{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ronnie Harrell | image = Ronnie Harrell @ BC Samara (2024-11-10)-0 4.jpg | caption = Harrell with BC Samara in 2024 | position = Small forward | league = Greek Basketball League | team = Aris Thessaloniki | number = 25 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|11}} | birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 200 | high_school = East (Denver, Colorado) | college = *Creighton (2015–2018) *Denver (2018–2019) | draft_year = 2019 | career_start = 2019 | years1 = 2019–2020 | team1 = Steaua București | years2 = 2020 | team2 = Etzella | years3 = 2020–2021 | team3 = Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma | years4 = 2021–2022 | team4 = Hapoel Gilboa Galil | years5 = 2022–2023 | team5 = Ironi Ness Ziona | years6 = 2023–2024 | team6 = Aris Thessaloniki | years7 = 2024 | team7 = Samara | years8 = 2024–2025 | team8 = Maroussi | years9 = 2025–present | team9 = Aris Thessaloniki | highlights = * EuroCup steals leader (2024) *Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2019) }} '''Ronnie Lee Harrell Jr.'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronnie Lee Harrell Jr () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/274699-ronnie-lee-harrell-jr |website=FIBA Basketball |access-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref> (born March 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basketball League. He previously played college basketball for Creighton University and the University of Denver. Harrell mainly plays at the small forward position.
==Early life== His parents are Ronnie and Shawn Harrell, and Tiffany Peterson, and he has eight siblings.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://denverpioneers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ronnie-harrell-jr-/2497|title=Ronnie Harrell Jr. – Men's Basketball|website=University of Denver Athletics}}</ref> Harrell is a cousin of former NBA guard and current coach Chauncey Billups.<ref name="auto"/> His nickname is "Slim".<ref name="auto"/> His hometown is Denver, Colorado.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.du.edu/news/du-mens-basketball-expects-be-serious-contenders-come-march|title=DU Men's Basketball Expects to Be Serious Contenders Come March|date=November 5, 2018|website=University of Denver}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ronnie-harrell-1.html|title=Ronnie Harrell College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> Growing up, he was a Denver Nuggets ball boy.<ref name="auto"/> He is {{convert|6|ft|7|in|cm|abbr=on}}, and weighs {{convert|200|lb|kg}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|title=Ronnie Harrell Jr. Player Profile, Hapoel Galil Gilboa, News, Stats|website=Eurobasket}}</ref>
==High school career== Harrell attended Denver East High School, where he played for the basketball team.<ref name="auto"/> He was 5' 8" as a high school freshman, but grew seven inches that summer, then grew another three inches after his sophomore year.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/11/30/denver-east-routs-cherry-creek-in-5a-boys-basketball/|title=Denver East routs Cherry Creek in 5A boys basketball|work=The Denver Post|date=November 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> As a junior, he averaged 13 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.<ref name="auto"/>
As a senior, Harrell averaged 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.<ref name="auto"/> He made 154 three-pointers in three seasons while shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc.<ref name="auto"/> He was named to the All-5A State Tournament Team as a senior, was a ''Denver Post'' All-Colorado selection, was ranked No. 71 on ESPN’s list of Top 100 recruits and a four-star recruit, and was ranked a three-star recruit by both Scout and Rivals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/07/25/college-basketball-recruiting-colorado-history/|title=College basketball recruiting: Top-5 most decorated prospects (and Top-5 hidden gems) in Colorado prep history|work=The Denver Post|date=July 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/13/ronnie-harrell-jr-joins-denver-pioneers/|title=Ronnie Harrell Jr., former Denver East star, joins Denver Pioneers men's basketball team|date=June 13, 2018|work=The Denver Post}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto4"/>
==College career== Harrell first attended Creighton University, where he majored in journalism and played guard and forward for the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.3newsnow.com/omahasportsinsider/osi-college/osi-creighton/osi-creighton-mens-basketball/ronnie-harrell-jr-set-to-transfer-from-creighton|title=Ronnie Harrell Jr. transfers from Creighton|date=April 12, 2018|website=KMTV}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> He sat out the 2014–15 season as a redshirt. 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.<ref name="auto"/> In 2016–17 as a sophomore, off the bench he averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.<ref name="auto"/> 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.<ref name="auto"/>
Harrell graduated and transferred to Denver for his senior season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://omaha.com/sports/college/creighton/creightons-ronnie-harrell-announces-transfer-to-denver-junior-is-excited-to-be-returning-home/article_62fda839-0fb9-5023-b372-2dd4ac584c10.html|title=Creighton's Ronnie Harrell announces transfer to Denver; junior is excited to be returning home|first=Jon |last=Nyatawa |website=Omaha World-Herald|date=April 11, 2018|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> In 2018–19, playing for the Pioneers he averaged 12.9 points (tied for 16th in the Summit League), 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unothegateway.com/summit-league-watch-creighton-star-transferring-denver/|title=Summit League watch: Creighton star transferring to Denver|date=April 24, 2018|work=The Gateway|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> He was named to the Summit League Preseason All-Newcomer Team and the Summit League All-Newcomer Team.<ref name="auto"/>
==Professional career== Harrell played in 2019–20 for Steaua in the Romanian Liga Națională and for Etzella in the Luxembourg Total League.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latestbasketballnews.com/ronnie-harrell-moves-to-galil-gilboa/|title=Ronnie Harrell moves to Galil Gilboa|date=August 6, 2021|work=Latest Basketball News|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/Luxembourg/news/633413/Ronnie-Harrell-(ex-Etzella)-joins-Palma|title=Ronnie Harrell (ex-Etzella) joins Palma|website=Eurobasket|date=July 1, 2021|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> He played in 2020–21 for Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma in the Spanish LEB Gold, averaging 16.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.<ref name="auto3"/>
On August 6, 2021, Harrell signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=12808&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2021–22 Season | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Ronnie Harrell Jr.|website=basket.co.il}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ronnie-harrell-joins-hapoel-galil-gilboa/|work=Sportando|title=Ronnie Harrell joins Hapoel Galil Gilboa|date=August 6, 2021|accessdate=January 11, 2022 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}</ref>
On August 11, 2022, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ronnie-harrell-joins-mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg/|title=Ronnie Harrell joins MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg|last=|first=|date=August 11, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 16, 2022 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}</ref> On September 23, his contract was terminated.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIESEN-Kaderupdate |url=https://mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de/news/riesen-kaderupdate/ |website=MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg |access-date=December 14, 2024 |date=September 23, 2022}}</ref>
On October 11, 2022, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ronnie-harrell-signs-with-ironi-ness-ziona/|title=Ronnie Harrell signs with Ironi Ness Ziona|last=|first=|date=October 11, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 11, 2022 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}</ref>
On August 9, 2023, Harrell signed with Greek club Aris.
After starting the 2024–25 campaign with the Russian club BC Samara, Harrell returned to Greece for Maroussi.
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== External links == *[https://denverpioneers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ronnie-harrell-jr-/2497 Denver Pioneers bio] *[https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ronnie-harrell-jr-/3812 Creighton Bluejays bio]
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