Ron mercer kentucky

American basketball player

Born	() May 18, (age&#;48) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	6&#;ft 7&#;in (&#;m)
Listed weight	&#;lb (95&#;kg)
High school
College	Kentucky (–)
NBA draft	1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	–
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	5, 33, 1
–	Boston Celtics
–	Denver Nuggets
	Orlando Magic
–	Chicago Bulls
–	Indiana Pacers
–	San Antonio Spurs
–	New Jersey Nets
Points	5, ( ppg)
Rebounds	1, ( rpg)
Assists	( apg)
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Ronald Eugene Mercer (born May 18, ) is an American former professional basketball player.

After his career at the University of Kentucky, Mercer played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA); he ended his career with the New Jersey Nets in

Basketball career

Early years

Ron Mercer was twice named "Mr.

Ron mercer vs kimbo This article was last updated by on June 28, However, he could only survive for a short period with every team. During his career, he was first drafted by Boston Celtics. Mercer was picked in the 6th overall draft of round 1. He used to play from the small forward and shooting guard.

Basketball" of Tennessee while at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, Tennessee. He then transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, and was rated by Bob Gibbons to be the best prep player of the class of

University of Kentucky

Mercer had a very successful collegiate career, having been an All-American and all-Southeastern Conference player at Kentucky, and part of a national championship team his freshman year.^[1]

NBA

Boston Celtics

Mercer was selected with the sixth overall pick of the NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and was reunited with fellow Kentucky teammate Antoine Walker, and Rick Pitino, his coach at Kentucky who had just become the coach of the Celtics.

Prior to Mercer's drafting, Pitino was recorded as saying that he did not envisage Mercer as having the necessary talent to be selected very high. Some felt this was just a ploy to scare the other teams away from him so as to increase the likelihood of Mercer being available by the time the Celtics got an opportunity to make their draft selection.^[2] It turned out it was.^[3]

Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic

After two seasons in Boston, Mercer was traded by the Celtics along with Popeye Jones and Dwayne Schintzius to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Fortson, Eric Williams, Eric Washington, and a future draft choice.

He played 37 games for Denver in –, then played the final 31 games that season with the Orlando Magic due to a trade.

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Chicago Bulls

Mercer left after that season, signing as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls the next year.^[4] He averaged points per game in his first year with them.

This was Mercer's career high in points per game and was the second leading scorer on the team. ^[5]

Indiana Pacers

Despite Mercer's points per game in –02, he was traded midway through the season alongside Brad Miller, Ron Artest, and Kevin Ollie to the Indiana Pacers for Jalen Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a second-round draft pick.

In Indiana, he served merely as a reserve player and his play declined rapidly over his one-and-a-half-season stint with the club.^[6]

San Antonio Spurs

Before the –04 season, Mercer was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade that again involved Brad Miller and the Sacramento Kings' Hedo Türkoğlu.^[7] After playing 39 games with the Spurs, he was released.^[8]

New Jersey Nets

Prior to the –05 season, Mercer signed with his seventh NBA team, the New Jersey Nets.^[9] On August 15, , prior to the –06 NBA season, he was waived by the Nets to avoid the league's luxury tax as part of the new labor agreement.^{[citation needed]}

Sexual assault allegation

In , Mercer and fellow former Celtic player Chauncey Billups were accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the home of teammate Antoine Walker.

According to a civil suit, Billups, Mercer, and Walker's roommate Michael Irvin assaulted the woman at Walker's condo after leaving a Boston comedy club on November 9, A medical examination on the following day revealed injuries consistent with the victim's testimony.

Ron mercer biography Ronald Eugene Mercer born May 18, is an American former professional basketball player. Ron Mercer was twice named "Mr. Mercer had a very successful collegiate career, having been an All-American and all- Southeastern Conference player at Kentucky, and part of a national championship team his freshman year. Mercer was selected with the sixth overall pick of the NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and was reunited with fellow Kentucky teammate Antoine Walker , and Rick Pitino , his coach at Kentucky who had just become the coach of the Celtics. Prior to Mercer's drafting, Pitino was recorded as saying that he did not envisage Mercer as having the necessary talent to be selected very high.

No criminal charges were filed, but Billups and Mercer settled a civil suit in ^[10]

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