LeVance Fields-Pittsburgh

LEVANCE FIELDSPittsburgh ● Senior ● Guard ● 5-10 ● 190 ● 6/14/87 10.7 ppg ● 2.5 rpg ● 7.5 apg (2008-09)

Highlights:

2008-09 (Senior): Sports Illustrated Third Team All-America selection Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection... USBWA All-District 2 Team selection All-Big East Third Team selection Concluded season ranked No. 2 nationally in assist:turnover ratio (3.80) and No. 3 in assists per game (7.5 apg.) Owns a Big East leading assist:turnover ratio of 3.80 (270 assists/71 turnovers) Eight double-doubles on year Set the school's season assist record and broke Brandin Knight's previous record of 251 from 2001-02 Fields finished with 270 assists on the year Set school record for most career NCAA Tournament assists (55) Also ranks second among the school's all-time NCAA Tournament scorers... Tied school record for most season double figure assist games with nine (tied Darelle Porter, nine from 1989-90) Led the Big East in assists (7.50) and assist:turnover ratio (3.80) Reached double figure scoring in 25 games on year Scored 10 points and dished out six assists in NCAA Tournament Regional Final vs. Villanova, 3/28 Hit go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left then converted a steal and layup to give Pitt a 3-point lead with 24 seconds to go, scored 14 points and dished out six assists in NCAA Regional semifinal vs. Xavier, 3/26 Recorded his fourth career doubledouble, scored 13 points and dished out a career-high 16 assists at DePaul, 2/7 The 16 assists tied the school game record held by Bob Shrewsbury vs. South Carolina on Feb. 14, 1976... His 16 assists ranked as the highest individual assist performance in the Big East in 2008-09 Finished with eight assists, no turnovers and went over the 1,000-point mark for his career at Georgetown, 1/3.

2007-08 (Junior): Sidelined with fractured left foot (fifth metatarsil) suffered during the Dayton game on 12/29 but after a 12-game rehabilitation period, returned to action at Marquette on 2/15...Big East All-Tournament Team selection...Named Most Inspirational Player at team banquet...Preseason All-Big East honorable mention selection.... Started the first 12 contests and in each of the season's last 11 games Saw action in 25 games (23 starts), 773 minutes and averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds on year...Registered a season school record assist:turnover ratio of 3.18 (133 assists, 45 turnovers) on the year...Pitt finished 19-4 with Fields as a starter...Reached double figure scoring in nine consecutive games to close out the season... Earned Big East All-Tournament honors after averaging 11.3 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game... Scored 10 points with six assists and five rebounds in Big East Championship Game vs. Georgetown, 3/15 Named Big East Player of the Week (Dec. 23) following his performance vs. Duke... Additional information on back. Hit game-winning stepback fadeaway 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds in overtime, scored 21 points (7-13 FG),hit 3-7 3-pointers and finished with four assists in 40 minutes vs. Duke, 12/20... Earned Hispanic College Fund Challenge All-Tournament team honors after averaging 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and finishing with a 4.25 assist:turnover ratio.

2006-07 (Sophomore): 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 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)... Dished out a career-high tying nine assists in NCAA First Round vs. Wright State, 3/15. The nine assists tied for third all-time among Pitt's NCAA game records.

2005-06 (Freshman): Started four of 33 games...Earned the Most Inspirational Player Award at team banquet...Reached doublefigure scoring in 11 games on year, including four of the season's last five contests...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 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... Became just the third freshman to start a season opener at Pitt since 1997.

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 and former Pitt Assistant coach/Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen 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...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.