North Carolina State University Athletics
Rodney Monroe
2/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Rodney Monroe
6-3 • Guard
Hagerstown, Md.
Played: 1988-91
All-American: 1990 – AP (HM), The Sporting News (HM); 1991 – Basketball Weekly (1st), The Sporting News (1st), UPI (2nd), NABC (2nd), Basketball Times (3rd), AP (3rd).
The all-time leading scorer in school history with 2,551 career points … Selected as the ACC’s Player of the Year in 1991 … A first-team All-ACC selection in 1989 and 1991 … Led the ACC in scoring and was seventh nationally as a senior, averaging 27.0 ppg … Made the All-ACC Tournament squad in 1988 and 1991 … Had a career-high 48 points, including 31 in the second half, to lead the Pack back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Georgia Tech in 1991 … Led the ACC and set an NC State single-season record by shooting 88.5 percent from the line in 1991 … As a sophomore, was absolutely phenomenal in the Pack’s win over Iowa in the NCAA tournament, scoring 40 points … Was an honorable mention All-America by The Sporting News and AP in 1990.
| Year | GP-GS | Min | FG-FGA | Pct | 3P-3PA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Reb-Avg. | A | BS | S | Pts | Avg |
| 1987-88 | 32-0 | 665 | 132-277 | .477 | 49-114 | .430 | 42-51 | .824 | 77-2.4 | 47 | 4 | 19 | 355 | 11.1 |
| 1988-89 | 31-31 | 1064 | 240-513 | .468 | 85-212 | .401 | 98-123 | .797 | 149-4.8 | 89 | 4 | 29 | 663 | 21.4 |
| 1989-90 | 30-30 | 1095 | 228-505 | .451 | 84-174 | .483 | 157-192 | .818 | 130-4.3 | 75 | 5 | 25 | 697 | 23.2 |
| 1990-91 | 31-31 | 1165 | 285-641 | .445 | 104-239 | .435 | 162-183 | .885 | 136-4.4 | 88 | 7 | 34 | 836 | 27.0 |
| Totals | 124-92 | 3989 | 885-1936 | .457 | 322-739 | .436 | 459-549 | .836 | 492-4.0 | 299 | 20 | 107 | 2551 | 20.6 |