Andrea Gardner (born December 23, 1979) is an American

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player. She is tall and weighs . Gardner, a

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born in

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, was drafted in the second round by the

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as the 27th overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft. She had mostly a reserve role with the team, scoring a career high 14 points on 19 July 2002 against the

Orlando Miracle The Orlando Miracle were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Orlando, Florida. It began play in the 1999 WNBA season. The Miracle relocated, in 2003, to Uncasville, Connecticut, where the team became the Connecticut ...

. She then had brief stints with the

San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before th ...

and the

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team was founded by Gi ...

before leaving the WNBA for overseas. She currently plays in

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. She had previously played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. Gardner was on the women's basketball team at

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, where she was twice named

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Player Of The Year (2001 and 2002). On April 17, 2008, Gardner returned to the WNBA when she signed the

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...

. Gardner was the assistant coach for Washington Adventist University in 2012 and then left to become the Head Women's basketball coach in the UAE for Sharjah Ladies Club for one season. After leaving the game of basketball, Gardner made a life for herself in the human services field by working at Woodstock Job Corps.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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* * 1979 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Fenerbahçe women's basketball players Howard Bison women's basketball players Utah Starzz draft picks Utah Starzz players Washington Mystics players Centers (basketball) {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub