Andrew S. Fields (born January 10, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he led Cheyney State to the 1978 NCAA Division II championship, where he was named playoff MVP. His success led him to be drafted with the 18th pick of the second round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He however failed to land a contract when Blazers management decided to sign just one player.
In the Philippines, Fields was among the best defensive and rebounding imports in PBA history, with a career average of 15.5 rebounds per game. He was an adept shotblocker, feared by local players and fellow imports. During his stint with Toyota, he sparked the team's dreaded fastbreak either with a shotblock swatted to the direction of a streaking teammate on the wings or a sharp outlet pass which he threw like an American footballforward pass to a teammate at the other end, usually Francis Arnaiz or Arnie Tuadles. He was part of the 1981 Toyota team that won the Open Conference championship over arch-rival Crispa Redmanizers, playing alongside fellow import Victor King. In that same conference he won the PBA's Best Import of the Conference Award. The following year, he teamed up with Donnie Ray Koonce to lead Toyota to the 1982 Open Conference title.[3]
On August 19, 2011, Fields was named the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Atlantic Cape Community College. In his first season, he led Atlantic Cape to a 16–15 record and their first Region XIX Final Four appearance in 20 years. In February 2015, Fields was replaced by Marvin Graham as coach after becoming unable to return to coaching due to a car accident in January.[4]
References
^Grugan, Brittany. "Atlantic Cape Community College hires former Atlantic City star, longtime pro Andrew Fields as basketball coach ", The Press of Atlantic City, August 19, 2011. Accessed February 15, 2018. "Ever since he retired as a professional basketball player, Andrew Fields hoped to coach a college team. The Atlantic City resident, who played basketball professionally around the world for years, has extensive sideline experience.... Fields starred at Atlantic City High School, from which he graduated in 1975."
^Ex-Import Eager To Coach In PBA, The Philippine Star, June 4, 2008
^Hardcourt: The 2001 Official PBA Annual. Philippines: The Philippine Basketball Association. 2001. p. 146
^Capoferri, Carmen (July 22, 2015). "Marvin Graham named Atlantic Cape men's basketball coach". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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andrew, fields, andrew, fields, born, january, 1957, american, former, professional, basketball, player, coach, player, cheyney, state, 1978, ncaa, division, championship, where, named, playoff, success, drafted, with, 18th, pick, second, round, 1979, draft, p. Andrew S Fields born January 10 1957 is an American former professional basketball player and coach As a player he led Cheyney State to the 1978 NCAA Division II championship where he was named playoff MVP His success led him to be drafted with the 18th pick of the second round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers He however failed to land a contract when Blazers management decided to sign just one player Andrew FieldsPersonal informationBorn 1957 01 10 January 10 1957 age 66 Atlantic City New JerseyNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Listed weight200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh schoolAtlantic City Atlantic City New Jersey CollegeCheyney 1975 1979 NBA draft1979 2nd round 40th overall pickSelected by the Portland Trail BlazersPositionCenter power forwardNumber1Career historyAs player 1979 1983Toyota Super CorollasAs coach 2011 2015Atlantic Cape CCCareer highlights and awards3 PBA champion 1979 Invitational 1981 Open 1982 Open PBA Best Import of the Conference 1981 Stats at Basketball Reference comA resident of Atlantic City New Jersey Fields graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1975 1 He played overseas earning playing contracts in Belgium the Netherlands France Switzerland and most notably in the Philippines for Toyota in the Philippine Basketball Association PBA 2 In the Philippines Fields was among the best defensive and rebounding imports in PBA history with a career average of 15 5 rebounds per game He was an adept shotblocker feared by local players and fellow imports During his stint with Toyota he sparked the team s dreaded fastbreak either with a shotblock swatted to the direction of a streaking teammate on the wings or a sharp outlet pass which he threw like an American football forward pass to a teammate at the other end usually Francis Arnaiz or Arnie Tuadles He was part of the 1981 Toyota team that won the Open Conference championship over arch rival Crispa Redmanizers playing alongside fellow import Victor King In that same conference he won the PBA s Best Import of the Conference Award The following year he teamed up with Donnie Ray Koonce to lead Toyota to the 1982 Open Conference title 3 On August 19 2011 Fields was named the Head Men s Basketball Coach at Atlantic Cape Community College In his first season he led Atlantic Cape to a 16 15 record and their first Region XIX Final Four appearance in 20 years In February 2015 Fields was replaced by Marvin Graham as coach after becoming unable to return to coaching due to a car accident in January 4 References Edit Grugan Brittany Atlantic Cape Community College hires former Atlantic City star longtime pro Andrew Fields as basketball coach The Press of Atlantic City August 19 2011 Accessed February 15 2018 Ever since he retired as a professional basketball player Andrew Fields hoped to coach a college team The Atlantic City resident who played basketball professionally around the world for years has extensive sideline experience Fields starred at Atlantic City High School from which he graduated in 1975 Ex Import Eager To Coach In PBA The Philippine Star June 4 2008 Hardcourt The 2001 Official PBA Annual Philippines The Philippine Basketball Association 2001 p 146 Capoferri Carmen July 22 2015 Marvin Graham named Atlantic Cape men s basketball coach The Press of Atlantic City Retrieved February 16 2018 This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Fields amp oldid 1157894534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
