Random Athlete Of The Day- Andre Emmett

Andre Emmett is currently the Red Raiders’ all-time leading scorer. He simply had a knack for scoring, and an itch for throwing down, in other words he scored a lot and dunked hard. The 6-5 Guard is from Dallas, Texas, and consequently was recruited to Texas Tech where he played under famous coach Bob Knight. Emmett emerged as a Sophomore when he averaged 18.7 ppg and 6.6 rpg (he would average 6.6 rpg every year from Sophomore-Senior). Emmett had his best season Junior year, he averaged 21.8 ppg and played 37 mpg. His final year he would average 20.6 ppg and participate in the College Basketball Dunk Contest…and won. Unfortunately that would be the peak of Emmet’s career. Emmett got drafted to the Seattle Supersonics in the 2nd round of the 2004 NBA Draft, but he was traded on draft day to the Memphis Grizzlies for a 2005 2nd round pick (Mickael Gelabale). Emmett only played in 8 games with the Grizzlies, and was 2-6 from the field, he averaged .9 ppg. The next season Emmett ...