Andre Emmett was an American professional basketball player.
24 Facts About Andre Emmett
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Andre Emmett played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and was named a consensus All-American as a senior in 2004.
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Andre Emmett had brief stints in the National Basketball Association with the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Jersey Nets after being selected in the second round of the 2004 NBA draft.
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Andre Emmett played college basketball for 4 years for Bob Knight at Texas Tech University.
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Andre Emmett is currently the Red Raiders' all-time leading scorer and the 3rd all-time leading scorer in the Big 12 behind Buddy Hield and LaceDarius Dunn with 2,256 points.
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When Bob Knight arrived at Texas Tech in 2001, Andre Emmett saw his scoring average improve to 18.7 which was good enough for 3rd in the conference behind Drew Gooden and Kareem Rush and 1st team All-Big 12 honors.
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Andre Emmett earned Unanimous 1st team All-Big 12 honors his junior and senior year and consensus All-American honors his senior year.
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Andre Emmett capped off his college career by winning the 2004 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest.
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Andre Emmett was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft.
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Andre Emmett was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in a draft night trade.
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Andre Emmett joined the Grizzlies for 2004 NBA Summer League.
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Andre Emmett re-joined the Grizzlies for the 2005 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2006, Andre Emmett joined the Dallas Mavericks for the Las Vegas Summer League and the Seattle SuperSonics for the Rocky Mountain Revue.
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Andre Emmett joined the Houston Rockets for the 2007 NBA Summer League.
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Andre Emmett joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2008 NBA Summer League.
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Andre Emmett later joined Marinos de Anzoategui for the 2009 LPB season.
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Andre Emmett joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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In January 2014, Andre Emmett joined Cocodrilos de Caracas for the 2014 FIBA Americas League.
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On November 1,2014, Andre Emmett was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the second round of the 2014 NBA D-League draft.
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Andre Emmett went on to record 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, and was named the All-Star Game MVP.
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On March 5,2015, Andre Emmett left the Mad Ants and signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2015 Governor's Cup campaign.
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On July 22,2015, Andre Emmett was selected by the KCC EGIS with the 5th overall pick in the 2015 KBL foreigner draft.
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Andre Emmett died on September 23,2019, after being shot in Dallas, Texas.
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Andre Emmett was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.