Adrian Pledger Explained

Adrian Pledger
Position:Guard and forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Birth Date:3 May 1976
Nationality:American
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Adrian Pledger (born May 3, 1976) is a former American professional basketball player.[2] Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League

Biography

Pledger's hometown is Camden, Alabama.[3] He is 6' 3" (1.90 metres) tall.[2]

He first played college basketball at Wallace State Community College in Alabama from 1995 to 1996.[4] [5] In 1996 Pledger was a second-team JUCO all-American after he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks a game.[6] With Wallace State, he was the 1996 Alabama Sports Writers Association Community College Athlete of the Year.[7]

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.[3] [8] [2] His two-point .560 field goal percentage in 1996-97 was fifth in the Big East Conference.[9] In his two seasons of play, he averaged 13.1 points per game, with a 51.1% field goal percentage.[3]

Pledger played guard and forward for Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in Israel.[10] [11] [12] He was the top scorer in the 2000-01 Israel Basketball Premier League.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2000-01 Season | Regular Season | Statistics - Leaders. basket.co.il.
  2. Web site: Adrian Pledger Basketball Player Profile, BIPA Odessa, WVU, News, Higher League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards. Eurobasket LLC.
  3. Web site: Adrian Pledger - Men's Basketball. West Virginia University Athletics.
  4. http://www.wvustats.com/sport/mbasketball/transfers?sort=hometown "Mountaineer Stats; Transfers"
  5. Web site: Doomed in the Dome. West Virginia University Athletics. John Antonik . December 4, 1996.
  6. News: COLD-SHOOTING HOYAS HAVE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB. Vinnie. Perrone. January 2, 1997. The Washington Post.
  7. Web site: ASWA Community College Athlete of the Year winners. SI.com. Christopher Walsh. March 23, 2019.
  8. News: Spring Smells Especially Sweet To West Virginia and Its Fans. Eric. Prisbell. March 23, 2005. The Washington Post.
  9. Web site: Adrian Pledger College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  10. Web site: ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2007-08 Season | Irony Iscar Naharya | Adrian Pledger. basket.co.il.
  11. Web site: The ugly duckling of Nahariya. Haaretz. Yoav Goren. November 11, 2003.
  12. Web site: Local hoops: Who can stop Maccabi Tel Aviv?. The Jerusalem Post. Allon Sinai. October 28, 2007.