Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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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 f ...

. A 5'11", point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the

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). Born in

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, 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,

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was UAB's head coach, the last coach to lead Memphis State to the Final Four, eventually losing in the 1973 championship game against

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. The second game winner came against Boston College, and the third, coming against the

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, propelled the Tigers back to the Final Four, only to lose to eventual champ Villanova, one of three

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teams in the Final Four that year.

College statistics

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Professional career

Turner was selected in the third round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, but traded to the Boston Celtics. He played for seven teams in the NBA: the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets,

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, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, and

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. In 170 games with these seven teams, he holds career averages of 4.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. His most productive year was in

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, when he averaged 5.9 points and 4.4 assists in 70 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the

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, where he led the team to the 1989–1990 CBA Championship, and in the

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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

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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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

of the

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(SIAC).

References

External links

College & NBA stats
@ basketballreference.com
Andre Turner article
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