Ronnie Brewer life and biography

Ronnie Brewer is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s.

Career history:

Utah Jazz (2006–2010)
Memphis Grizzlies (2010)
Chicago Bulls (2010–present)


2009-10 (Utah/Memphis):

Split the year between Utah and Memphis … overall, he appeared in 58 games (53 starts), and averaged 8.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.57 spg and 30.0 mpg, and shot .487 from the field, .258 from downtown and .639 from the line … played just five games with the Grizzlies before suffering a partially torn right hamstring versus MIA (02/19) … scored 10-plus points 19 times, including two games with 20-plus points, highlighted by a season-best 25 points versus MEM (11/30); tied his career high with 11 FGM against MEM that same evening … grabbed a career-high 10 boards versus SAN (12/07) … posted a career-best 10 assists versus MEM (01/06) … he ended up missing 24 games due to his hamstring injury; was Inactive for 13 of those contests (02/21-03/13); missed 11 games (Inactive seven times) with a sore right hamstring (03/24-04/14).

COLLEGE:

He was an early-entry candidate for the 2006 NBA Draft following three seasons at the University of Arkansas (2003-06) … averaged 15.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 3.3 apg in 90 career games (89 starts) at Arkansas … earned All-SEC First Team selections following his sophomore and junior seasons … was the first Arkansas player named First Team All-SEC since 1995 … also earned First Team All-District 9 by the NABC and All-District 7 by the USBWA both years … posted 18.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.3 apg and 2.59 spg in 32 games (all starts) as a junior … was named honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press … led the Razorbacks in scoring, steals, was second in assists and third in rebounding his junior campaign … returned Arkansas to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000-01 … scored in double-figures 29 times and scored 20-plus points 14 times … averaged 16.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.4 apg in 30 games (29 starts) as a sophomore in 2004-05 … led the team in scoring and ranked eighth in the SEC … was also second in the SEC in steals per game (2.53) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.475) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.66) … scored 20-plus points eight times and led the team in scoring 15 times, in rebounds eight times and in assists seven times … averaged 12.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.4 apg and 2.00 spg his freshman year … named to the SEC All-Freshman Team … led Arkansas in rebounding, assists, steals and field-goal percentage (.481).

PERSONAL:

Son of Ron and Carolyn Brewer … youngest of five children (two brothers, two sisters) … his father teamed with Sidney Moncrief and Marvin Delph to form the famed “Triplets,” who led the Razorbacks to the 1978 Final Four … his father also played eight seasons in the NBA (1978-86) with seven different teams, including the Chicago Bulls in 1985-86 … both Ronnie and his father wore No. 10 at Arkansas … earned Parade All-America honors after averaging 26.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 4.0 apg as a senior in leading Fayetteville High School to a 24-5 finish and into the state Class 5A semifinals … named Arkansas Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette … majored in broadcast journalism and says he would be a television producer if he was not in the NBA … his favorite foods are fried chicken wings and chicken fingers … his life motto is “Never be content” … he enjoys fishing, watching movies and playing video games.

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