Adrian Pledger
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| Born | May 3, 1976 |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
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| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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| College | Wallace State Community College, West Virginia University |
Adrian Pledger (born May 3, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Biography
Pledger's hometown is Camden, Alabama.[2] He is 6' 3" (1.90 metres) tall.[1]
He first played college basketball at Wallace State Community College in Alabama from 1995-96.[3][4] In 1996 Pledger was a second-team JUCO all-American after he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks a game.[5] With Wallace State, he was the 1996 Alabama Sports Writers Association Community College Athlete of the Year.[6]
Pledger then played basketball for West Virginia University for the Mountaineers, was a guard and captain of the basketball team in 1997-98, and graduated in 1998.[2][7][1] His two-point .560 field goal percentage in 1996-97 was fifth in the Big East Conference.[8] In his two seasons of play, he averaged 13.1 points per game, with a 51.1% field goal percentage. [2]
Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in Israel.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Adrian Pledger Basketball Player Profile, BIPA Odessa, WVU, News, Higher League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Adrian Pledger - Men's Basketball". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ↑ "Mountaineer Stats; Transfers"
- ↑ John Antonik (December 4, 1996). "Doomed in the Dome". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ↑ Perrone, Vinnie (January 2, 1997). "COLD-SHOOTING HOYAS HAVE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Christopher Walsh (March 23, 2019). "ASWA Community College Athlete of the Year winners". SI.com.
- ↑ Prisbell, Eric (March 23, 2005). "Spring Smells Especially Sweet To West Virginia and Its Fans". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "Adrian Pledger College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2007-08 Season | Irony Iscar Naharya | Adrian Pledger". basket.co.il.
- ↑ Yoav Goren (November 11, 2003). "The ugly duckling of Nahariya". Haaretz.
- ↑ Allon Sinai (October 28, 2007). "Local hoops: Who can stop Maccabi Tel Aviv?". The Jerusalem Post.
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