Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the head coach for Lane College. A 5'11", 177 lb (80 kg) point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, his nickname in college was the "Little General".

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Andre Turner

Lane Dragons
Position	Head coach
League	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	(1964-03-13) March 13, 1964 (age 60) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school	Mitchell (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Memphis (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 3rd round, 69th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1986–2008
Position	Point guard
Number	7, 13, 11, 12, 10, 4, 1
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As player:
1986	Tampa Bay Flash
1986–1987	Rockford Lightning
1986	Boston Celtics
1987	La Crosse Catbirds
1987	Rhode Island Gulls
1987–1988	Houston Rockets
1988	Miami Tropics
1988	Calgary 88s
1988–1989	La Crosse Catbirds
1989	Milwaukee Bucks
1989–1990	La Crosse Catbirds
1989	Los Angeles Clippers
1989	Charlotte Hornets
1990	La Crosse Catbirds
1990	Memphis Rockers
1990–1991	Philadelphia 76ers
1991–1992	Memphis Rockers
1991	Washington Bullets
1992–1994	Ourense
1994–1996	Zaragoza
1996–1998	Joventut
1998–2001	Sevilla
2001–2002	Cáceres
2003	Universidad Complutense
2003–2004	Valladolid
2004–2005	Murcia
2005	Joventut
2005–2006	Melilla
2006	Minorca
2007	La Palma
2007–2008	Zaragoza 2002
As coach:
2010–2015	Mitchell HS (assistant)
2015–2021	Mitchell HS
2021–present	Lane
Career highlights and awards
As player: Spanish King's Cup winner (1997) Spanish King's Cup MVP (1997) 6× Spanish League All-Star (1992–1994, 1997–1999) CBA champion (1990) CBA Playoff MVP (1990) CBA All-Star (1988) USBL champion (1986) All-USBL First Team (1988) USBL All-Defensive Team (1988) All-WBL Team (1989) AP honorable mention All-American (1986) 2× First-team All-Metro Conference (1985, 1986) Metro Conference All-Freshman Team (1983)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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The shining moment of Andre Turner's career was in his junior season, when he, along with teammates Keith Lee, Baskerville Holmes, and William Bedford made it to the Final Four, on the strength of three consecutive game winning shots by Turner.

The first was in an overtime win against UAB. Ironically, Gene Bartow was UAB's head coach, the last coach to lead Memphis State to the Final Four, eventually losing in the 1973 championship game against UCLA.

The second game winner came against Boston College, and the third, coming against the University of Oklahoma, propelled the Tigers back to the Final Four, only to lose to eventual champ Villanova, one of three Big East teams in the Final Four that year.

Turner was selected in the third round of the 1986 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, but traded to the Boston Celtics. He played for seven teams in the NBA: the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. In 170 games with these seven teams, he holds career averages of 4.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. His most productive year was in 1990–91, when he averaged 5.9 points and 4.4 assists in 70 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. Turner also played in the Continental Basketball Association for the La Crosse Catbirds, where he led the team to the 1989–1990 CBA Championship,^[1] and in the World Basketball League for the Memphis Rockers.

After leaving the NBA, he played professionally in Spain.^[2] In 1997, while playing with Joventut Badalona, Turner won the Spanish King's Cup title and the tournament's MVP award. With Sevilla, he played in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 1999–00 season.

Turner was an assistant basketball coach at Mitchell High in Memphis for four years before being named head coach in 2015. The school,won three state championships during his time there, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

On April 15, 2021, Turner was named head coach for Division II Lane College of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).^[3]