Andre Ingram

Andre Ingram (born November 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.

He played college basketball for American University, where he finished his four-year career as the school's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,655 points.

Ingram is the NBA G League's career leader in three-point field goals and games played.

He notched his 1,000th career point, while amassing a season-high 10 rebounds, against the Saint Francis Red Flash on January 2.

At the season's end, he earned second-team All-Patriot League honors.

Ingram attended Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Virginia, where he led the basketball team to the Group AAA championship as a senior in 2002–03, the first title in school history.

That year, he averaged 22.8 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 49 percent from three-point range.

He was subsequently named the Associated Press Group AAA Player of the Year for his division.

He left Highland Springs as a two-time Capital District Player of the Year and First-Team All-Metro, and as a senior was a First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Central Region pick.

As a freshman at American University in 2003–04, Ingram started in all 31 games and led the team with 13.6 points per game, which ranked fifth best in the league.

He was subsequently named Patriot League Freshman of the Year, becoming the first American player to win the award.

He had 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Maryland on November 22, 2003, in his first collegiate game.

On January 14, 2004, he made eight shots from behind the arc in a 27-point effort against Navy, which ties the second best single-game three-point total in AU history.

In addition, his 15 three-point attempts against Navy is tied for the highest single-game attempt total for an Eagle.

He went on to score a career-high 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting against Lafayette on February 28.

As a sophomore in 2004–05, Ingram played in 28 games with 27 starts and was named first-team All-Patriot League.

He finished the season as the PL's second-leading scoring, just half a point out of the lead, with 15.3 points per game.

After being named the PL Preseason Player of the Year, Ingram opened the season with 38 points against VCU.

He registered six 20+ point performances in 28 games, including two 30+ point performances.

He was named Patriot League Player of the Week twice during February 2005, and at the season's end, he was named National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 4 Second Team.

As a junior in 2005–06, Ingram played and started in all 29 games.

He led team in scoring for the third consecutive season, averaging 12.0 points per game.

He scored in double digits in 19 of 29 games, starting the season with a 24-point effort against Washington on November 19.

As a senior in 2006–07, Ingram ranked fifth in the Patriot League in scoring (15.2 ppg), second in three-point field goal percentage (.424) and second in three-point field goals made per game (2.6).

He scored 20 or more points eight times, including a season-high 25 points against Lafayette.

He subsequently earned first-team All-Patriot League honors for the second time in three years.

Ingram finished his collegiate career as American's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,655 points, as he led the team in scoring all four years.

He graduated from American University with a bachelor’s degree in physics.

As a pro, Ingram spent four seasons with the Utah Flash between 2007 and 2011, and 4 seasons with the Los Angeles D-Fenders between 2012 and 2016.

On November 1, 2007, Ingram was selected by the Utah Flash in the seventh round of the 2007 NBA Development League Draft.

He spent four years with the Flash, and in that time, became the franchise's all-time leading scorer with 2,098 points.

He also ranks second in rebounds (608), fourth in assists (336), and third in steals (184).

Ingram had a career-best year in 2009–10, as he won the Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award and participated in 2010 NBA D-League All-Star festivities in Dallas, where he took home the Three-Point Shooting Competition Championship.

Ingram made noteworthy contributions in game as well, starting 49 of the team's 50 games, and averaging 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.0 minutes.

He scored in double figures 36 times, including a season-high 24 points in a 104–99 road victory over the Bakersfield Jam on December 5, 2009.

He has also scored the third-most points in league history and won the D-League 3-Point Contest in 2010 and 2016.

After a short stint in Australia with the Perth Wildcats, Ingram returned to the D-Fenders in March 2017.

He continued on with the re-named South Bay Lakers for the 2017–18 season, before joining the Los Angeles Lakers in April 2018, and finally making his NBA debut.

Ingram was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up in a tight-knit family of four.

He loved basketball from an early age, and by the time he turned 12, he was beating his older brother by seven years, Lucius, in one-on-one.