Andrew Andrews

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Andrew Andrews
Andrew Andrews.jpg
Andrews with the Delaware 87ers in November 2017
No. 12 – Frutti Extra Bursaspor
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1993-05-25) May 25, 1993 (age 28)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenson Polytechnic
(Portland, Oregon)
CollegeWashington (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Best Balıkesir
2017–2018Delaware 87ers
2018–2019VEF Rīga
2019Hapoel Afula
2019Büyükçekmece
2020Maccabi Haifa
2020–2021Darüşşafaka Tekfen
2021–presentFrutti Extra Bursaspor
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Andrew Delano Andrews (born May 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketball League He played college basketball for the University of Washington, where he led the Pac-12 Conference in scoring as a senior. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft, Andrews played professional basketball in Turkey, Latvia and Israel.

High school career[]

Andrews attended Benson Polytechnic High School under Troy Berry. As a senior, he averaged 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game leading Benson to the Oregon Class 5A State Title game.[1] When he graduated, he was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com[2] and was ranked 83th by ESPN among point guard prospects.[3]

College career[]

Andrews came to Washington from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. After sitting out the 2011–12 season following hip surgery, Andrews joined the Huskies' regular rotation as a redshirt freshman. As a senior, he averaged 20.9 points per game to lead the conference, and was named first-team All-Pac-12.[4] In his last home game with the Huskies, Andrews scored a career-high 47 points against arch-rival Washington State.[5]

Professional career[]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Andrews joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6] On September 7, 2016, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[7] but was later waived on October 20 after appearing in three preseason games.[8]

On December 11, 2016, Andrews signed with Best Balıkesir of the Turkish Super League.[9] In 19 games with Best Balıkesir Andrews averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.[10]

On October 17, 2017 Andrews came back to the U.S. and was signed to the Delaware 87ers, the Philadelphia 76ers' G League affiliate.[10]

On November 15, 2018, Andrews signed with Latvian team VEF Rīga of the VTB United League.[11] On February 2, 2019, Andrews parted ways with VEF Rīga to join the Israeli team Hapoel Afula for the rest of the season.[12] In 6 games played for Afula, he averaged 26.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

On July 20, 2019, Andrews returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing with Büyükçekmece for the 2019–20 season.[13] Andrews averaged 20.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[14]

On May 20, 2020, Andrews returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Haifa for the rest of 2019–20 season to replace Gregory Vargas.[15]

On July 23, 2020, he has signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketball Super League.[14] Andrews averaged 15.9 points per game.

On June 26, 2021, he signed with Türk Telekom.[16] However, on September 4, he was released after the team refused to grant a few days off to return to the United States because of a family matter.[17]

On October 1, Andrews signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Andrew Andrews Bio". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Andrew Andrews – Rivals.com". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Andrew Andrews – Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Caple, Christian (March 7, 2016). "Huskies' Andrew Andrews voted first-team All-Pac-12, Dejounte Murray voted second-team". The News Tribune. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Allen, Percy (March 3, 2016). "What they're saying about Andrew Andrews' 47-point scoring spree as UW Huskies top WSU Cougars". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Hann, Lucas (June 26, 2016). "Summer League 2016: Andrew Andrews to Join Clippers in Orlando". ClipsNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Andrew Andrews and Rasheed Sulaimon". NBA.com. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Andrew Andrews". NBA.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Best Balikesir lands Andrew Andrews". Sportando.com. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Jacob Pullen's Contract Converted To Two-Way Deal - Philadelphia 76ers". Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. ^ "VEF Riga sign PG Andrew Andrews". vefriga.com. November 15, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  12. ^ "אנדרו אנדרוז חתם בהפועל עפולה עד תום העונה" (in Hebrew). ONE.co.il. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Andrew Andrews (ex Afula) signs at Buyukcekmece". Eurobasket.com. July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Darussafaka signs Andrew Andrews, ex M.Haifa". Eurobasket. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "אנדרוז יחליף את ורגאס במכבי חיפה" (in Hebrew). basket.co.il. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Turk Telekom lands Andrew Andrews". Sportando. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "After team denies permission days for family reasons, Andrew Andrews part ways with Turk Telekom". Sportando. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "Bursaspor officially announce Andrew Andrews". Sportando. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

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