Jaye Andrews
Jaye Andrews | |
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| Born | October 5, 1962 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball player, coach, educator |
| Years active | 1981–1987 (basketball) |
| Known for | Collegiate basketball at Bucknell University; 1985 East Coast Conference Player of the Year |
Jaye Andrews (born October 5, 1962) is a former American basketball athlete recognized for his collegiate accomplishments at Bucknell University during the 1980s. He achieved all-conference honors twice and was named the 1985 East Coast Conference Player of the Year in his final collegiate season.
College career
Originating from Bethesda, Maryland, Andrews attended the Landon School prior to his tenure as a small forward at Bucknell.[1] During his freshman campaign (1981–82), he posted averages of 8.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per contest.[2] In his sophomore year, his statistics improved to 13.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[2] As a junior, Andrews played a pivotal role in leading Bucknell to secure the East Coast Conference regular season championship and earned First Team All-ECC recognition, narrowly missing qualification for the NCAA tournament.[3]
In the 1984–85 senior season, Andrews recorded averages of 16.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[2] Bucknell repeated as ECC regular season champions but fell short once more in the conference tournament final. Andrews received his second First Team All-ECC honor and became the first player from Bucknell to be awarded ECC Player of the Year. Upon graduation, his career total of 1,535 points placed him fourth on the school's all-time scoring list.[3] In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into Bucknell’s athletics hall of fame in 1991.[3]
Professional career and later life
Andrews was chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers in the seventh round (159th overall) of the 1985 NBA draft. However, he was released following rookie camp and did not make the final roster. He attributes Philadelphia's interest to his performance with the USBL's Wildwood Aces, where he led the squad with an average of 17.4 points per game.
Following this period, Andrews resided in Chicago before signing with the Bracknell Pirates of the British Basketball League (BBL) for the 1986–87 season. He subsequently stepped away from professional basketball—a choice he later expressed regret over.
Shifting focus to education, Andrews undertook several positions within secondary school settings. From 1993 until 2001 at his former school, the Landon School, he served as Director of Alumni Affairs, taught middle school mathematics, and coached varsity basketball. Since 2001, he has been employed at Texas's Greenhill School, where he works as a middle school math instructor, led boys' varsity basketball as head coach from 2004 to 2014, and has contributed as a faculty member in Equity & Inclusion since 2019. After the 2013–14 season, he received recognition as Texas Large Private Schools Coach of the Year.
Andrews is married to Andrea Sears, a Bucknell alumna from the class of 1987; together they have three daughters: Melanie, Camille—who played soccer at Bucknell—and Ellen Margaret, who competed in basketball at Yale.