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Andre Drummond

Drummond with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2022
No. 1 – Philadelphia 76ers
Center
Personal information
Born	(1993-08-10) August 10, 1993 (age 31) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
High school	Capital Prep Magnet (Hartford, Connecticut) St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Connecticut)
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	279 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College	UConn (2011–2012)
NBA Draft	2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	2012–present
League	NBA
Career history
2012–2020	Detroit Pistons
2020–2021	Cleveland Cavaliers
2021	Los Angeles Lakers
2021–2022	Philadelphia 76ers
2022	Brooklyn Nets
2022–2024	Chicago Bulls
2024–present	Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (2016, 2018) All-NBA Third Team (2016) 4× NBA rebounding leader (2016, 2018–2020) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2013) Big East All-Freshman Team (2012)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA World Cup Gold 2014 Spain Team FIBA World U17 Championship Gold 2010 Hamburg Team FIBA Americas U16 Championship Gold 2009 Mendoza Team

Andre Jamal Drummond (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He plays as a center for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Detroit Pistons chose him as the ninth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.

Drummond was one of the best high school basketball players in 2011. He played one year of college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies. After that, he decided to join the NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2013. He also became an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2016. Drummond is known for being one of the best rebounders in the league. He also won a gold medal with the U.S. national team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014.

Andre Drummond's Early Life

Drummond (right) as a high school player in 2010

Andre Drummond was born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1993. His parents are from Jamaica. When he was seven, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut, with his mom and sister. He went to Woodrow Wilson Middle School. Then he started high school at Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford.

In his first year of high school, he averaged 12.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. He also blocked 6.5 shots per game. In his second year at Capital Prep, he got even better. He averaged 20.2 points, 16.6 rebounds, and 7.2 blocks per game. After two years, he moved to St. Thomas More in Oakdale. He repeated his sophomore year there to recover from a foot injury.

At St. Thomas More, Drummond was a very strong center. He spent two years there and helped his team win the national prep championship in 2011. He finished high school that spring. Experts like ESPN and NBADraft.net rated him as the number one player in his class. In 2010, Drummond won a gold medal with the U.S. team. This was at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. They beat Poland 111–80 in the final game.

College Basketball Career

Drummond first planned to spend an extra year at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. But two weeks later, on August 26, 2011, he announced a big change. He decided to go to the University of Connecticut right away. This decision surprised many people. He had also thought about going to other big schools like Kentucky or Louisville.

Drummond played in 34 games for UConn as a freshman. He started 30 of those games. He played about 28.4 minutes per game. In that time, he scored 10.0 points and grabbed 7.6 rebounds. He was the team leader in rebounds, blocks (2.7 per game), and field goal percentage (.538). He scored more than 20 points in two games. One of these was a 24-point game against Holy Cross. He made 11 out of 12 shots in that game.

His college career ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. UConn lost to Iowa State. Drummond scored two points before getting too many fouls. A month later, he decided to enter the 2012 NBA draft.

Andre Drummond's NBA Journey

Starting with the Detroit Pistons (2012–2020)

Rookie Season and Early Success

Drummond defending Anderson Varejão in October 2013

The Detroit Pistons picked Andre Drummond ninth overall in the 2012 NBA draft. In his first year, he averaged 7.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He also had 1.0 steal and 1.6 blocks in about 20.7 minutes. On May 14, 2013, he was named to the 2012–13 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He also finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year voting.

Drummond quickly became known for his rebounding. On January 24, 2014, he grabbed 20 rebounds and scored 20 points against the New Orleans Pelicans. On February 14, he scored 30 points and set a record with 25 rebounds in the NBA Rising Stars Challenge. He was named the MVP of that event. On March 3, he had 17 points and a career-high 26 rebounds against the New York Knicks.

By March 2015, Drummond had four games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in two seasons. This was the most in the NBA at that time. On March 29, he scored a career-high 32 points against the Miami Heat.

Becoming an All-Star and Rebounding King

Drummond started the 2015–16 season with three straight double-doubles. This helped the Pistons start with a 3–0 record. He was the first Piston to do this since Ben Wallace in 2004–05. He was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the first time. On November 3, Drummond had 25 points and a career-high 29 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers. He was the first Piston since 1985 to have two 20-point, 20-rebound games in a row.

On November 8, he had 29 points and 27 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers. He joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players with three 20-point, 20-rebound games in the first six games of a season. He won Player of the Week again, becoming the first Piston to win it two weeks in a row. His streak of 11 straight double-doubles ended on November 21. This was the longest streak for a Piston since 1966–67.

On December 18, Drummond scored 33 points and grabbed 21 rebounds. This was in a long game against the Chicago Bulls that went into four overtimes. He was the first Piston with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds since Dennis Rodman in 1990–91.

On January 20, 2016, Drummond set an NBA record. He missed 23 free throws in one game. He also tried 36 free throws, which was a career high and a team record. On January 28, Drummond was chosen for his first NBA All-Star Game. He also took part in the Slam Dunk Contest. The Pistons made the playoffs for the first time since 2009. They lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round.

Drummond with the Pistons in 2016

On July 15, 2016, Drummond signed a new five-year contract with the Pistons. On October 30, he had 20 points and 23 rebounds against the Milwaukee Bucks. This was his 10th career game with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. On November 19, he reached 4,000 career rebounds. At 23 years old, he was the second-youngest player to reach this milestone.

More All-Star Selections and Rebounding Titles

On October 23, 2017, Drummond passed Walter Dukes to become sixth on Detroit's all-time rebounding list. Two days later, he got his 5,000th career rebound. He was the second-youngest player to reach this, after Dwight Howard. On November 10, he had 16 points, 20 rebounds, and a career-high seven assists. This helped the Pistons start the season with a 9–3 record.

On November 27, he had season highs of 26 points and 22 rebounds against the Boston Celtics. He also had six assists and four steals. This made him the first player with those stats since Charles Barkley in 1990. On January 24, 2018, Drummond had 30 points, 24 rebounds, six blocks, four assists, and three steals. He was the first player to have such stats since the NBA started recording blocks and steals in 1973–74. He also became the youngest player to reach 2,000 offensive rebounds.

On January 30, he was chosen as an All-Star again. On February 3, he had 23 points, 20 rebounds, four steals, and four blocks. He was the first player with those stats since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1989. On March 29, he had his 20th career 20-point, 20-rebound game. This was the most of any NBA player since he joined the league. Drummond finished the season averaging 16 rebounds per game. He was the first player since Dennis Rodman in 1997 to do this.

On November 5, 2018, Drummond had 25 points and 24 rebounds against the Miami Heat. On January 31, 2019, he became the Pistons' all-time leader in offensive rebounds. He passed Bill Laimbeer with 2,431 offensive rebounds. On February 8, he had his ninth 20-point, 20-rebound game of the season. He scored 29 points and grabbed 20 rebounds against the New York Knicks.

On February 11, Drummond scored a season-high 32 points against the Washington Wizards. On March 8, he had 20 points and 24 rebounds. This helped the Pistons come back from a 21-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls. This was his 11th 20-point, 20-rebound game of the season, leading the league. He was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. His streak of 19 straight double-doubles tied a Pistons team record. He also became the first player in NBA history to have 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 100 blocks, and 100 steals in four different seasons.

Drummond started the 2019–20 season with 32 points and 23 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers. He was one of only three players to have a 30-point, 20-rebound game in a season opener since the NBA merger.

Moving to Other Teams (2020–Present)

On February 6, 2020, the Pistons traded Drummond to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played for the Cavaliers until March 26, 2021. Then, he reached an agreement to leave the team.

On March 28, 2021, Drummond signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played 21 games for them, all as a starter. He averaged 11.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. The Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

On August 4, 2021, Drummond signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. He played 49 games for them.

On February 10, 2022, Drummond was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. This trade also involved Ben Simmons and James Harden. In his first game for the Nets on February 14, he had 11 points and nine rebounds. This helped his new team end an 11-game losing streak.

On July 6, 2022, Drummond signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bulls. On June 29, 2023, he decided to stay with the Bulls for another year. On November 6, 2023, he got his 10,000th career rebound in a game against the Utah Jazz. On December 26, he started for an injured teammate and had 24 points and 25 rebounds. The Bulls won that game against the Atlanta Hawks.

On July 7, 2024, Drummond signed a two-year contract to return to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Playing for Team USA

Drummond with Team USA at the 2014 World Basketball Festival

Andre Drummond was part of the U.S. national team in 2014. This team won the gold medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. He averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in eight games during the tournament.

Andre Drummond's Personal Life

Andre Drummond has three children: two daughters and one son. He has been an Ambassador for Special Olympics since 2016. Since 2023, Drummond has lived in Lindenwold, New Jersey. He also has a summer home in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Career Statistics

NBA Regular Season Stats

NBA Playoff Stats

College Stats

See also

In Spanish: Andre Drummond para niños

• List of NBA career rebounding leaders
• List of NBA career field goal percentage leaders
• List of NBA single-season rebounding leaders