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Andrew Lasker

Andrew Lasker
No. 21 – Newcastle Eagles
PositionPoint Guard
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Personal information
Born20, November 1982
Houston, Texas, USA
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
CollegePoint Loma Nazarene
Playing career2005–2021
Career history
2005–2010Plymouth Raiders
2011Newcastle Eagles
2011–2012 Guildford Heat
2012–2013Plymouth Raiders
2013–2021Newcastle Eagles
Career highlights and awards

Andrew "Drew" Lasker (born November 20, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League (BBL).[1]

Born in Katy, Texas, he attended Point Loma Nazarene University from 2002 to 2004. He began his basketball career in 2004 with the touring Athletes in Action[2] team, an evangelical Christian sports ministry.[citation needed] In 2005, Lasker turned professional by signing for leading British team Plymouth Raiders and has since played for Newcastle Eagles. Known most notably for playing for the Guildford Heat, which Lasker states is his favourite club of all time.

At the start of the 2020–21 season, he launched and co-hosted 'The BBL Show',[3] with former teammate and Plymouth Raiders Head Coach Jay Marriott, the official podcast of the British Basketball League.

  1. ^ Dugdale, Rob (26 April 2009). "Basketball: Andrew Lasker leads the Plymouth Raiders on title charge with win over the Guildford Heat". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Plymouth Raiders News archive". BBC. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ @BBLofficial (September 20, 2020). "This season, we're bringing you a brand new podcast – The BBL Show! Join hosts @coachmarriott and @drew21pink and g…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.