Adrian Pledger
Personal information
Born (1976-05-03) May 3, 1976 (age 47)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
College
PositionGuard and forward
Career highlights and awards

Adrian Pledger (born May 3, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player.[2] Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League

Biography

Pledger's hometown is Camden, Alabama.[3] He is 6' 3" (1.90 metres) tall.[2]

He first played college basketball at Wallace State Community College in Alabama from 1995 to 1996.[4][5] In 1996 Pledger was a second-team JUCO all-American after he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks a game.[6] With Wallace State, he was the 1996 Alabama Sports Writers Association Community College Athlete of the Year.[7]

Pledger then played basketball for West Virginia University for the Mountaineers, was a guard and captain of the basketball team in 1997–98, and graduated in 1998.[3][8][2] His two-point .560 field goal percentage in 1996-97 was fifth in the Big East Conference.[9] In his two seasons of play, he averaged 13.1 points per game, with a 51.1% field goal percentage.[3]

Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in Israel.[10][11][12] He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2000-01 Season | Regular Season | Statistics - Leaders". basket.co.il.
  2. ^ a b c "Adrian Pledger Basketball Player Profile, BIPA Odessa, WVU, News, Higher League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. ^ a b c "Adrian Pledger - Men's Basketball". West Virginia University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Mountaineer Stats; Transfers"
  5. ^ John Antonik (December 4, 1996). "Doomed in the Dome". West Virginia University Athletics.
  6. ^ Perrone, Vinnie (January 2, 1997). "COLD-SHOOTING HOYAS HAVE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ Christopher Walsh (March 23, 2019). "ASWA Community College Athlete of the Year winners". SI.com.
  8. ^ Prisbell, Eric (March 23, 2005). "Spring Smells Especially Sweet To West Virginia and Its Fans". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ "Adrian Pledger College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2007-08 Season | Irony Iscar Naharya | Adrian Pledger". basket.co.il.
  11. ^ Yoav Goren (November 11, 2003). "The ugly duckling of Nahariya". Haaretz.
  12. ^ Allon Sinai (October 28, 2007). "Local hoops: Who can stop Maccabi Tel Aviv?". The Jerusalem Post.
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