Former BU player update- Zach Andrews

[Da Coach]

Here are a couple links to the website of Costa Urbana Playas de Santa Pola.
That is the Spanish pro league team that Zach Andrews signed to play for this season--

http://www.galeriasdeangela.com/basketsantapola0708/noticias2/basket_santa_pola_noticias_0708_pretemporada_entrevista_zachandrews.htm

Here is a direct link to an audio clip of a press conference with Zach after he signed to play there in Santa Pola--

http://www.galeriasdeangela.com/basketsantapola0708/audio/LEBPlata_0708_CostaUrbana_pretemporada_zachandrews_entrevista.mp3

They are going to love Zach! Hopefully we can find some video clips of him playing and of his flip!

[Da Coach]

Zach's team, Costa Urbana Playas de Santa Pola, has already started their preseason with a win this past weekend, 87-61 over Villajoyosa.
Zach had 6 points in his first action. The scoring is at the bottom.
Zach is in the 2nd picture in the link (top center), and he is shown slamming home a dunk halfway down the page (the pictures are also posted below)--

http://www.galeriasdeangela.com/basketsantapola0708/noticias2/basket_santa_pola_noticias_0708_amistoso_lavila_cronica_texto.htm

Here is the translated version, courtesy of babelfish--

The Urban Coast gained the first victory of the preseason


VILA VILLAJOYOSA 67
URBAN COAST BEACHES OF SANTA POLA 81

The Urban Coast Beaches of Santa Pola was eeted again with the victory in the visit to Villajoyosa, third party of preseason, by 67 - 81.

The Urban Coast began the party without rate, slow in defense, that caused that to the three minutes of game and with marker 15 - 4 santapolero trainer Miquel Domingo asked for dead time. In the renewal of the party they were begun to fit the defenses but they commanded the first quarter that in the last finalized with a basket of Rosique second 26 -21.



Image of the dead time asked for by Miquel Domingo...

Image of the basket of Antonio Rosique at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter the Urban Coast began to wake up, after making good defenses where it emphasized the debut of Zach Andrews that contributed to intimidation and bounces, allowed to make counterattacks, including the first one kills of the season of Mark Bigelow, the Urban Coast managed to put itself ahead in the marker.

Image of kills of Mark Bigelow in counterattack...

In the renewal the Urban Coast was more small change in attack and that allowed to mark differences him in the marker. We could see triples of Mark Bigelow and Rom?? , a cork of Zach Andrews, hook of Frank Javi and one of the most spectacular plays of which we took of preseason, the first one kills of Zach Andrews, after a shot of punteado Rom?? , the ball touched hoop and without dropping it Zach it took hold the ball over the hoop and it sank it. The marker reflected an advantage of 13 points in favor of Santa Pola 50 - 63.

Zach Andrews makes kills after taking the bounce in attack...


Image of the hook of Frank Javi...

In the last ten minutes the local equipment tried to approach in the marker but it did not have options, the Urban Coast it maintained the difference comfortably and it managed to close the first victory of the preseason, the final marker was 67 - 81. At the end of the party the santapoleros players approached to embrace a player of the old local equipment known the club, is Rub???Šn Go'mez, ex- player of the Urban Coast that now militates in the Vila.

Imagenes de Rub???Šn Go'mez, ex- player of the Urban Coast that militates in the Vila...

The Urban Coast Beaches of Santa Pola will dispute to the second day of the match "Valencian Lliga" the next Friday 7 of September to the 20:45 h. in the Palace of Deportes de Torrevieja. Equipment LEB alicantino Bronze, Torrevieja, releases day and playground, since it has happened to play Saturdays in Galician the Cecilio pavilion the last season, to do it Fridays in the Palace of Deportes.

THE NUMBERS:

Date: Saturday 1 of September of 2.007

Track: Pavilion Maisa Lloret Villajoyosa (Alicante)

VILA VILLAJOYOSA 67
URBAN COAST BEACHES OF SANTA POLA 81
Urban coast Beaches of Santa Pola: Carder 3, Saulo 15, Asier 6, 14 Frank Javi and Samu 9 Garrido initial quinteto Mark Bigelow 11, White Fran 2, Rom?? 12, Adri????n 2, Juanlu 1, Zach Andrews 6, Rosique 2.

[Stryker]

I hope he does good, and yeah, if we can find some video of him playing for them that would be sweet.

[Da Coach]

Here is a video of the Top 10 plays from their first 2 exhibition games.
Zach is shown in Play #8 (a simple rebound layup) and....
The #1 Play of the Week, a rebound slam dunk (the same one in the photo above)! Way to go Zach!

http://www.galeriasdeangela.com/basketsantapola0708/videos/Amistosos_vs_molina_lavila_top10_jugadas.wmv

It doesn't look like Zach actually got much playing time, as he not on the floor for any of the other highlights. But I am sure he will be getting more playing time.

[Chucky T's]

It doesn't look like Zach actually got much playing time, as he not on the floor for any of the other highlights.

Maybe he was in foul trouble....


Sorry Zach, but I couldn't resist! Good luck with your new team!

[Da Coach]

Actually, the game above was Their 3rd preseason game, and first one that Zach played in.

Here is a page from the team's site introducing Zach after he signed. It has some nice pictures of him.--

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=es_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.galeriasdeangela.com%2fbasketsantapola0708%2fnoticias%2fbasket_santa_pola_noticias_0708_pretemporada_zachandrews_fotos.htm

A couple more links--

Zach's bio page--

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=es_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.galeriasdeangela.com%2fbasketsantapola0708%2fnoticias%2fbasket_santa_pola_noticias_0708_conoce_a_zach_andrews.htm

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=es_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.galeriasdeangela.com%2fbasketsantapola0708%2fplantilla0708%2fbasket_santa_pola_noticias_0708_plantilla_fichaje_ZachAndrews.htm

Some pictures from an early practice, a few showing Zach--

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=es_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.galeriasdeangela.com%2fbasketsantapola0708%2fnoticias%2fbasket_santa_pola_noticias_0708_pretemporada_entreno_1_fotos.htm