Pepsi
[edit]Redfield started his playing career at PBA on Pepsi team, but only played shortly. He returned to the team for the First Conference, under its new name 7-Up.[1]
Purefoods
[edit]Redfield played for Purefoods under Chot Reyes. He led the team to a championship in 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In the same conference, he got his first Best Import of the Conference Award.[1][2]
Formula Shell
[edit]In 1996, Redfield played for Formula Shell under Chito Narvasa, with its stars was the duo of Benjie Paras and Ronnie Magsanoc, with shooters like Jojo Lim and Richie Ticzon. In a notable game vs Ginebra, Redfield shot a 3-point buzzer-beater after a Benjie Paras block with a fast break pass to him. He led the team to the finals, but lost to Tim Cone-coached Alaska Milkmen led by Jojo Lastimosa and Johnny Abarrientos in seven-games series. Even though they lost, in that conference, Redfield won his second Best Import of the Conference Award.[3]
Sta. Lucia
[edit]Redfield played for Sta. Lucia Realtors and reunited with Reyes.[1]
Return to Purefoods
[edit]Redfield reunited with Narvasa at his return to Purefoods, but only played for three games.[1]
PBA career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Pepsi | 5 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 1993 | 7-Up | 29 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 31.6 |
| 1994 | Purefoods | 24 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 29.2 |
| 1995 | Purefoods | 17 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 26.1 |
| 1996 | Formula Shell | 26 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 25.6 |
| 1997 | Sta. Lucia | 19 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 22.5 |
| 1998 | Purefoods | 3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Career | 123 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 27.7 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Terrado, Reuben. "Ken Redfield only has fond memories of PBA and friends gained along the way". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Ken Redfield learned from Alvin Patrimonio how to treat your fans". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben. "You're a longtime Ginebra fan if you remember this Ken Redfield buzzer-beater". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- Living people
- TNT Tropang Giga players
- Magnolia Hotshots players
- Shell Turbo Chargers players
- Sta. Lucia Realtors players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- Michigan State University alumni
- Power forwards
- 1968 births
- 20th-century American sportsmen