Kenny Redfield is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for playing for professional basketball teams in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1992 to 1998.[1]
Early career
Redfield played for Michigan State Spartans, and won a Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Ten in 1990. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA)[1] where he was selected to the All-Rookie Team in 1991.[2]
Professional basketball career
Pepsi
Redfield started his playing career at PBA on Pepsi team, but only played shortly. He returned to the team for the First Conference, under its new name 7-Up.[1]
Purefoods
Redfield played for Purefoods under Chot Reyes. He led the team to a championship in 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In the same conference, he got his first Best Import of the Conference Award.[1][3]
Formula Shell
In 1996, Redfield played for Formula Shell under Chito Narvasa, with its stars was the duo of Benjie Paras and Ronnie Magsanoc, with shooters like Jojo Lim and Richie Ticzon. 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 finals, but lost to Tim Cone-coached Alaska Milkmen led by Jojo Lastimosa and Johnny Abarrientos in seven-games series. Even though they lost, in that conference, Redfield won his second Best Import of the Conference Award.[4]
Sta. Lucia
Redfield played for Sta. Lucia Realtors and reunited with Reyes.[1]
Return to Purefoods
Redfield reunited with Narvasa at his return to Purefoods, but only played for three games.[1]
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Pepsi | 5 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 1993 | 7-Up | 29 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 31.6 |
| 1994 | Purefoods | 24 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 29.2 |
| 1995 | Purefoods | 17 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 26.1 |
| 1996 | Formula Shell | 26 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 25.6 |
| 1997 | Sta. Lucia | 19 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 22.5 |
| 1998 | Purefoods | 3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Career | 123 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 27.7 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Terrado, Reuben. "Ken Redfield only has fond memories of PBA and friends gained along the way". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Ken Redfield minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben. "Ken Redfield learned from Alvin Patrimonio how to treat your fans". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben. "You're a longtime Ginebra fan if you remember this Ken Redfield buzzer-beater". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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