Andy Campbell (basketball)

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Andrew Campbell
Personal information
Born (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956 (age 67)
Melbourne, Australia
Listed height218 cm (7 ft 2 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
College LSU (1977–1981)
Position Center
Career history
As player:
1983 West Adelaide Bearcats
1984–1986 Canberra Cannons
As coach:
1988–1991 Canberra Cannons (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • NBL champion (1984)
  • NBL blocks leader (1985)

As assistant coach:

  • NBL champion (1988)
Career NBL statistics
Points 891 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds 617 (6.0 rpg)
Blocks 249 (2.4 bpg)

Andrew Campbell (born 21 July 1956) is an Australian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics with the Australia national team. [1] [2] He played college basketball with Louisiana State University from 1977 to 1981. [3] [4] [5] Following his college career, he played professionally in the National Basketball League where he won the NBL championship in 1984.

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Professional career

In 1983, he joined the West Adelaide Bearcats in the Australian National Basketball League and helped them to the NBL finals where the team lost to the Canberra Cannons. [6] The following season, he joined the Cannons [7] and helped the club win the 1984 NBL championship. [8] In 1985, he led the NBL in blocked shots. [9] In September 1986 he suffered a season ending knee injury [10] that ultimately led to his retirement before the start of the 1987 season. [8]

Coaching career

In 1988, Campbell was hired as an assistant coach to the Canberra Cannons. [11] In October 1989, he took over as interim head coach, following Steve Breheny's 20-game suspension. [12]

Personal life

In 1991, Campbell had an open heart surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and have a valve replaced. [13]

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