Full Name: Ronald Eugene Mercer
Position: F
Born: 05/18/76
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 210 lbs.
College: Kentucky '99
College Major: Psychology
Charity: The Ron Mercer Foundation … its mission statement is: preparing kids to seize the opportunity; hosted Thanksgiving dinners for the homeless in both Chicago and Indianapolis
Favorite Sports besides BBall: Golf
Sports Played in HS: football, basketball and baseball
HS Achievments: first-team high-school All-America selection as a senior and received the Ban/Naismith Male Prep Player of the Year Award, pitcher in high school and was scouted by several Major League Baseball clubs
Family: Monia, Mario and Michael
Religion: Devout Christian, always reads the Bible before games
Biggest Thrill: Gave his mother a Cadillac on Mother's Day as a rookie
Career Highlights:
-- Played 72 games in 2002-03, most since his rookie season when he played 80 games for the Boston Celtics.
-- At Minnesota, 11/16/02, he scored his Pacers’ career-high of 22 points on 7-11 FGS and 8-8 FTS.
-- Ranked tied for fifth in 2000-01 among Eastern Conference starting shooting guards in scoring in 2000-01, behind Allen Iverson (31.1 - 1st in the NBA), Jerry Stackhouse (29.8 - 2nd), Vince Carter (27.6 - 5th), Ray Allen (22.0) and Jason Terry (19.7)
-- Selected to the 1997-98 Schick All-Rookie First Team
-- Ranked 2nd among rookies in 1997-98 in steals (1.56 spg), 3rd in scoring (15.3 ppg), 4th in free-throw percentage (.839), 8th in field-goal percentage (.450) and 9th in assists (2.2 apg)
-- Totaled 8 points and 4 rebounds in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1998 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York
-- A unanimous choice for 1996-97 SEC Player of the Year award, and First Team All-America by The AP, after his sophomore year at Kentucky
-- Earned all-tournament team at the NCAA Final Four in both of his seasons at Kentucky
-- A member of the 1996 NCAA Champion Kentucky Wildcats as a freshman.
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