Andrew Albicy
French basketball player (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Albicy (born 21 March 1990) is a French professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. He also represents the French national team in international competition.
 Albicy in 2019 | |
| No. 6 – Herbalife Gran Canaria | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 March 1990 Sèvres, France |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2011 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2011–2012 | Gravelines |
| 2012–2014 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2014–2016 | Gravelines |
| 2016–2019 | Andorra |
| 2019–2020 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2020–present | Herbalife Gran Canaria |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Club career
Albicy has played with the Paris-Levallois Basket's youth team as a junior. He made a few appearances for the club's senior team between 2006 and 2009, before playing his first full season for the team in the 2009–10 season.[1] Albicy averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 assists per game for the team while backing up starting guard Jimmal Ball.[2]
Albicy initially declared as an early-entry candidate for the 2010 NBA draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.[3]
On 31 July 2014 he signed a two-year deal with BCM Gravelines.[4]
After finishing his contract at Gravelines, in June 2016 Albicy signed for MoraBanc Andorra.[5] This will be his first experience out of France. On 24 August 2017 he signed a two-year contract extension with Andorra.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Albicy reached the semi-finals of the EuroCup with Andorra.
On 17 June 2019 Albicy signed a contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.[7] He parted ways with the team on 20 July 2020.[8] Albicy averaged 6.6 points and 4.4 assists per game. On 25 July 2020 he signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[9]
International career
Albicy played with the French national basketball team at each level of junior basketball. He appeared for the team at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, U18 European Championship Men 2008 Division A, FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009, and 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[2] He was named tournament MVP for the gold-medal winning French team at the 2010 Under-20 tournament.
He was called to the senior French team for the first time at the 2010 FIBA World Championship to replace fellow point guard Rodrigue Beaubois. At only twenty years of age, he was the youngest member of the French team at the tournament.
Personal life
Albicy's mother is from the French overseas department of Martinique.[10]
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