Rodney Eugene Monroe (born April 16, 1968) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA) and other leagues. He was selected by the

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in the second round (30th pick overall) of the

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, Monroe played only one year in the NBA with the Hawks during the 1991–92 season, appearing in 38 games and scoring a total of 131 points. Monroe also played professionally in Australia, Greece, Israel, Italy (for Carne Montana Forli (1998–1999)), Fabriano Basket a.k.a. Banca Marche Fabriano (1999–2002) and Euro Roseto (2002–2003), Spain, and the Philippines. Currently, Monroe is the director of basketball operations and men's basketball coach at SouthLake Christian Academy in

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.Catching up with SouthLake's new hoops coach Rodney Monroe
/ref> Monroe played collegiately at North Carolina State and was the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1991 after averaging 27.0 points per game. He broke David Thompson's school scoring record at NC State and is fourth on the ACC's all-time scoring list with 2,551 career points. In 2002, Monroe was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in

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history. Monroe attended St. Maria Goretti High School in

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and played in the competitive Baltimore Catholic League.

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With Chris Corchiani at N.C. State, as Fire and Ice (1988-91)
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