Sunday 15 February 2015

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " ANDRE DRUMMOND " IS A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER WITH THE DETRIOT PISTONS OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Andre Drummond


Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond vs Wizards 2014.jpg
Drummond shooting a free throw in January 2014
No. 0 – Detroit Pistons
PositionCenter
LeagueNational Basketball Association
Personal information
BornAugust 10, 1993 (age 21)
Mount Vernon, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight279 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Thomas More
(Oakdale, Connecticut)
CollegeConnecticut (2011–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career2012–present
Career history
2012–presentDetroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was one of the top rated basketball players in the high school class of 2011, and attended the University of Connecticut for his freshman year before declaring for the 2012 NBA Draft.

High school career

Born in Mount Vernon, New York to Jamaican parents,[1] Drummond started his high school career at Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. During his freshman year he averaged 12.7 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 blocks per game.[2] He improved during his sophomore year at Capital Prep averaging 20.2 points, 16.6 rebounds, 7.2 blocks and 4.5 steals per game.[3] After two years at Capital Preparatory Magnet School, he transferred to St. Thomas More. At St. Thomas More in Oakdale, Connecticut, Drummond was one of the most dominating centers in high school basketball.[4] He spent two years at St. Thomas More and led the team to the national prep championship in 2011. He graduated in the spring that year.[5]
He was rated as the #1 player in the class of 2013 by ESPN and NBADraft.net, while being ranked #2 player by Rivals.comand Scout.com.[6][7]
In the summer of 2010, Drummond was a member of the gold medal winning United States team at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. He helped lead team USA to a 111–80 victory over Poland in the gold medal game.[8]

College career

Drummond initially declared he would spend a post-graduate year at Wilbraham & Monson Academy in 2011–12.[5][9] Two weeks later on August 26, 2011, he announced via Twitter that instead he intended to attend the University of Connecticut.[10] According to ESPN, the decision "created a media frenzy due to the sheer surprise."[4] Drummond had also been considering attending Kentucky, Louisville, Georgetown, or West Virginia.[10][11][12][13]
Drummond appeared in 34 games as a freshman at UConn, starting 30 times.[14] He averaged 28.4 minutes of playing time per game, during which he scored 10.0 points and grabbed 7.6 rebounds. He led the team in rebounds per game, blocks per game (2.7) and field goal percentage (.538). He scored 20+ points in 2 games during the season, including a 24 point performance against Holy Cross, in which he shot 11-12 from the field. Drummond's collegiate career ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, as the ninth-seeded Huskies fell to eight-seed Iowa State. The freshman center scored two points before fouling out in 26 minutes. A month later, Drummond announced his decision to enter the 2012 NBA Draft.[15]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2011–12Connecticut343028.4.538.000.2957.60.40.82.710.0

Professional career

Detroit Pistons

Drummond declared for the 2012 NBA Draft on April 12, 2012. In May 2011, ESPN wrote he had "a chance to be the No. 1 overall player in any draft he's involved with."[16]
Drummond was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the number 9 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. In his debut season Drummond quickly became one of the most effective players on the Pistons, averaging 7.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.6 blocks in just 20.7 minutes per game.
On May 14, 2013, the NBA named Drummond to the 2012–13 NBA All-Rookie second team.[17] He also finished 4th in NBA Rookie of the Year voting with a total of 36 points.[18]
In the offseason of 2013, Drummond changed his jersey number from 1 to 0, for Chauncey Billups' sake.
On January 24, 2014, he recorded a then career high 20 rebounds along with 20 points and 2 blocks in a 101-103 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[19]
On February 14, 2014, Drummond scored 30 points and an NBA Rising Stars Challenge record 25 rebounds, and was named the MVP of the event.[20]
On March 3, 2014, Drummond recorded a new career high 26 rebounds in a 96-85 win over the New York Knicks.[21]

International career


Drummond with Team USA at the 2014 World Basketball Festival
Drummond was a member of the United States men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season


YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13Detroit601020.7.608.500.3717.6.51.01.67.9
2013–14Detroit818132.3.623.000.41813.2.41.21.613.5
Career1419127.4.619.250.40110.8.51.11.611.1
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