 Andrews with the Delaware 87ers in November 2017 | |
| No. 12 – Joventut Badalona | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 25, 1993 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Benson Polytechnic (Portland, Oregon) |
| College | Washington (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Best Balıkesir |
| 2017–2018 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2018–2019 | VEF Rīga |
| 2019 | Hapoel Afula |
| 2019 | Büyükçekmece |
| 2020 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2020–2021 | Darüşşafaka Tekfen |
| 2021–2022 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor |
| 2022–2023 | Panathinaikos |
| 2023 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor |
| 2023–present | Joventut |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Andrew Delano Andrews (born May 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Washington, where he led the Pac-12 Conference in scoring as a senior. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Andrews played professional basketball in Turkey, Latvia, Israel and Greece.
Andrews attended Benson Polytechnic High School. As a senior, he averaged 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game leading Benson to the Oregon Class 5A State Title game.[1] When he graduated, he was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com[2] and was ranked 83rd by ESPN among point guard prospects.[3]
Andrews came to Washington from Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. After sitting out the 2011–12 season following hip surgery, Andrews joined the Huskies' regular rotation as a redshirt freshman. As a senior, he averaged 20.9 points per game to lead the conference, and was named first-team All-Pac-12.[4] In his last home game with the Huskies, Andrews scored a career-high 47 points against arch-rival Washington State.[5]
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Andrews joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6]
On September 7, 2016, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[7] but was later waived on October 20 after appearing in three preseason games.[8]
On December 11, 2016, Andrews signed with Best Balıkesir of the Turkish Super League.[9] In 19 games with Best Balıkesir Andrews averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.[10]
On October 17, 2017 Andrews came back to the U.S. and was signed to the Delaware 87ers, the Philadelphia 76ers' G League affiliate.[10]
On November 15, 2018, Andrews signed with Latvian team VEF Rīga of the VTB United League.[11]
On February 2, 2019, Andrews parted ways with VEF Rīga to join the Israeli team Hapoel Afula for the rest of the season.[12] In 6 games played for Afula, he averaged 26.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
On July 20, 2019, Andrews returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing with Büyükçekmece for the 2019–20 season.[13] Andrews averaged 20.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[14]
On May 20, 2020, Andrews returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Haifa for the rest of 2019–20 season to replace Gregory Vargas.[15]
On July 23, 2020, he has signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketball Super League.[14] Andrews averaged 15.9 points per game.
On June 26 2021, he signed with Türk Telekom.[16] 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.[17]
On October 1 2021, Andrews signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor.[18]
On July 16, 2022, Andrews signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. In November of the same year, he was sidelined out of the team rotation after the acquisition of Dwayne Bacon 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 EuroLeague Players Association, and the player was released from his contract. In 4 EuroLeague 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.
On March 15, 2023, Andrews made his official return to Turkey and Bursaspor.[19]
On July 17, 2023, he signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[20]
