Andre Devell Spencer (July 20, 1964 – August 4, 2020) was an American professional

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player. He was a

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and played collegiately for

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, a

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, and the

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. He played for three teams in the

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(NBA), and for six seasons in the

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Biography

He played basketball for Los Angeles-Manual Arts High. He then played basketball for the

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from 1982 to 1984. He then attended

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where he earned all-

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honors for the

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in 1986. In 1985 he was second in steals (47) and steals per game (1.6) in the Big Sky Conference, third in points (548) and points per game (18.9), and 8th in rebounds (174) and rebounds per game (8.0). Spencer played for the

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, and

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during his NBA career from 1992 to 1994. Although he was also signed by the

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in October 1994, he was waived a few days later, before the 1994–95 season began. He made it to the Israeli League finals in 1991 with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

. The following year he averaged 21.4 points per game for the team, his career-high in his six seasons in Israel. He also played in Israel for

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, and Hapoel Afula. Spencer also played in France for

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. Spencer played in the

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(CBA) for the

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Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets The Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets were a professional basketball team based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1988 to 1991. They played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the defunct minor league, development league for the National Basketbal ...

Topeka Sizzlers The Topeka Sizzlers, originally the Kansas City Sizzlers, were a professional basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri from 1985 to 1986 until they relocated to Topeka, Kansas where they played from 1986 to 1990. The Sizzlers were members of ...

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and

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. He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1993. Spencer died August 4, 2020, aged 56.

References

External links

ACB.com profile
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