Andrew Andrews

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Andrew Andrews
Andrew Andrews.jpg
Andrews with the Delaware 87ers in November 2017
No. 12–BC Wolves
Position Shooting guard / point guard
League LKL
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1993-05-25) May 25, 1993 (age 31)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Benson Polytechnic
(Portland, Oregon)
College Washington (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Best Balıkesir
2017–2018 Delaware 87ers
2018–2019 VEF Rīga
2019 Hapoel Afula
2019 Büyükçekmece
2020 Maccabi Haifa
2020–2021 Darüşşafaka Tekfen
2021–2022 Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2022–2023 Panathinaikos
2023Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2023–2024 Joventut
2024–present Wolves Twinsbet
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Andrew Delano Andrews (born May 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Wolves Twinsbet of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. 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, Israel and Greece.

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High school career

Andrews attended Benson Polytechnic High School. 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 83rd 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]

Charlotte Hornets (2016)

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]

Best Balikesir (2016–2017)

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]

Delaware 87ers (2017–2018)

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]

VEF Rīga (2018–2019)

On November 15, 2018, Andrews signed with Latvian team VEF Rīga of the VTB United League. [11]

Hapoel Afula (2019)

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.

Büyükçekmece (2019)

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]

Maccabi Haifa (2020)

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]

Darüşşafaka (2020–2021)

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

Türk Telekom (2021)

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]

Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2021–2022)

On October 1 2021, Andrews signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor. [18]

Panathinaikos (2022–2023)

On July 16, 2022, Andrews signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. In November of the same year, he was sidelined out of the team rotation after the acquisition of Dwayne Bacon and subsequently entered into a legal dispute with the club. On March 11, 2023, Andrews and Panathinaikos finally reached a settlement agreement, via mediation from the EuroLeague Players Association, and the player was released from his contract. In 4 EuroLeague games, Andrews averaged 8.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists, while in only 2 domestic matches, he averaged 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1 assist per contest.

Return to Bursaspor (2023)

On March 15, 2023, Andrews made his official return to Turkey and Bursaspor. [19]

Joventut (2023–present)

On July 17, 2023, he signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Andrews Bio". Go Huskies. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Andrew Andrews". Rivals.com . Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Andrews – Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com . Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ Caple, Christian (March 7, 2016). "Huskies' Andrew Andrews voted first-team All-Pac-12, Dejounte Murray voted second-team". The News Tribune . Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  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 November 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hann, Lucas (June 26, 2016). "Summer League 2016: Andrew Andrews to Join Clippers in Orlando". ClipsNation.com. SB Nation . Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Andrew Andrews and Rasheed Sulaimon". National Basketball Association. September 7, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Waive Andrew Andrews". National Basketball Association. October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Best Balikesir lands Andrew Andrews". Sportando. December 11, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Camerato, Jessica (October 14, 2017). "Jacob Pullen's contract converted to 2-way deal as Sixers make series of roster moves". NBC News. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ "VEF Riga sign PG Andrew Andrews". VEF Rīga. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. 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. 1 2 Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 23, 2020). "Darussafaka signs Andrew Andrews, ex M.Haifa". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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  18. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (October 1, 2021). "Bursaspor officially announce Andrew Andrews". Sportando. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bursaspor brings back Andrew Andrews". Eurohoops. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  20. ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (July 17, 2023). "Joventut Badalona officially signs Andrew Andrews". Sportando. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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