Adrian Pledger

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Adrian Pledger
Personal information
Born (1976-05-03) May 3, 1976 (age 47)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
College
Position Guard and forward
Career highlights and awards

Adrian Pledger (born May 3, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player. [2] Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League

Biography

Pledger's hometown is Camden, Alabama. [3] He is 6' 3" (1.90 metres) tall. [2]

He first played college basketball at Wallace State Community College in Alabama from 1995 to 1996. [4] [5] In 1996 Pledger was a second-team JUCO all-American after he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks a game. [6] With Wallace State, he was the 1996 Alabama Sports Writers Association Community College Athlete of the Year. [7]

Pledger then played basketball for West Virginia University for the Mountaineers, was a guard and captain of the basketball team in 1997–98, and graduated in 1998. [3] [8] [2] His two-point .560 field goal percentage in 1996-97 was fifth in the Big East Conference. [9] In his two seasons of play, he averaged 13.1 points per game, with a 51.1% field goal percentage. [3]

Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in Israel. [10] [11] [12] He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Adrian Pledger Basketball Player Profile, BIPA Odessa, WVU, News, Higher League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. 1 2 3 "Adrian Pledger - Men's Basketball". West Virginia University Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Mountaineer Stats; Transfers"
  5. ↑ John Antonik (December 4, 1996). "Doomed in the Dome". West Virginia University Athletics.
  6. ↑ Perrone, Vinnie (January 2, 1997). "COLD-SHOOTING HOYAS HAVE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ Christopher Walsh (March 23, 2019). "ASWA Community College Athlete of the Year winners". SI.com.
  8. ↑ Prisbell, Eric (March 23, 2005). "Spring Smells Especially Sweet To West Virginia and Its Fans". The Washington Post.
  9. ↑ "Adrian Pledger College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  10. ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2007-08 Season | Irony Iscar Naharya | Adrian Pledger". basket.co.il.
  11. ↑ Yoav Goren (November 11, 2003). "The ugly duckling of Nahariya". Haaretz.
  12. ↑ Allon Sinai (October 28, 2007). "Local hoops: Who can stop Maccabi Tel Aviv?". The Jerusalem Post.
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