Andrew Bridge (basketball)

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Andrew Bridge
No. 6 – Newcastle Eagles
PositionShooting Guard
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 44)
Chesterfield, England
NationalityEnglish
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight86.36 kg (190 lb)
Career information
CollegeLeeds Metropolitan University
Playing career2000–2013

Andrew Bridge (born 5 October 1979 in Chesterfield, England) is a current British Professional Basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in Shooting Guard, who currently plays for Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League.[1] Bridge is the current captain of Newcastle Eagles[2]

Biography

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

  1. ^ a b c "Andrew Bridge - Newcastle Eagles". Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ^ "TIME OUT With Andrew Bridge - British Basketball League". Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Newcastle Eagles - BBL Team Bios". Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Bridge, Andrew - British Basketball League". Retrieved 27 March 2011.