Adrian Pledger (born May 3, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player. Pledger played guard and forward for

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל עירוני נהריה; ) known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in th ...

in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

. He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League

Biography

Pledger's hometown is Camden, Alabama. He is 6' 3" (1.90 metres) tall. He first played college basketball at

Wallace State Community College Wallace State Community College (formally George C Wallace State Community College) is a public community college in Hanceville, Alabama. Founded in 1966 as the George C. Wallace State Trade School of Cullman County, the college currently e ...

in Alabama from 1995-96. In 1996 Pledger was a second-team

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all-American after he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks a game. With Wallace State, he was the 1996 Alabama Sports Writers Association Community College Athlete of the Year. Pledger then played basketball for

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for the

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, was a guard and captain of the basketball team in 1997-98, and graduated in 1998. His two-point .560

field goal percentage Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Although three-point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three-point field goals are included in the genera ...

in 1996-97 was fifth in the

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. In his two seasons of play, he averaged 13.1 points per game, with a 51.1% field goal percentage. Pledger played guard and forward for

in the

in Israel. He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League.

References

Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players 1976 births American expatriate basketball people in Israel Wallace State Lions men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players {{DEFAULTSORT:Pledger, Adrian