Andrew Bridge (basketball)

For other people named Andrew Bridge, see Andrew Bridge (disambiguation).

Andrew Bridge
Personal information
Born (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 45)
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight86.36 kg (190 lb)
Career information
Playing career1999–2013
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1999–2000Mansfield Express
2000–2002Sheffield Sharks
2002–2012Newcastle Eagles
2012–2013Sheffield Sharks
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team

Andrew Bridge (born 5 October 1979) is a British professional basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in shooting guard.[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". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. 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.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Bridge, Andrew – British Basketball League". Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.


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