Ronnie Harrell Jr. (born March 11, 1996) is an American basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the

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. He plays the guard and forward positions. He played

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for

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and the

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Early life

His parents are Ronnie and Shawn Harrell, and Tiffany Peterson, and he has eight siblings. Harrell is a cousin of former NBA guard and current coach

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. His nickname is "Slim". His hometown is

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. Growing up, he was a

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. He is 6" 7" (201 cm), and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg).

High school career

Harrell attended

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, where he played for the basketball team. He was 5' 8" as a high school freshman, but grew seven inches that summer, then grew another three inches after his sophomore year. As a junior, he averaged 13 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game. As a senior, Harrell averaged 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He made 154 three-pointers in three seasons while shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc. He was named to the All-5A State Tournament Team as a senior, was a ''

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'' All-Colorado selection, was ranked No. 71 on

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’s list of Top 100 recruits and a four-star recruit, and was ranked a three-star recruit by both

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and Rivals.

College career

Harrell first attended

, where he majored in journalism and played guard and forward for the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team. He sat out the 2014–15 season as a

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. 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. In 2016–17 as a sophomore, off the bench he averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. 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. Harrell graduated and transferred to

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for his senior season. In 2018–19, playing for the Pioneers he averaged 12.9 points (tied for 16th in the

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), 5.5 rebounds (12th), and 2.0 assists per game, 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). He was named to the Summit League Preseason All-Newcomer Team and the Summit League All-Newcomer Team.

Professional career

Harrell played in 2019–20 for Steaua in the Romanian Liga Națională and for Etzella in the Luxembourg

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. He played in 2020–21 for Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma in the Spanish

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, averaging 16.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. On August 6, 2021, Harrell signed with

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of the

. On August 11, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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(BBL). On October 11, 2022, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the

References

External links

Denver Pioneers bioCreighton Bluejays bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrell, Ronnie 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Denver Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players Denver Pioneers men's basketball players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards