Andre Devalle Turner (born December 13, 1964, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A 5'11", 160 lb. point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now University of Memphis). Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA The University of Memphis is an American public Research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee His nickname in college was the "Little General". [1]
Professional
Turner was selected in the third round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. The 1986 NBA Draft was held on June 17 1986 This particular draft was uncommonly disappointing because of drug problems involving various prospective players The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. In 170 games with seven teams, he holds career averages of 4. 5 points, 1. 5 rebounds, and 3. A rebound in Basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or Free throw. 1 assists per game. In Basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" His most productive year was in 1990-91, when he averaged 5. The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. 9 points and 4. 4 assists in 70 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short are a professional Basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Turner also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the LaCross Bobcats. The Continental Basketball Association ( CBA) is a professional men's Basketball league in the United States. [2]
After leaving the NBA, he played professionally in Spain, where he is still playing as of 2008. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [3]
Notes
- ^ ESPN.com - GEN - Turner: 'You have to move on ... with life'
- ^ 76ers Sign Turner, The New York Times, published November 21, 1990
- ^ Team tragedy: '85 Tigers had talent, but troubles haunt them, Commercial Appeal, April 3, 2008
External links
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference. com
- FIBA player profile
- Andre Turner article @ solobasket. com (Spanish)
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