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#41 Andrew Lovedale
Position: Forward
Height: 6-8
Weight: 215
Class: Junior
Hometown: Benin City, Nigeria
High School: Loretto (England)
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2006-07
Despite playing just over 18 minutes per game, Lovedale ranked 12th in the SoCon with an average of 5.9 rebounds per game... Recorded his first of five double figure rebounding performances with 12 in Davidson’s season-opening win against Eastern Michigan... In 19 minutes at then-ranked No. 8/9 Duke, Lovedale was just one point shy of a double-double scoring nine points while grabbing 10 rebounds... Made his first career start in Davidson’s SoCon opener, recording his first double-double with a personal-best 16 points and 17 rebounds in a career-high 33 minutes versus Elon on Dec. 1, 2007... Pulled down 11 rebounds as Davidson held off Wofford on the road Jan. 13, 2007... After just one career double figure scoring contest to his credit, Lovedale reached the 10-point plateau in three of the Wildcats’ final six games of the regular season.
2005-06
Lovedale played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 5.8 minutes an outing... He made his Davidson debut at Cameron Indoor Stadium where he had three rebounds in as many minutes against Duke, which was the nation’s No. 1 ranked team at the time. In the next game, he recorded first college points in Davidson’s thrilling come from behind win over UMass at Belk Arena... After scoring a season-high six points at The Citadel, Lovedale matched that performance and added a career-high six rebounds against Furman in a key SoCon battle the next time out.
High School
Lovedale attended Loretto College and played for Coach Joe Forber on the Manchester Magic basketball club... He appeared in the National U-20 Cup Final, plus was the MVP of the U-18 League Final in 2002-03. This past spring he helped his team in winning the cup.
Personal
A native of Nigeria, Lovedale attended high school in England... He comes from a large family with three brothers, three sisters, two half-brothers and a half-sister... His brother Izebvuwa is a retired Taekwondo fighter, and his brother Michael is a retired basketball player... His mother represented the state as a top table tennis player.
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