Andrea Gardner (born December 23, 1979 in Southeast, Washington, D.C., is an American basketball player. She is 191 cm (6'3") tall and weighs 86 kg (190 lb).
Gardner, a center, was drafted in the second round by the Utah Starzz as the 27th overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft. She had mostly a reserve role with the team, scoring a career high 14 points on 19 July 2002 against the Orlando Miracle. She then had brief stints with the San Antonio Silver Stars and the Seattle Storm before leaving the WNBA for overseas.
She currently plays in Cyprus. She had previously played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul in Turkey.
Gardner was on the women's basketball team at Howard University, where she was twice named MEAC Player Of The Year (2001 and 2002).
She attended Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia, where she excelled as a high school athlete.
On April 17, 2008 Gardner returned to the WNBA when she signed the Washington Mystics.
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