Glen Dandridge (born July 16, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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and

Lambuth University Lambuth University was a private Methodist university in Jackson, Tennessee. It was active from 1843 to 2011 and was supported by the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. The university began as the Memphis Conference Female ...

before having a seven-year professional career.

High school career

After averaging 23 points per game as a sophomore at Goochland High School in

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, Dandridge transferred to

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, for his junior and senior years. He averaged 18 points and nine rebounds as a junior and 18 points and seven rebounds as a senior.

College career

After being a minor rotation player in his first two seasons at

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, Dandridge battled through injuries, including a stress fracture in his foot, as a junior in 2006–07. In 72 games over three seasons at Missouri, Dandridge started five games and averaged 2.0 points in 6.8 minutes per game. In 2007, Dandridge transferred to

. By transferring to Lambuth, a Division II school, he was eligible to play without skipping a year. Lambuth reached the NAIA quarterfinals, while Dandridge averaged 15 points and five rebounds and was named first-team NAIA All-American.

Professional career

In December 2008, Dandridge signed with the

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for the 2009 PBL season. In March 2009, he was traded to the

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. In November 2009, Dandridge signed with the Rochester Razorsharks for the 2010 PBL season. In 25 games for Rochester, he averaged 14.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. After initially signing with Argentinian team Monte Hermoso Basket for the 2010–11 season, Dandridge joined the

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of the

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in November 2010. Dandridge spent the 2011–12 season playing in Morocco for

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, helping the team win the league championship and averaging 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. In August 2012, Dandridge joined Belgian team Belgacom Spirou for a one-month trial. He continued on with the team long term, but an injury forced him out until February 2013. In 18 games for Spirou, he averaged 5.7 points per game. After playing for the

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during the

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, Dandridge had a seven-game stint with Belgian team

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. In January 2014, Dandridge signed with the

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for the

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. On April 25, 2014, he equalled an NBL record for most three-pointers made in a single game with nine, finishing with 37 points in a 101–92 win over the

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. In June 2014, he suffered a season-ending elbow injury. In 13 games for the Rams, he averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. On September 16, 2014, Dandridge signed with Romanian team Timba Timișoara. On December 1, 2014, he left Timba Timișoara after appearing in just five games. On October 12, 2015, Dandridge signed with Macedonian team Karpoš Sokoli. He played in 11 games, with his final game coming on December 26, 2015.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profile
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