| Henry Fields (born 3 May 1938) is an American former basketball player and coach. Nicknamed The Gentleman, he won the French national championship in 1963 and 1970 and was named the French championship Foreign Player of the Year in 1970. Fields played college basketball at the University of Elizabeth City where he earned all-conference honors.
Following his graduation from college, Fields entered the United States Army. Due to a three year commitment, he was able to choose his assignment and chose France. He stated later that his choice was influenced by a Sports Illustrated feature on Jean-Claude Lefebvre, a French basketball player who played for the Gonzaga University. In France, he was stationed in Orléans where he became a member of the United States military team who he helped win gold the European and World Military Basketball Championships. |
