ASEAN Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year – 2019
Nationality: American
Height: 205 cm
Born: March – 30 – 1988
College : Tennessee
2020-21: Sporting Lisboa (Portugal)
Scouting Report: John Fields has great size, combined with excellent mobility for a big man with his dimensions. He’s always active on the floor, helping his team on both ends of the floor.Offensively he’s really effective in pick and roll situations, showing the ability to finish above the rim after the cut with aggressiveness, furthermore his mobility and coordination make him an effective contributor in creating space for his teammates with solid screens, playing a key role in his team’s offense. His offensive repertoire includes dunks and put backs after an offensive rebound, hook shots (right & left hand), spin moves , fakes, while he is a solid shooter from 4-6 meters area. His full of muscles body makes him an unstoppable force in the paint. He has a soft touch and he’s a solid free throw shooter. Defensively he’s a great pick and roll defender, being able to recover in the painted area after helping on the screen. Plus with his great size and wingspan he’s definitely a great rim protector. According to Players, Coaches & GMs with knowledge of him, he’s a nice, humble guy with a great work ethic. He has a ‘winner’s ‘ mentality & the fact that he led his teams to trophies in several countries is far from random.
Awards/Achievements:
Fayetteville Observer Player of the Year –2006
High School First Team All-Conference – 2006
High School Second Team All-State – 2006
USA All-Freshmen Team – 2007
Finland- Korisliiga Honorable Mention– 2012
Finland- Korisliiga First Team All- Defense – 2012
Czezh Republic –All League First Team – 2013
Czech Republic- All Imports Team – 2013
Belgian Cup Finalist – 2015
Belgian League – Center of the Year – 2015
Belgian League – First Team – 2015
Belgian League – All Imports Team –2015
Belgian League – Player of the Week (Round 1) – 2017
Cyprus League – All Star Game – 2018
Philippines PBA – Player of the Week (Round 9) – 2018
Dominican Republic – Regular Season Champion – 2018
ASEAN League – Player of the Week (Round 4) – 2019
ASEAN League – Defensive Player of the Year – 2019
ASEAN League – All-League First Team – 2019
ASEAN League – Finalist – 2019
Portugal LPB – Player of the Week (x2)– 2020
Portugal – Cup Winner – 2020
Portugal – Cup Final MVP – 2020
Portugal – Super Cup Winner – 2020/21
Portugal LPB – Player of the Week Round 7 – 2021
Highlights vs Panathinaikos (Euroleague)
Highlights vs Olympiakos (Euroleague)
Greek Basket League Highlights:
2020 Highlights – Portugal – Cup Winner
Highlights – Belgium
Portugal Highlights – 2020
16.3 points & 10.1 rebounds in only 25 minutes per game with tremendous efficiency (60.6% 2pts & 84.0% Free Throws) in Portugal 2020 (Cup Winner)
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