Education
North Carolina State University.
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North Carolina State University.
He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (30th pick overall) of the 1991 National Basketball Association Draft. A 6"3" (190 m) shooting guard, Monroe played only one year in the National Basketball Association with the Hawks during the 1991-1992 season, appearing in 38 games and scoring a total of 131 points. Monroe also played professionally in Australia, Greece, Israel, Italy (for Carne Montana Forli (1998–1999), Fabriano Basket a.k.a.
Banca Marche Fabriano (1999–2002) and Euro Roseto (2002–2003), Spain, and the Philippines.
Currently, Monroe is the director of basketball operations and men"s basketball coach at SouthLake Christian Academy in Huntersville, North Carolina. He broke David Thompson"s school scoring record at North Carolina State and is fourth on the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination"s all-time scoring list with 2,551 career points.
In 2002, Monroe was named to the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination 50th Anniversary men"s basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history. "Fire and Ice" was the popular nickname given to Monroe and backcourt teammate Chris Corchiani during their years with the Wolfpack.
Monroe attended Saint Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, Maryland and played in the competitive Baltimore Catholic League.