Andrew "Drew" Naymick (born February 18, 1985) is an American professional

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player for

Link Tochigi Brex Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team played in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team would compete in ...

of the Japanese

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. He played college basketball for

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It ...

College career

Over his first two years with

, Naymick appeared in 51 games as a reserve. He started the first seven games of the 2005–06 season before sitting out the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury, earning a medical redshirt. He returned to the line-up in 2006–07 and appeared in 35 games, starting the final 11 contests of the season. As a senior in 2007–08, he appeared in 36 games, starting 23, including the final 22 contests of the season. He finished his college career as Michigan State's career leader in blocked shots with 134.

Professional career

On July 20, 2008, Naymick signed a one-year contract with Polish team Kotwica Kołobrzeg. He parted ways with the team on March 31, 2009, not before helping Kołobrzeg win the

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title. On July 23, 2009, Naymick signed a one-year contract with Spanish team

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. After spending the 2010 preseason with the Los Angeles Lakers, Naymick joined the

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of the

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for the 2010–11 season. On August 19, 2011, Naymick signed a one-year contract with Czech team

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. He re-signed with Nymburk for another season on July 31, 2012. In early 2014, Naymick had short stints with both

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and Atléticos de San Germán. On August 26, 2014, Naymick signed a one-year contract with Greek team

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. On November 6, 2015, Naymick signed a two-month contract with German team

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. On January 30, 2016, Naymick signed with

of Japan for the rest of the season. On August 14, 2016, Naymick signed a one-year contract with

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, returning to Japan for a second stint. In April 2017, Naymick moved to Australia and signed with the Stirling Senators of the

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for the 2017 season. In 21 games for the Senators, he averaged 7.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. In September 2017, Naymick signed Link Tochigi Brex, returning to the team for a second stint. He left Tochigi Brex in December 2017, and joined Otsuka Corporation Alphas in January 2018.

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