Andre Spencer

Andre Spencer
Personal information
Born	July 20, 1964; Stockton, California, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2020 (aged 56)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Manual Arts; (Los Angeles, California)
College	Bakersfield College (1982–1984); Northern Arizona (1984–1986);
NBA draft	1986: undrafted
Playing career	1986–2002
Position	Small forward
Number	24, 12, 20
Career history
1986–1987	Alviks BK
1987–1988	Wyoming Wildcatters
1988–1989	Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
1989	Topeka Sizzlers
1990–1992	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1992–1993	Atlanta Hawks
1993	Golden State Warriors
1994	Sacramento Kings
1994	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1994–1995	Estudiantes Caja Postal
1995–1996	JDA Dijon
1996	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1996–1997	LaCrosse Bobcats
1996–1997	Grand Rapids Hoops
1997–1998	Sumitomo Metal Sparks
1998	Andino La Rioja
1998–2001	Ironi Ramat Gan
2001–2002	Hapoel Afula/Gilboa
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big Sky (1986);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Andre Devell Spencer (July 20, 1964 – August 4, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6' 6" (198 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) forward and played collegiately for Bakersfield College, a junior college, and the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. He played for three teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and for six seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Biography

He played basketball for Los Angeles-Manual Arts High.^[1] He then played basketball for the Bakersfield College Renegades from 1982 to 1984.^[1] He then attended Northern Arizona University where he earned all-Big Sky Conference honors for the Lumberjacks in 1986.^[1] In 1985 he was second in steals (47) and steals per game (1.6) in the Big Sky Conference, third in points (548) and points per game (18.9), and 8th in rebounds (174) and rebounds per game (8.0).^[2]

Spencer played for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, and Sacramento Kings during his NBA career from 1992 to 1994. Although he was also signed by the Miami Heat in October 1994, he was waived a few days later, before the 1994–95 season began.^[3]

He made it to the Israeli League finals in 1991 with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[4] The following year he averaged 21.4 points per game for the team, his career-high in his six seasons in Israel.^[5] He also played in Israel for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ironi Ramat Gan, and Hapoel Afula.^[4] Spencer also played in France for JDA Dijon.^[4]

Spencer died August 4, 2020, aged 56.^[6]