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Samford Men's Basketball
 

 
 

  Andy King

Andy King

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.

High School:
Creighton Prep HS

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 225

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
09/06/1987

Experience:
1VL

Major:
Secondary education/math

Skilled post player with excellent range behind the 3-point line . . . has worked hard to improve his ball-handling . . . uses both hands well around the goal.

Andy King


Freshman (2007-08): Earned playing time in all 30 games and made starts against Towson, Florida State, No. 20 Clemson and Morehead State . . . averaged 8.9 minutes and two points per contest . . . tallied a 33.3 shooting percentage (10-of-30) from 3-point range, including a team-high 50-percent mark (10-of-20) in Ohio Valley Conference play . . . scored a career-high of six points in games against Jacksonville State Jan. 7, Murray State Jan. 29 and Tennessee State Jan. 31 . . . knocked down a pair of 3-point baskets in the Bulldogs' 65-59 victory against Tennessee State . . . played a career-high 26 minutes against 20th-ranked Clemson Dec. 29 and finished the game with a team-high four assists . . . earned his first varsity letter.

2006-07:Redshirted.

High School: Competed at Creighton Prep High School in Omaha, Neb., where he averaged 11.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a senior in 2005-06 . . . earned All-Nebraska Honorable Mention honors in both 2005 and 2006 . . . helped guide CPHS to the 2005 state championship game . . . named to the All-Omaha Honorable Mention team as both a junior and senior . . . three-year letterwinner and team captain at CPHS . . . also lettered in baseball . . . earned academic Second Honors and Effort Honors.

Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1987 . . . son of Kathy O'Malley and Tracy King . . . majoring in secondary education/math . . . chose to attend Samford for the opportunity to play at the highest college level.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH KING
Strangest nickname I ever had was: Wooly Mammoth
I have to admit, I am really good at: Minesweeper
My most prized possession is: my Kyle Korver bobblehead
Favorite food: sandwiches
Favorite actor: Jack Black



 

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