Andrew Delano Andrews (born May 25, 1993) is an American professional

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player for Wolves Twinsbet of the

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(LKL). He played college basketball for the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

, where he led the

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in scoring as a senior. After going undrafted in the

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, Andrews played professional basketball in Turkey, Latvia, Israel and Greece.

High school career

Andrews attended

Benson Polytechnic High School Benson Polytechnic High School (BHS) is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. Its campus is located in the Central Eastside commercial area of Portland, Oregon, United States. Students are given a special em ...

. As a senior, he averaged 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game leading Benson to the Oregon Class 5A State Title game. When he graduated, he was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked 83rd by ESPN among point guard prospects.

College career

Andrews came to

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from

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. After sitting out the 2011–12 season following hip surgery, Andrews joined the Huskies' regular rotation as a

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freshman. As a senior, he averaged 20.9 points per game to lead the conference, and was named first-team All-Pac-12. In his last home game with the Huskies, Andrews scored a career-high 47 points against arch-rival

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Andrews joined the

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for the

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Charlotte Hornets (2016)

On September 7, 2016, he signed with the

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, but was later waived on October 20 after appearing in three preseason games.

Best Balikesir (2016–2017)

On December 11, 2016, Andrews signed with Best Balıkesir of the

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. In 19 games with Best Balıkesir Andrews averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.

Delaware 87ers (2017–2018)

On October 17, 2017, Andrews came back to the U.S. and was signed to the

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, the

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affiliate.

VEF Rīga (2018–2019)

On November 15, 2018, Andrews signed with Latvian team VEF Rīga of the

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Hapoel Afula (2019)

On February 2, 2019, Andrews parted ways with VEF Rīga to join the Israeli team Hapoel Afula for the rest of the season. In 6 games played for Afula, he averaged 26.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

Büyükçekmece (2019)

On July 20, 2019, Andrews returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing with

Büyükçekmece Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras (Greek: Αθύρας) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181 (2022). It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west o ...

for the 2019–20 season. Andrews averaged 20.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Maccabi Haifa (2020)

On May 20, 2020, Andrews returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

for the rest of 2019–20 season to replace

Gregory Vargas Gregory Maxdier Vargas Díaz (born 18 February 1986) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the ...

Darüşşafaka (2020–2021)

On July 23, 2020, he has signed with Darüşşafaka of the

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. Andrews averaged 15.9 points per game.

Türk Telekom (2021)

On June 26, 2021, he signed with

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. However, on September 4, he was released after the team refused to grant a few days off to return to the United States because of a family matter.

Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2021–2022)

On October 1, 2021, Andrews signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

Panathinaikos (2022–2023)

On July 16, 2022, Andrews signed a two-year contract with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

of the

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and the

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. In November of the same year, he was sidelined out of the team rotation after the acquisition of

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and subsequently entered into a legal dispute with the club. On March 11, 2023, Andrews and Panathinaikos finally reached a settlement agreement, via mediation from the

Players Association, and the player was released from his contract. In 4

games, Andrews averaged 8.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists, while in only 2 domestic matches, he averaged 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1 assist per contest.

Return to Bursaspor (2023)

On March 15, 2023, Andrews made his official return to Turkey and

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Joventut (2023–2024)

On July 17, 2023, he signed with

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two team ...

of the Spanish

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Wolves Twinsbet (2024–present)

On July 26, 2024, Andrews signed with Wolves Twinsbet of the

(LKL) and the EuroCup.

References

External links

Washington Huskies bioRealGM.com Profile
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