Ronald Burrell

Ronald Burrell
Player information
Nickname	Ronnie
birthday	July 21, 1983
place of birth	New Jersey , United States
size	204 cm
position	Power Forward / Small Forward
college	North Carolina (Greensboro)
Club information
society	Medi bayreuth
league	Beko BBL
Clubs as active
2005–2006 Levallois SCB 2006–2007 RheinEnergie Cologne 2007–2008 Telekom Baskets Bonn 2008–2009 Prokom Trefl Sopot 2009–2011 Asseco Prokom Gdynia 2011–2013 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2013–2014 medi bayreuth 0

Ronald Burrell (born July 21, 1983 in New Jersey ) is an American basketball player who played professionally in Europe after completing his studies in his home country .

During his studies, Burrell played at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro for the University Team Spartans in the NCAA Division I. After graduating in 2005, he moved to Europe and played his first season abroad at Levallois in the second French League LNB Pro B . He was then signed by the German champions RheinEnergie from Cologne for the 2006/07 BBL season and the 2006/07 ULEB Euroleague . At the end of the season, the club won the 2007 German Cup in the final against the Artland Dragons , but retired as defending champions against this team in the semi-finals of the championship. Burrell then moved to local rival Telekom Baskets in Bonn for the 2007/08 BBL season and was runner-up here at the end of the season when they lost to Alba Berlin in the finals , with Bobby Brown , with whom Burrell played in Poland from 2010 , in their squad had.

Burrell has played in the first division of Poland with Prokom Trefl Sopot since 2008, and in 2009 the Polish champions moved to the larger city of Gdynia under the sponsor name Asseco Prokom and successfully defended his title. After the club in the top European league ULEB Euro League already in the 2008/09 season reached the round of the best 16 teams, they managed in the 2009/10 season, even a place in the quarterfinal playoffs where the team in who was active alongside Burrell, including the German national player Jan-Hendrik Jagla , was eliminated in four games against the renowned club Olympiacos .

From the 2011/2012 season, Burrell played for the Bundesliga club EWE Baskets Oldenburg. He was given a one-year contract with the option of an additional year with the Baskets. This option was drawn by the Baskets for the 2012/2013 season. For the 2013/2014 season, however, Burrell did not receive a new contract in Oldenburg.

In early July 2013, Burrell signed a 2-year contract with medi bayreuth , who also play in the Beko BBL . There he meets his former coach from Oldenburg Predrag Krunić .

Individual evidence

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Web links

• Asseco Prokom Gdynia - Ronald Burrell - player profile at Asseco Prokom (English / Polish)
• BURRELL, RONNIE - player profile on the pages of euroleague.net (English)
• easyCredit BBL - Ronald Burrell - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga website
• Ronnie Burrell Stats - North Carolina Greensboro Spartans - College season stats on statsheet.com