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THE STORYLINE A Bob Cousy Award candidate and 2006-07 All-Big East selection, Levance Fields returns to the Panthers for his junior season. A strong competitor who makes others better around him and owns a complete package of skills, Fields is a quick point guard who can run the offense, handle the ball, drive, pass and score. He also has developed a deadly touch from 3-point range and has displayed a knack for hitting the big shot as he nailed a key 3-pointer in the NCAA Tournament last year against VCU. A floor general and outstanding distributor who enters the 2007-08 season with the school's second highest career assist:turnover ratio (2.26), Fields has emerged as a leader. 2006-07 Started all 37 games at point guard...One of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, the nation's top point guard...Second Team All-Big East selection...Earned Coaches Awards for team dedication at team banquet...Ranked among Big East leaders in assists (6th, 4.6 apg.) and assist:turnover ratio (3rd, 2.41)...Led Pitt in minutes played (1,094), assists (169), steals (39) and assist:turnover ratio (2.41)...Ranked second on squad in 3-point field goals made (52) and free throw percentage (.759)...Reached double figures in seven consecutive games from Dec. 9-Jan. 7...Finished with an outstanding 2.41 assist:turnover ratio on the season (169 assists/70 turnovers)...Reached double figure scoring in 16 of 37 games on year...Registered at least five assists in 20 of 37 games on year...Finished with 10 points (3-5 3FG) and four assists in 30 minutes of NCAA Regional vs. UCLA, 3/22...Scored 10 points including a key 3-pointer in overtime, finished with four rebounds and four assists in NCAA Second Round vs. VCU, 3/17...Dished out a career-high tying nine assists and grabbed five rebounds in NCAA First Round vs. Wright State, 3/15. The nine assists tied for third all-time among NCAA game records...Dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds in 30 minutes of BEC Semifinal vs. Louisville, 3/9...Scored 13 points (5-10 FG), hit 2-5 3FG, finished with three steals in 30 minutes of BEC Semifinal vs. Marquette, 3/8...Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in 33 minutes at Marquette, 3/3...Scored a game-high 14 points, dished out five assists and grabbed four rebounds in 32 minutes vs. West Virginia, 2/27...Dished out seven assists, grabbed four rebounds at Georgetown, 2/24...Scored a team-high 15 points (2-3 3FG) including all 15 in the second half, grabbed five rebounds at Seton Hall, 2/19...Scored 14 points, hit two 3-pointers and converted 8-8 free throws vs. Washington, 2/17...Finished with 11 points and four assists in a game-high 34 minutes vs. Louisville, 2/12...Scored a team-high 20 points (6-12 FG), hit two 3-pointers and dished out two assists in 30 minutes at Villanova, 1/29...Finished with six points, seven rebounds, seven assists and one turnover in 26 minutes vs. St. John's, 1/27...Scored a game-high 18 points, hit a career-high six 3-pointers (6-7 3FG) in 33 minutes at Cincinnati, 1/24...Finished with a game-high six assists with no turnovers, five points in 30 minutes vs. Georgetown, 1/13...Scored eight points, dished out seven assists, grabbed seven rebounds and finished with three steals at DePaul, 1/10...Scored 11 points (3-4 3FG) with five assists in 27 minutes vs. USF, 1/7...Registered career-highs in scoring (24 points), field goals made (nine), field goal attempts (15), 3-point field goals made (3), 3-point field goal attempts (7) and steals (4), finished with five assists and four rebounds at Syracuse, 1/4...Finished with his fifth straight double-figure scoring game with 10 points (3-7 3FG) six rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes vs. Florida A&M, 12/30...Reached double figures for the fourth straight game with 16 points (7-8 FG), hit 2-2 3-pointers and dished out four assists in 25 minutes vs. Dayton, 12/23...Finished with his third consecutive double-figure scoring contest with 15 points (6-7 FT) and played a career-high 41 minutes vs. Oklahoma State, 12/21...Finished with 10 points and four assists in 24 minutes at Wisconsin, 12/16...Scored 11 points (5-7 FG) with five assists, five rebounds and a key steal that gave Pitt the lead in 34 minutes at Buffalo, 12/9...Finished with eight points, hit two 3-pointers in 25 minutes vs. Duquesne, 12/6...Scored nine points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in 33 minutes at Auburn, 12/3...Scored eight points, finished with six assists in 28 minutes vs. Robert Morris, 11/29...Scored six points with five assists and no turnovers vs. Florida State, 11/24...Scored five points with six assists vs. Oakland, 11/19...Finished with 13 points (4-13), hit two 3-pointers, finished with five assists vs. Massachusetts, 11/18...Dished out eight assists, grabbed five rebounds vs. Delaware State, 11/14...Dished out a career-high nine assists in Maggie Dixon Classic vs. Western Michigan, 11/12. 2005-06 Started four of 33 games...Earned the Most Inspirational Player Award at the team banquet...Reached double-figure scoring in 11 games on year, including four of the season's last five contests...Averaged 6.8 points and 2.2 assists per game...Led team with a .432 3-point field goal percentage (32-74) and ranked second on squad in assist:turnover ratio (1.97)...Ranked second on squad in scoring (14.0 ppg.), shot .625 from the floor (10-16), hit 5-8 3-pointers and averaged 3.5 rebounds per game in Pitt's two NCAA Tournament games...Led team with a career-high 18 points (6-10 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds in a career-high 35 minutes of the NCAA Tournament Second Round game vs. Bradley, 3/19...Scored 10 points (4-6 FG) including two 3-pointers in 24 minutes of NCAA Tournament First Round game vs. Kent State, 3/17...Averaged 8.3 points and 2.0 assists in Pitt's four Big East Championship games...Played 25 minutes of the Big East Championship Final vs. Syracuse, 3/11...Scored 14 points (6-13 FG), hit two 3-pointers in 29 minutes in Big East Championship semifinal vs. Villanova, 3/10...Scored 10 points (4-7 FG) with a career-high six rebounds and three assists in Big East quarterfinal vs. West Virginia, 3/9...Scored nine points in 30 minutes of Big East Championship First Round game vs. Louisville, 3/8...Scored 10 points (4-9 FG), hit 2-3 3-pointers in 29 minutes at West Virginia, 2/29...Was a perfect 4-4 from the floor, scored nine points and dished out four assists vs. Providence, 2/25...Scored 14 points (5-7 FG) and had three assists off the bench at Marquette, 2/18... Set then-career-highs for points (13), field goals (5-8), 3-point field goals (3-6) and minutes played (29) at Louisville, 1/15...Played 21 minutes off the bench at Rutgers, 1/18...Played 21 minutes off the bench, scored six of his 10 points at a critical time in the second half vs. DePaul, 1/12...Scored 11 points, hit 8-14 free throws, played a career-high 27 minutes, and tied a career-high with five assists vs. Notre Dame, 1/4...Finished with nine points and three assists vs. Wisconsin, 12/31...Played 19 minutes off the bench, scored 10 points (2-2 3FG), dished out three assists and grabbed three rebounds vs. Auburn, 12/4...Finished with five assists vs. Robert Morris, 11/23...Scored a then career-high 12 points, finished with five assists and played 26 minutes during his career debut vs. Saint Peter's, 11/19...Became just the third freshman to start a season opener since 1997 (Ricardo Greer, 1997 and Ronald Ramon, 2004 were the other two players). HIGH SCHOOL A 2005 graduate of Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. where he lettered three seasons for Head Coach Jack Alesi...Named a Top-100 McDonalds All-America Team Finalist...Scored 18 points (7-16 FG) in 25 minutes, all in the second half, at the Jordan Classic High School All-Star Game on April 16, 2005 at Madison Square Garden...Was the only player from New York State selected to compete in the Jordan Classic...Compiled a 63-28 record and averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 assists over his three-year varsity career...Two-time All-State selection (2004 and 2005) and two-time All-CHSAA honoree...Named New York's Player of the Year in 2005 by the New York Daily News and Newsday...Averaged 27 points, five rebounds and six assists per game as a senior...Led Xaverian to a 20-11 record, CHSAA Championship and state title game appearance with eight straight wins leading up to the championship game...The Clippers won the CHSAA title and advanced to the state title game after defeating three consecutive ranked teams: No. 2 Christ the King, No. 2 Rice and No. 1 St. Mary's...Scored 21 points in the New York State Class 2A state title game in a 68-65 loss to No. 4 nationally ranked Niagara Falls...Scored 20 points in the fourth quarter alone and finished with 36 against No. 10 ranked and undefeated Christ the King in January, 2005...Averaged 15.4 points and eight assists per game while leading Xaverian to the Brooklyn-Queens title and a city title game appearance as a junior...Averaged 9.8 points and 8.7 assists as a sophomore...Concluded his senior season ranked as the No. 88 player nationally by Rivals.com...Ranked the No. 64 player nationally by Scout Hoops.com...Rated the No. 93 player nationally by HoopScooponline.com...Ranked the No. 83 recruit nationally by EliteSportsUSA...Rated the No. 73 recruit nationally by TheInsiders.com...Ranked the No. 47 recruit nationally by HoopAlliance...Ranked the No. 78 player nationally by PrepBasketball Magazine...Ranked the No. 7 recruit in New York by New York Insider.com...Rated the No. 16 point guard and No. 93 recruit nationally by Rivals.com...Ranked No. 7 among the New York Insiders.com top players in the state of New York...Played for one of the nation's most prestigious AAU programs, the New York Gauchos...Named MVP of the Under-17 Playaz Spring Fling after leading the New York Gauchos to the title with 23 points. PERSONAL Born Levance E. Fields on June 14, 1987...Son of Koreen Thomas and Leon Fields...Has one sister, Nataisia Fields...Played at same high school (Xaverian) as former Pitt center Chris Taft...Xaverian has produced several Big East Conference players including Fields and Taft, Chris Mullin (St. John's), Roger McCready (Boston College), Carlton Screen (Providence) and Terence Mullin (St. John's)...Nickname is the "General"...Favorite food is crown fried chicken and favorite meal is steak, rice and macaroni...Favorite movie is "He Got Game"...Favorite sports figure is Allen Iverson...Role model is his mother because she's "been behind him from day one"...When he was a kid, he pretended to be Spiderman...If he could travel back in time, he would have started playing basketball sooner...Likes to bowl...Played on same New York Gauchos AAU team as Pitt player Ronald Ramon...Committed to Pitt on Dec. 6, 2004, just minutes after scoring 20 points and dishing out 11 assists in a win against St. Agnes (N.Y.)...The announcement came a day prior to Pitt's appearance in the Jimmy V. Classic at Madison Square Garden...Chose Pitt because it made him "feel at home"...Also considered St. John's, Ohio State, Villanova, South Florida, Kentucky, Miami and Mississippi State in the recruiting process...Majors in communications. |
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