Andrew Lovedale

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Benin City, Nigeria
High School:
Loretto (England)

2007-08: Averaged 6.8 points and 5.4 rebounds a game in 21.6 minutes an outing • Shot 54.1 percent from the field • Played in all 36 contests and started 25 of the last 26; Davidson went 24-1 with him in the starting lineup • Averaged 10.3 points and 6.8 rebounds a game in the NCAA Tournament • Scored in double figures in 10 games • Reached double figures in rebounding four times • Recorded his only double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 boards vs. Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament first round • Had 12 points and six rebounds against top-ranked North Carolina • Had 13 points and seven rebounds at The Citadel (1/24) • Recorded 10 points and seven rebounds at the College of Charleston (1/ 26) • Tallied 13 rebounds vs. Elon (2/6) • Scored 14 points in consecutive games against Furman (2/16) and UNC Greensboro (2/19) • Had nine points and 10 rebounds at Winthrop • Posted 11 boards vs. Wofford (3/8) • Scored 10 points against Elon in the SoCon Championship game (3/10) • Collected 11 points and five rebounds against Georgetown and 12 points and four boards vs. Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament.

2006-07: Despite playing just over 18 minutes per game, he ranked 12th in the SoCon with an average of 5.9 rebounds per game • Recorded his first of five double-figure rebounding performances with 12 in Davidson’s season-opening win against Eastern Michigan • Was just one point shy of a double-double, scoring nine points while grabbing 10 rebounds in 19 minutes at No. 8/9 Duke • Made his first career start in Davidson’s SoCon opener, recording his first double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds in 33 minutes versus Elon (12/1) • Pulled down 11 rebounds as Davidson held off Wofford on the road (1/13) • Reached the 10-point plateau in three of the Wildcats’ final six games of the regular season.

2005-06: Made his Davidson debut at Cameron Indoor Stadium where he had three rebounds in as many minutes against Duke, the nation’s No. 1 ranked team at the time • Recorded first collegiate points in Davidson’s win over UMass at Belk Arena • After scoring a season-high six points at The Citadel, he matched that performance and added a career-high six rebounds against Furman in a key SoCon battle the next time out.

Before Davidson: Appeared in the National U-20 Cup Final • Was the MVP of the U-18 League Final in 2002-03 • In the spring of 2005, he helped his team win the cup • Played for coach Joe Forber.

Personal: Born Aug. 24, 1985, in Benin City, Nigeria • The son of Lovedale and Delphine • He comes from a large family with three brothers, three sisters, two half-brothers and a half-sister • His brother, Izebvuwa, is a retired Taekwondo fighter, and his brother, Michael, is a retired basketball player • His mother represented the state as a top table tennis player • Majoring in political science.



              Total        3-Point                   
Year  GP-GS   FG-FGA  Pct  FG-FGA  Pct  FT-FTA  Pct  Reb/Avg Ast Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
05-06  25-0    14-49 .286   0-1   .000   6-10  .600   53/2.1   5  19   4   34/1.4
06-07  34-2   70-151 .464   1-12  .083  25-47  .532  199/5.9  23  48  24  166/4.9
07-08 36-25  106-196 .541   0-0   .000  34-52  .654  194/5.4  18  26  25  246/6.8
TOTAL 95-27  190-396 .480   1-13  .077  65-109 .596  446/4.7  46  93  53  446/4.7