Andrew Wisniewski

Andrew Wisniewski
Personal information
Born	September 1, 1981 (age 42); Staten Island, New York
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Peter's (Staten Island, New York)[ citation needed ]
College	St. Peter's (1999–2000); Centenary (2001–2004);
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2012
Position	Point guard
Career history
2004–2005	Crvena zvezda
2005–2006	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2006	Snaidero Cucine Udine
2006–2007	Cibona Zagreb
2007–2008	Ural Great Perm
2008–2009	Spartak Saint Petersburg
2009–2010	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2010–2011	Efes Pilsen
2012	Spirou Charleroi
Career highlights and awards
	Bundesliga Top Scorer (2006); Bundesliga Best Offensive Player (2006); Bundesliga Newcomer of the Year (2006); Bundesliga All-Star (2006); Israeli Cup winner (2010); Israeli Cup Finals MVP (2010); A-1 Liga champion (2007); A-1 Liga Defensive Player of the Year (2007);

Last updated September 27, 2023

Andrew Wisniewski (born September 1, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position.

College career

Wisniewski initially played for the St. Peter's Peacocks^[1] for the 1999–00 season, where he played 18 of 28 games while starting 3, and averaged 11 minutes per game. From 2001 to 2004, Wisniewski played in NCAA Division I for Centenary College of Louisiana, where he earned the nickname "Wiz". During his time at Centenary, Wisniewski started and played in a total of 83 games. For his three-year average, he averaged 34 minutes and 21 points per game.^[2]

Professional career

Wisniewski went undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft.^[3]

For the 2004–05 season he signed with the Serbian club Crvena zvezda. In 23 games of the Adriatic League, he averaged 12 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.^[4]

For the 2005–06 season he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Bundesliga. He was the top scorer of the Bundesliga, with an average of 20.6 points,^[5] and was also selected to play at the Bundesliga All-Star Game.

In July 2006, he signed with Snaidero Cucine Udine of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.^[6] He was released in November 2006, after just 9 games. In December 2006, he signed with the Croatian club Cibona Zagreb for the remainder of the season.^[7]^[8] With Cibona he won the Croatian A-1 Liga.^[9]

In July 2007, he signed with PBC Ural Great Perm of Russia for the 2007–08 season.^[10] For the 2008–09 season he signed with another Russian club Spartak Saint Petersburg.^[11]

In July 2009, he signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year with the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.^[12] With Maccabi he won the Israeli Cup and was named the MVP of the final game.^[13] In July 2010, Maccabi announced that they will not be exercising their option on him for the 2010–11 season.^[14]

In June 2010, he signed with the Turkish club Efes Pilsen.^[15] After Efes was eliminated from the EuroLeague in February 2011, he was released.^[16]

In January 2012, he signed with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium for the rest of the 2011–12 season.^[17]

Career statistics

College statistics

Season	GP	MPG	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	APG	RPG	BPG	SPG
1999–00 (SPC)	18	10.9	2.0	27.9	13.3	71.4	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.6
2001–02	28	33.8	19.6	46.7	43.8	76.4	5.7	3.6	0.0	2.1
2002–03	28	33.9	22.0	50.4	36.1	83.3	4.4	2.5	0.1	2.6
2003–04	28	35.0	21.9	51.2	41.8	78.6	4.3	3.5	0.0	1.6

European statistics

Season^[18]	League	Team	GP	MPG	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	APG	RPG	BPG	SPG
2004–05	Adriatic League	Crvena Zvezda	23	27.0	12.0	50.8	31.3	69.8	3.3	2.4	0.1	2.4
2004–05	EuroCup	Red Star	10	30.4	13.9	46.7	31.6	67.5	3.6	1.5	0.3	2.8
2006–07	Adriatic League	Cibona Zagreb	17	27.9	12.4	54.3	42.0	74.3	2.4	2.4	0.1	2.3
2006–07	EuroLeague	Cibona Zagreb	7	28.4	11.9	63.3	50.0	70.6	1.7	1.7	0.0	2.3
2006–07	Italian League	Udine	9	28.8	10.0	34.3	32.1	84.6	3.0	3.0	0.1	2.1
2006–07	EuroCup	Udine	5	25.0	10.8	44.2	41.2	64.3	4.2	1.8	0.0	1.6
2009–10	EuroLeague	Maccabi Electra	20	27.1	8.8	43.1	38.2	72.0	2.6	2.8	0.1	0.9
2010–11	EuroLeague	Efes Pilsen	15	21.6	4.5	42.4	33.3	83.3	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.5

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References

↑ St Peter's Peacocks on Daily Peacock ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ Wisniewski's College Career Statistics on Daily Peacock ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Andrew Wisniewski–RealGM Profile". Realgm.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Andrew Wisniewski–Adriatic League Profile". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "2005-2006 BBL Leading Scorer Andrew Wisniewski Back In Germany For A Short Visit". Germanhoops.com. October 1, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Wisniewski firma per la Snaidero". Messaggero veneto (in Italian). July 23, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Cibona inks Wisniewski". Euroleague.net. December 7, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Andrew Wisniewski joins Cibona". Kosarka.org. December 6, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Cibona osvojila 14. naslov prvaka Hrvatske". nacional.hr (in Croatian). June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Ural Great signed Andrew Wisniewski". ural-great.ru. July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ Эндрю Вишневски стал новым разыгрывающим БК "Спартак" (видео). gazeta.spb.ru (in Russian). June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv Inks Andrew Wisniewski". maccabi.co.il. July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv wins Israeli Cup". Sportando.com. February 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Wisniewski No Longer with Maccabi". Sportando.com. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Efes Pilsen signs playmaker Andrew Wisniewski". Euroleague.net. June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Efes Pilsen released Wisniewski and loans Raduljica to Alba". Sportando.com. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Spirou Charleroi announce Andrew Wisniewski". Sportando.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
↑ "Professional Career Stats on Draftexpress". Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

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[1] St Peter's Peacocks on Daily Peacock ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[2] Wisniewski's College Career Statistics on Daily Peacock ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[3] "Andrew Wisniewski–RealGM Profile". Realgm.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[4] "Andrew Wisniewski–Adriatic League Profile". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[5] "2005-2006 BBL Leading Scorer Andrew Wisniewski Back In Germany For A Short Visit". Germanhoops.com. October 1, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[6] "Wisniewski firma per la Snaidero". Messaggero veneto (in Italian). July 23, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[7] "Cibona inks Wisniewski". Euroleague.net. December 7, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[8] "Andrew Wisniewski joins Cibona". Kosarka.org. December 6, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[9] "Cibona osvojila 14. naslov prvaka Hrvatske". nacional.hr (in Croatian). June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[10] "Ural Great signed Andrew Wisniewski". ural-great.ru. July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[11] Эндрю Вишневски стал новым разыгрывающим БК "Спартак" (видео). gazeta.spb.ru (in Russian). June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[12] "Maccabi Tel Aviv Inks Andrew Wisniewski". maccabi.co.il. July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[13] "Maccabi Tel Aviv wins Israeli Cup". Sportando.com. February 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[14] "Wisniewski No Longer with Maccabi". Sportando.com. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[15] "Efes Pilsen signs playmaker Andrew Wisniewski". Euroleague.net. June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[16] "Efes Pilsen released Wisniewski and loans Raduljica to Alba". Sportando.com. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[17] "Spirou Charleroi announce Andrew Wisniewski". Sportando.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[18] "Professional Career Stats on Draftexpress". Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

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Personal information
Born	(1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 42) Staten Island, New York
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Peter's (Staten Island, New York)^{[ citation needed ]}
College	St. Peter's (1999–2000) Centenary (2001–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2012
Position	Point guard
Career history
2004–2005	Crvena zvezda
2005–2006	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2006	Snaidero Cucine Udine
2006–2007	Cibona Zagreb
2007–2008	Ural Great Perm
2008–2009	Spartak Saint Petersburg
2009–2010	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2010–2011	Efes Pilsen
2012	Spirou Charleroi

Career highlights and awards
Bundesliga Top Scorer (2006) Bundesliga Best Offensive Player (2006) Bundesliga Newcomer of the Year (2006) Bundesliga All-Star (2006) Israeli Cup winner (2010) Israeli Cup Finals MVP (2010) A-1 Liga champion (2007) A-1 Liga Defensive Player of the Year (2007)