Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). He is currently on the basketball staff at Memphis after three seasons as head coach at Lane College. A 5'11",

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, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the

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). Born in

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, his nickname in college was the "Little General".

College career

The shining moment of Andre Turner's career was in his junior season, when he, along with teammates Keith Lee, Baskerville Holmes, and William Bedford made it to the Final Four, on the strength of three consecutive game winning shots by Turner. The first was in an overtime win against UAB. Ironically, Gene Bartow was UAB's head coach, the last coach to lead Memphis State to the Final Four, eventually losing in the 1973 championship game against

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. The second game winner came against Boston College, and the third, coming against the

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, propelled the Tigers back to the Final Four, only to lose to eventual champ Villanova, one of three Big East teams in the Final Four that year.

College statistics

, - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" , Memphis , 31 , , - , , 32.5 , , .518 , , - , , .806 , , 1.1 , , 4.1 , , 2.4 , , 0.1 , , 9.9 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" , Memphis , 33 , , - , , 31.9 , , .457 , , - , , .667 , , 1.4 , , 4.5 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.2 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" , Memphis , 34 , , - , , 34.0 , , .498 , , - , , .714 , , 2.3 , , 6.6 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 11.4 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" , Memphis , 34 , , - , , 33.4 , , .478 , , - , , .854 , , 2.0 , , 7.7 , , 2.6 , , 0.1 , , 13.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 132 , , - , , 33.0 , , .487 , , - , , .757 , , 1.7 , , 5.8 , , 2.1 , , 0.1 , , 10.9

Professional career

Turner was selected in the third round of the 1986 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, but traded to the Boston Celtics. He played for seven teams in the NBA: the

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, Milwaukee Bucks,

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, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. In 170 games with these seven teams, he holds career averages of 4.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. His most productive year was in 1990–91, when he averaged 5.9 points and 4.4 assists in 70 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner also played in the

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for the La Crosse Catbirds, where he led the team to the 1989–1990 CBA Championship, and in the World Basketball League for the Memphis Rockers. After leaving the NBA, he played professionally in Spain. In 1997, while playing with Joventut Badalona, Turner won the Spanish King's Cup title and the tournament's MVP award. With Sevilla, he played in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 1999–00 season.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 70 , , 1 , , 20.1 , , .439 , , .364 , , .736 , , 2.2 , , 4.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Washington , 70 , , 3 , , 12.4 , , .425 , , .063 , , .792 , , 1.3 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 170 , , 4 , , 14.8 , , .422 , , .237 , , .764 , , 1.5 , , 3.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.5

Playoffs

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, 8 , , 0 , , 23.6 , , .438 , , .333 , , .813 , , 1.6 , , 4.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.0 , , 7.3

Coaching career

Turner was an assistant basketball coach at Mitchell High in Memphis for four years before being named head coach in 2015. The school,won three state championships during his time there, in 2014, 2015 and 2016. On April 15, 2021, Turner was named head coach for Division II Lane College of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).

References

External links

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