Andrew Lasker

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2011}}

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| name = Andrew Lasker

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| number = 21

| team = Newcastle Eagles

| league = British Basketball League

| position = Point Guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

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| birth_date = 20, November 1982

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, USA

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| college = Point Loma Nazarene

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| career_start = 2005

| years1 = 2005–2010

| team1 = Plymouth Raiders

| years2 = 2011

| team2 = Newcastle Eagles

| years3 = 2011–2012

| team3 = Guildford Heat

| years4 = 2012–2013

| team4 = Plymouth Raiders

| years5 = 2013–2021

| team5 = Newcastle Eagles

| career_end = 2021

| highlights =

• 2x BBL Championship winner (2014, 2015)
• 1x BBL Championship Play-offs winner (2013)
• 3x BBL Trophy winner (2007, 2015, 2020)
• 4x BBL Cup winner (2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)

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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).{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/26/british-basketball-league-playsoffs|title=Basketball: Andrew Lasker leads the Plymouth Raiders on title charge with win over the Guildford Heat|last=Dugdale|first=Rob|date=26 April 2009|work=The Guardian|accessdate=6 March 2011}}

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{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2006/07/06/plymouth_raiders_news_july_2006.shtml|title=Plymouth Raiders News archive|date=6 July 2006|work=BBC|accessdate=6 March 2011}} team, an evangelical Christian sports ministry.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} 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',{{cite tweet|number=1307673365885394945|user=BBLofficial|title=This season, we're bringing you a brand new podcast – The BBL Show! Join hosts @coachmarriott and @drew21pink and g… |date=20 September 2020}} with former teammate and Plymouth Raiders Head Coach Jay Marriott, the official podcast of the British Basketball League.