Andrew Bridge (basketball)

Andrew Bridge
Nickname(s) Bridgey
Position Shooting Guard
Height 1.93 metres (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 86.36 kg (190.4 lb)
League British Basketball League
Team Newcastle Eagles
Number 6
Born May 10, 1979 (1979-05-10) (age 32)
Chesterfield, England
Nationality English
College Leeds Metropolitan University
Pro career 2000–present
Career history Mansfield Express
Last updated on: 27 March 2011.

Andrew Bridge (born October 5, 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 6ft 4in 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]

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