Andrew Albicy

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Andrew Albicy

| image = Andrew Albicy Crédit photo Julien Bacot.jpg

| caption = Albicy in 2019

| image_size = 250px

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 170

| league = Liga ACB

| team = Herbalife Gran Canaria

| number = 6

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sèvres, France

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2006

| career_end =

| years1 = 2006–2011 | team1 = Paris-Levallois

| years2 = 2011–2012 | team2 = Gravelines

| years3 = 2012–2014 | team3 = Paris-Levallois

| years4 = 2014–2016 | team4 = Gravelines

| years5 = 2016–2019 | team5 = Andorra

| years6 = 2019–2020 | team6 = Zenit Saint Petersburg

| years7 = 2020–present | team7 = Herbalife Gran Canaria

| highlights =

EuroCup champion (2023)
All-EuroCup First Team (2019)
EuroCup steals leader (2022)
Pro A All-Star Game MVP (2016)
Pro A Best Defender (2012)
Pro A Rising Star (2010)
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (2010)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}

}}

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.

Club career

File:Andrew Albicy Paris-Levallois.JPG

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.[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Andrew-Albicy-5939/stats/ Andrew Albicy Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912000110/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Andrew-Albicy-5939/stats |date=2010-09-12 }} at draftexpress.com Albicy averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 assists per game for the team while backing up starting guard Jimmal Ball.[http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/58193/rid//sid/4728/tid/282/profile.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831091727/http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/eid/4728/pid/58193/rid/sid/4728/tid/282/profile.html |date=2010-08-31 }} at FIBA.com

Albicy initially declared as an early-entry candidate for the 2010 NBA draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.[http://www.nbadraft.net/players/andrew-albicy Andrew Albicy] at nbadraft.net

On 31 July 2014 he signed a two-year deal with BCM Gravelines.{{cite news|title=Gravelines-Dunkerque lands Andrew Albicy|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/129665/gravelines-dunkerque-lands-andrew-albicy.html|access-date=31 July 2014|work=Sportando.com}}

After finishing his contract at Gravelines, in June 2016 Albicy signed for MoraBanc Andorra.{{cite web|url=http://www.bca.ad/el-base-frances-andrew-albicy-primer-fitxatge-del-projecte-1617/|title=El base francès Andrew Albicy, primer fitxatge del projecte 16/17|publisher=BC Andorra|language=ca|date=3 June 2016|access-date=8 June 2016}} This will be his first experience out of France. On 24 August 2017 he signed a two-year contract extension with Andorra.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/245054/morabanc-andorra-signs-andrew-albicy-to-a-contract-extension.html |title=MoraBanc Andorra signs Andrew Albicy to a contract extension |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901183134/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/245054/morabanc-andorra-signs-andrew-albicy-to-a-contract-extension.html |archive-date=2017-09-01 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://basket.fc-zenit.ru/news/feed/2019/06/17/endryu-albisi-v-zenite/|title=Эндрю Альбиси — в "Зените"|date=June 17, 2019|publisher=Zenit Basket Official|language=ru|access-date=June 17, 2019|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617085633/http://basket.fc-zenit.ru/news/feed/2019/06/17/endryu-albisi-v-zenite/|url-status=dead}} He parted ways with the team on 20 July 2020.{{cite news |title=Andrew Albicy officially leaves BC Zenit |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/andrew-albicy-officially-leaves-bc-zenit/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 20, 2020 |date=July 20, 2020}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/herbalife-gran-canaria-announces-andrew-albicy/|title=Herbalife Gran Canaria announces Andrew Albicy|date=July 25, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 25, 2020}}

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. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/eurobasket-2022-le-martiniquais-andrew-albicy-contraint-de-quitter-le-groupe-de-preparation-1308716.html|title=Eurobasket 2022 : le Martiniquais Andrew Albicy contraint de quitter le groupe de préparation|date=31 July 2022|website=Outre-mer la 1ère}}

References

External links

{{FIBA profile|new_id=156501|name=Andrew Albicy|old_id=58193}}
{{Basketball-Reference.com international player}}
{{Eurobasket.com player|102739|}}
[https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=003425 Andrew Albicy at Euroleague.net]{{dead link|date=September 2024}}
{{Olympics.com profile|andrew-albicy}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Team France}}
{{instagram|andrewalbicy}}

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