Kenny Redfield is a retired American professional

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player, best known for playing for professional basketball teams in the

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from 1992 to 1998.

Early career

Redfield played for Michigan State Spartans, and won a Defensive Player of the Year in the

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in 1990. He also played in the

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(CBA) where he was selected to the All-Rookie Team in 1991.

Professional basketball career

Pepsi

Redfield started his playing career at PBA on

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team, but only played shortly. He returned to the team for the First Conference, under its new name

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Purefoods

Redfield played for Purefoods under

Chot Reyes Vincent "Chot" P. Reyes (born August 1, 1964) is a Filipino basketball coach who is the head coach for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also served as the head coach for the Philippines men's national basket ...

. He led the team to a

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. In the same conference, he got his first Best Import of the Conference Award.

Formula Shell

In 1996, Redfield played for Formula Shell under Chito Narvasa, with its stars was the duo of

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and

Ronnie Magsanoc Ronald "Ronnie" Magsanoc (born April 11, 1966) is a Filipino professional basketball coach, analyst, and former player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was known for his moniker "The Point Laureate". Collegiate career Magsanoc ...

, with shooters like Jojo Lim and

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. 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

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, but lost to

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-coached

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led by

Jojo Lastimosa Isabelo "Jojo" Lastimosa Jr. (born March 10, 1964) is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is the team manager for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played in the PBA for the Purefo ...

and

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in seven-games series. Even though they lost, in that conference, Redfield won his second Best Import of the Conference Award.

Sta. Lucia

Redfield played for Sta. Lucia Realtors and reunited with Reyes.

Return to Purefoods

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

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

References

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