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Jersey Number 31
Norman Fields
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
- High School:
- Mt. St. Michael
ON FIELDS: In his fourth season with the basketball program ... was chosen from a pool of 300 during a campus-wide tryout and walked on to the team during the fall of 1995 ... received a call from head coach Gary Williams soon after the tryout session and was invited to join the team ... earned a scholarship for his sophomore, junior and now senior seasons ... says Williams: "He's tough. You've got to cover him. He's a legitimate shooter. You've really got to cover him in practice, which helps when you're running the other team's offense." .... has good shooting range and is a solid all-around player who defends, shoots and passes well ... often works as the point guard on the scout team in preparation for an upcoming game.
As a Junior: Enjoyed his best season and established career-highs in games played (12), minutes played (56), points scored (23), average points per game (1.9), field goals made ( 10), 3point shots made (3), assists (4) and blocked shots ( 1 ) ... tied his career-high with five points against UNC-Asheville on Dec. 22 and UNC Wilmington on Dec. 27 in Cole Field House ... also tied his career-high with two field goals made against UNCA and UNCW ... scored 10 total points in the back-to-back victories over UNCA and UNCW ... played his career-high of 1 1 minutes against both Florida International on Nov. 25 and UMBC on Dec. 13 — both Terp victories in Cole Field House ... was especially strong against UMBC with four points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 1 1 minutes played ... played in a career-high five ACC games and scored his first career field goal against Duke in Cole on fan. 3 ... grabbed an ACC career-high two rebounds as Maryland defeated NC State on Feb. 1 1 ... appeared in the ACC Tournament for the second time during his career and was credited with one assist against Georgia Tech in the Terps' quarterfinal victory over the Yellow Jackets.
As a Sophomore: Appeared in eight games ... scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds ... improved his scoring and rebounding averages from his freshman season despite playing two fewer games ... scored a career-high five points against Chicago State on Dec. 2 ... scored a career-best three free throws in only two minutes of playing time as the Terps won in Cole Field House ... returned two nights later with a career-high three rebounds and two points in three minutes against UMBC ... played a season-high five minutes against Lafayette on Dec. 23 when he recorded four steals and scored two points ... then career-high five points as the Terps defeated Penn in the Baltimore Arena on Jan. 21 ... scored his first career 3-point shot and was a perfect two-of-two from the free throw line as Maryland defeated the Quakers.
As a Freshman: Joined the team as a walk-on and played in 10 games ... scored a season-high three points against Missouri in a game nationally televised by ABC Sports ... hit his only 3-point shot against the Tigers from right in front of the Maryland bench ... also scored two points against American ... grabbed a season-high two rebounds against Md.-Eastern Shore and had one assist against Delaware State ... scored his first career basket in his second career game on a breakaway layup as the Terps defeated American on Dec. 23 ... played in three ACC games — at Wake Forest and home victories over No. 25 Georgia Tech and Virginia ... played well against Delaware State with one rebound and one assist in three minutes of play ... season-high one field goal against American and Missouri ... played a season-high three minutes against American and Delaware State ... also played in the ACC Tournament against Duke and in the NCAA Tournament against Santa Clara ... on his NCAA Tournament appearance, Fields said: "I had never gotten into a big nationally televised game in my life. There were about two minutes left in the game and Coach Williams ran a play for me. I faded to the corner behind the 3-point line. Terrell Stokes kicked it to me and I made the three. That's when I realized all of the hard work had paid off. I'd come a long way since high school."
At Mt. St. Michael: Named to the New York State Championship All-Tournament team as a senior as he helped Mt. St. Michael to the state championship ... averaged 15.6 points during the postseason as the Mountaineers won the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association Class 'B' city, state and federation championships his senior season ... the three championships were the first basketball championships at MSM of any kind since 1940 ... Fields helped the top-seeded Mountaineers defeat defending Class 'B' champion St. Peters, 59-53 ... scored a career-high 20 points to lead MSM to the state championship victory ... Fields scored the game-winning basket in the championship game on a 3-pointer with 2:16 remaining in the game and earned all-tournament honors ... in the state semifinal game, Fields scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, including five-of-six from the free-throw line with less than one minute remaining, to key the victory over Iona Prep ... following the state tournament, Fields helped MSM to the state federation 'B' championship, a consolidation of state and city teams ... scored 10 points in the federation championship game, a 64-39 victory over Francis Lewis ... after dropping its second game of the season in double-overtime in November, MSM reeled off 27 consecutive victories, the longest streak in the state during the 1994-95 season ... the Mountaineers lost only nine games during his three-year varsity career — finishing 22-3 his sophomore season, 20-5 his junior year and 24-1 his senior campaign.
Personal: Born July 31, 1977 ... his full name is Norman Brian Fields ... enjoys listening to jazz music ... was featured in the 1994-95 edition of Who's Who in High School Sports, an honor bestowed on less than five percent of the sports participants in American high schools ... member of the National Honor Society and the Black Engineering Society ... major is economics.
As a Junior: Enjoyed his best season and established career-highs in games played (12), minutes played (56), points scored (23), average points per game (1.9), field goals made ( 10), 3point shots made (3), assists (4) and blocked shots ( 1 ) ... tied his career-high with five points against UNC-Asheville on Dec. 22 and UNC Wilmington on Dec. 27 in Cole Field House ... also tied his career-high with two field goals made against UNCA and UNCW ... scored 10 total points in the back-to-back victories over UNCA and UNCW ... played his career-high of 1 1 minutes against both Florida International on Nov. 25 and UMBC on Dec. 13 — both Terp victories in Cole Field House ... was especially strong against UMBC with four points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 1 1 minutes played ... played in a career-high five ACC games and scored his first career field goal against Duke in Cole on fan. 3 ... grabbed an ACC career-high two rebounds as Maryland defeated NC State on Feb. 1 1 ... appeared in the ACC Tournament for the second time during his career and was credited with one assist against Georgia Tech in the Terps' quarterfinal victory over the Yellow Jackets.
As a Sophomore: Appeared in eight games ... scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds ... improved his scoring and rebounding averages from his freshman season despite playing two fewer games ... scored a career-high five points against Chicago State on Dec. 2 ... scored a career-best three free throws in only two minutes of playing time as the Terps won in Cole Field House ... returned two nights later with a career-high three rebounds and two points in three minutes against UMBC ... played a season-high five minutes against Lafayette on Dec. 23 when he recorded four steals and scored two points ... then career-high five points as the Terps defeated Penn in the Baltimore Arena on Jan. 21 ... scored his first career 3-point shot and was a perfect two-of-two from the free throw line as Maryland defeated the Quakers.
As a Freshman: Joined the team as a walk-on and played in 10 games ... scored a season-high three points against Missouri in a game nationally televised by ABC Sports ... hit his only 3-point shot against the Tigers from right in front of the Maryland bench ... also scored two points against American ... grabbed a season-high two rebounds against Md.-Eastern Shore and had one assist against Delaware State ... scored his first career basket in his second career game on a breakaway layup as the Terps defeated American on Dec. 23 ... played in three ACC games — at Wake Forest and home victories over No. 25 Georgia Tech and Virginia ... played well against Delaware State with one rebound and one assist in three minutes of play ... season-high one field goal against American and Missouri ... played a season-high three minutes against American and Delaware State ... also played in the ACC Tournament against Duke and in the NCAA Tournament against Santa Clara ... on his NCAA Tournament appearance, Fields said: "I had never gotten into a big nationally televised game in my life. There were about two minutes left in the game and Coach Williams ran a play for me. I faded to the corner behind the 3-point line. Terrell Stokes kicked it to me and I made the three. That's when I realized all of the hard work had paid off. I'd come a long way since high school."
At Mt. St. Michael: Named to the New York State Championship All-Tournament team as a senior as he helped Mt. St. Michael to the state championship ... averaged 15.6 points during the postseason as the Mountaineers won the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association Class 'B' city, state and federation championships his senior season ... the three championships were the first basketball championships at MSM of any kind since 1940 ... Fields helped the top-seeded Mountaineers defeat defending Class 'B' champion St. Peters, 59-53 ... scored a career-high 20 points to lead MSM to the state championship victory ... Fields scored the game-winning basket in the championship game on a 3-pointer with 2:16 remaining in the game and earned all-tournament honors ... in the state semifinal game, Fields scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, including five-of-six from the free-throw line with less than one minute remaining, to key the victory over Iona Prep ... following the state tournament, Fields helped MSM to the state federation 'B' championship, a consolidation of state and city teams ... scored 10 points in the federation championship game, a 64-39 victory over Francis Lewis ... after dropping its second game of the season in double-overtime in November, MSM reeled off 27 consecutive victories, the longest streak in the state during the 1994-95 season ... the Mountaineers lost only nine games during his three-year varsity career — finishing 22-3 his sophomore season, 20-5 his junior year and 24-1 his senior campaign.
Personal: Born July 31, 1977 ... his full name is Norman Brian Fields ... enjoys listening to jazz music ... was featured in the 1994-95 edition of Who's Who in High School Sports, an honor bestowed on less than five percent of the sports participants in American high schools ... member of the National Honor Society and the Black Engineering Society ... major is economics.
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