Andrew Bridge (basketball)
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| Born | 5 October 1979 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 86.36 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1999–2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2000 | Mansfield Express | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Sheffield Sharks | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2012 | Newcastle Eagles | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield Sharks | ||||||||||||||
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Andrew Bridge (born 5 October 1979) is a British professional basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in shooting guard.[1] Bridge is the current captain of Newcastle Eagles.[2]
Biography
[edit]The 6 ft 3in shooting guard started his career with Mansfield Express in 1999 in the English Basketball League, before stepping up to Professional Basketball with the Sheffield Sharks in 2000.[1] In 2002, the England and Great Britain International moved further North to play for the Newcastle Eagles.
Andrew was part of the Bronze Medal-winning England Basketball Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and completed a successful season with the Newcastle Eagles "clean sweep" of Championships in 2006.[3]
"A shooting guard, he can also handle the ball competently and is best known for his solid defence and smart basketball brain. A real all-rounder and rapidly becoming the glue that helps hold the team together".[1]
As of 27 March 2011 the official British Basketball League website shows Bridge has played 324 games, with averages of 7.47 Points Per Game, 2.97 Rebounds Per Game and 0.97 Assists Per Game.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Andrew Bridge – Newcastle Eagles". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "TIME OUT With Andrew Bridge – British Basketball League". Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Newcastle Eagles – BBL Team Bios". Retrieved 27 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bridge, Andrew – British Basketball League". Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links
[edit]- Andrew Bridge at Proballers
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