Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who played in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He is currently the head coach for
Lane College
Lane College is a private historically black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and located in Jackson, Tennessee. It offers associate and baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences.
History
Lane College was ...
. A 5'11",
point guard
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, he played
collegiately at Memphis State University (now the
University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.
The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...
). Born in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
, his nickname in college was the "Little General".
College career
The shining moment of Andre Turner's career was in his junior season, when he, along with teammates
Keith Lee,
Baskerville Holmes, and
William Bedford made it to the
Final Four, on the strength of three consecutive game winning shots by Turner.
The first was in an overtime win against
UAB. Ironically,
Gene Bartow
Bobby Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 January 3, 2012) was an American men's college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Bartow coac ...
was UAB's head coach, the last coach to lead Memphis State to the Final Four, eventually losing in the 1973 championship game against
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
.
The second game winner came against
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
, and the third, coming against the
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...
, propelled the Tigers back to the Final Four, only to lose to eventual champ
Villanova, one of three
Big East
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teams in the Final Four that year.
College statistics
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1982–83
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Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
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1983–84
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Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 33 , , - , , 31.9 , , .457 , , - , , .667 , , 1.4 , , 4.5 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 8.2
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1984–85
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Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 34 , , - , , 34.0 , , .498 , , - , , .714 , , 2.3 , , 6.6 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 11.4
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1985–86
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Memphis
Memphis most commonly refers to:
* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
, 34 , , - , , 33.4 , , .478 , , - , , .854 , , 2.0 , , 7.7 , , 2.6 , , 0.1 , , 13.9
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, 132 , , - , , 33.0 , , .487 , , - , , .757 , , 1.7 , , 5.8 , , 2.1 , , 0.1 , , 10.9
Professional career
Turner was selected in the third round of the
1986 NBA Draft by the
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
, but traded to the Boston Celtics. He played for seven teams in the NBA: the
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
,
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
,
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
,
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
,
Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and pla ...
,
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...
, and
Washington Bullets
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. In 170 games with these seven teams, he holds career averages of 4.1 points, 1.5
rebounds
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, and 1.5
assists per game. His most productive year was in
1990–91, when he averaged 5.9 points and 4.4 assists in 70 games for the
Philadelphia 76ers
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. Turner also played in the
Continental Basketball Association
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for the
La Crosse Catbirds
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, where he led the team to the 1989–1990 CBA Championship, and in the
World Basketball League World Basketball League (WBL) was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada that ran from 1988 to 1992. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1 ...
for the
Memphis Rockers.
After leaving the NBA, he played professionally in Spain. In 1997, Turner won the
Spanish King's Cup MVP Award. He played for
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...
.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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1986–87
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Boston
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, 3 , , 0 , , 6.0 , , .400 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.3
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1987–88
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Houston
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, 12 , , 0 , , 8.3 , , .353 , , .143 , , .714 , , 0.7 , , 1.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 2.9
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1988–89
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Milwaukee
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, 4 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 1.5
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1989–90
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Los Angeles
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, 3 , , 0 , , 10.3 , , .154 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 1.3
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1989–90
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Charlotte
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, 8 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .360 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 0.4 , , 2.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 2.8
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1990–91
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Philadelphia
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, 70 , , 1 , , 20.1 , , .439 , , .364 , , .736 , , 2.2 , , 4.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 5.9
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1991–92
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Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
, 70 , , 3 , , 12.4 , , .425 , , .063 , , .792 , , 1.3 , , 2.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.1
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 170 , , 4 , , 14.8 , , .422 , , .237 , , .764 , , 1.5 , , 3.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 4.5
Playoffs
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1990–91
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Philadelphia
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, 8 , , 0 , , 23.6 , , .438 , , .333 , , .813 , , 1.6 , , 4.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.0 , , 7.3
Coaching career
Turner was an assistant basketball coach at Mitchell High in Memphis for four years before being named head coach in 2015. The school,won three state championships during his time there, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
On April 15, 2021, Turner was named head coach for
Division II Lane College
Lane College is a private historically black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and located in Jackson, Tennessee. It offers associate and baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences.
History
Lane College was ...
of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Formed in 1913, it consists mostly of historically black co ...
(SIAC).
References
External links
College & NBA stats@ basketballreference.com
Andre Turner article@ solobasket.com
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1964 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee
Basket Zaragoza players
Boston Celtics players
CB Murcia players
CB Valladolid players
Charlotte Hornets players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
High school basketball coaches in Tennessee
Houston Rockets players
Joventut Badalona players
La Crosse Catbirds players
Lane Dragons men's basketball coaches
Liga ACB players
Los Angeles Clippers players
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
Melilla Baloncesto players
Memphis Tigers men's basketball players
Menorca Bàsquet players
Miami Heat expansion draft picks
Milwaukee Bucks players
Philadelphia 76ers players
Point guards
Real Betis Baloncesto players
Rockford Lightning players
Sportspeople from Memphis, Tennessee
Washington Bullets players
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople