Andre Emmett

Andre Emmett was a famous American competent basketball player. Born on September 27, 1982, in Dallas, Texas, Andre died in his birthplace on September 23, 2019, by a gunshot. He held an American nationality. Andre stood the height of 6 feet 5 inches and weighed about 104 kg.

The college career of Andre Emmett

Andre enrolled at Texas Tech University. He there played basketball for four years for Bob Knight. He was popular, being Red Raiders’ 2nd all-time leading scorer. Also, in the Big 12, he was the 4th all-time leading scorer. During his first year, he had an average of 7.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Later, he improved his scoring average to 21.8 and 20.6 points per game, in his junior and senior year, and he proved to be the best scorers in college basketball. Also, consensus All-American honors his senior year.

Professional career of Andre Emmett

Seattle SuperSonics elected Andre in the 2004 NBA draft. Meanwhile, Memphis Grizzlies alternated him in a draft-night trade. He dealt his first contract with the Grizzlies on July 7, 2004. Summing up, he played 8 games for Grizzles.

For the 2005 NBA Summer League, Andre again played for the Grizzles. Furthermore, On August 3, 2005, Miami Heat alternated Andre.

In July of 2006, Andre joined the team Dallas Mavericks to participate in the Las Vegas Summer League as well as the Seattle SuperSonics for the Rocky Mountain Revue. On January 19, 2007, Los Angeles D-Fenders acquired him.

For the 2007 NBA Summer League, Andre played as a roster for Houston Rockets. In December, he dealt a contract with Liege Basket for the 2007-08 season.

Andre then united with the Indiana Pacers for the 2008 NBA Summer League. He signed the contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on September 29, 2008. For the 2008-09 season, he joined Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez. Meanwhile, for the 2009 LPB season, he joined Marinos de Anzoategui.

Andre signed a contract with Shandong Lions for the 2009-10 season, in November 2009. He scored 71 points opposite to Jiangsu Dragons.

FOr 2010-11 season, Andre signed a contract with Fujian XUnxing in December 2010. Also, Reno Bighorns acquired him on March 25, 2011.

Andre signed a contract of 10 days with the New Jersey Nets on February 14, 2012. He signed a contract with Sporting AI Riyadi Beirut in April 2012.

Andre signed with the Chicago Bulls on October 1, 2012. For the rest of the 2012-13 season, he had a contract with Amchit Club in December 2012. Furthermore, for the 2013 LPB season, he joined Cocodrilos de Caracas.

For the 2014 FIBA Americas League, he joined the Cocodrilos de Caracas in January 2014. He signed Pirates de Quebradillas on July 13, 2014.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants selected Andre on November 1, 2014. Moreover, he got his name in the Futures ALl-Star team from the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game. 

KCC EGIS selected Andre on July 22, 2015, in the 2015 KBL foreigner draft.

Death

Andre died on September 23, 2019, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 37. He was shot in an Old East Dallas neighborhood. A passerby found him in a wounded state and he died in the hospital. Andre was robbed by two men Michael Lucy and Keith Johnson and shot. These two men were indicted of capital murder charges.