{"id":69720,"date":"2018-03-30T16:01:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=69720"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:14:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T19:14:36","slug":"technology-training-and-operations-manager-by-day-head-basketball-coach-by-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/technology-training-and-operations-manager-by-day-head-basketball-coach-by-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Training and Operations Manager by Day Head Basketball Coach by Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nick Mantas<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Northwestern\u2019s very own Rafie Fields works in the Medill Chicago Newsroom as the Technology Training and Operations Manager. Little do the students there know, his mind for basketball is one of a kind.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate of George Westinghouse College Prep High School is the Head Basketball Coach of his alma mater.<\/p>\n<p>Once a powerhouse of Chicago high school basketball programs, Coach Fields aims to take them back to those days in his first season at the helm.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Mantas_RafieFinalEdit\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/261898519?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Coach Rafie Fields imparting his knowledge of the game to one of his players. (Nicholas Mantas\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Northwestern\u2019s very own Rafie Fields works in the Medill Chicago Newsroom as the Technology Training and Operations Manager. 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