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]

Kenny Redfield
Personal information
Born (1968-08-12) August 12, 1968 (age 56)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeMichigan State
NBA draft1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–1998
PositionForward
Number3
Career history
1990–1991Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992–19937-Up
1994–1995Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
1996Formula Shell Zoom Masters
1997Sta. Lucia Realtors
1998Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Early career

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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

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Pepsi

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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

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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

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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

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Redfield played for Sta. Lucia Realtors and reunited with Reyes.[1]

Return to Purefoods

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Redfield reunited with Narvasa at his return to Purefoods, but only played for three games.[1]

PBA career statistics

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Ken Redfield learned from Alvin Patrimonio how to treat your fans". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben. "You're a longtime Ginebra fan if you remember this Ken Redfield buzzer-beater". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.