| Andrew Bridge | |
| Position: | Shooting guard |
| Height M: | 1.93 |
| Weight Kg: | 86.36 |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Career Start: | 1999 |
| Career End: | 2013 |
| Years1: | 1999–2000 |
| Team1: | Mansfield Express |
| Years2: | 2000–2002 |
| Team2: | Sheffield Sharks |
| Years3: | 2002–2012 |
| Team3: | Newcastle Eagles |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Team4: | Sheffield Sharks |
Andrew Bridge (born 5 October 1979) is a British professional basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in shooting guard.[1] Bridge is the current captain of Newcastle Eagles.[2]
The 6 ft 3in shooting guard started his career with Mansfield Express in 1999 in the English Basketball League, before stepping up to Professional Basketball with the Sheffield Sharks in 2000.[1] In 2002, the England and Great Britain International moved further North to play for the Newcastle Eagles.
Andrew was part of the Bronze Medal-winning England Basketball Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and completed a successful season with the Newcastle Eagles "clean sweep" of Championships in 2006.[3]
"A shooting guard, he can also handle the ball competently and is best known for his solid defence and smart basketball brain. A real all-rounder and rapidly becoming the glue that helps hold the team together".[1]
As of 27 March 2011 the official British Basketball League website shows Bridge has played 324 games, with averages of 7.47 Points Per Game, 2.97 Rebounds Per Game and 0.97 Assists Per Game.[4]