2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Andre, Bernie

Jersey Number 21
Bernie Andre
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- North Miami Beach, Fla.
- Previous School:
- FIU
- High School:
- Combine Academy
Bio
2021-22: Overcame a preseason injury to be a prime performer, starting in 17 of his 25 games played…Led the Ohio Valley Conference in free throw percentage (.887) while ranking seventh in the league with 6.3 rebounds per contest…His 7.3 rebounds per game in league play ranked fifth in the OVC…Averaged 10.1 points in 24.7 minutes per game…Upped his scoring average to 12.2 points per contest against league opponents…Topped the Skyhawks in scoring five times and paced the squad in rebounding in 11 different contests…Piled up six double-doubles (fourth-most in the OVC), including four in the span of five league contests from Jan. 22 through Feb. 3…Became the first UT Martin player to grab three double-doubles in a row since 2016-17, accomplishing that feat from Jan. 22 through Jan. 27…Went off for 13 double-digit scoring performances and a pair of 20-plus point outings…Poured in a season-best 25 points (on 11-of-18 shooting) to go along with 11 rebounds in the Feb. 26 season finale at Tennessee Tech…Produced 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best four assists at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 12…Shot 50 percent or better on eight separate occasions, including a 7-of-10 effort (including a season-best 4-of-5 effort from beyond the three-point arc) on the way to 24 points in the road victory at Tennessee State on Jan. 6…Scored his 1,000th career point against No. 21 Murray State on Feb. 19…Drilled multiple three-pointers in 10 games (eight of which came in OVC play)…Made two or more free throws in 15 different contests, including two games of six made attempts from the charity stripe (Jan. 6 at Tennessee State, Feb. 5 against Tennessee State)…Recorded double figures in the rebounding column seven times (all in the final 12 OVC games)…Swatted away multiple shots in three games, recording a pair of blocks against Middle Tennessee (Dec. 11), Tennessee Tech (Jan. 15) and Tennessee State (Feb. 5)…Swiped a pair of steals and set a season-high in minutes played (35) in the win over SIUE on Jan. 24…Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 10…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Brings four years of collegiate experience – including three seasons at the NCAA Division I level – to the Skyhawks…Spent last season at FIU and also played two years at Northern Arizona, where he was the 2018-19 Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year and earned all-conference accolades in both seasons (2018-20)…Joined the FIU program midway through the season last year, playing in seven Conference USA contests under head coach Jeremy Ballard…Made a pair of starts for the Panthers, tallying 23 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal over 72 minutes…In his two seasons at Northern Arizona, Andre played for head coaches Jack Murphy and Shane Burcar…Poured in 763 points (12.5 per game) and 460 rebounds (7.5 per contest) while chipping in 72 assists, 47 steals and 16 blocks in 61 games (49 starts) in a Lumberjack uniform…Shot 44.8 percent (280-of-625) from the floor – including a 34 percent clip (67-for-197) from three-point range – and sank 72.3 percent (136-of-188) of his free throw tries…Averaged 11.2 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior in 2019-20, capturing All-Big Sky honorable mention accolades…Was responsible for 18 double-digit scoring games and four 20-plus point performances – including a season-best 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting (with four treys) at Weber State on Feb. 8…Hauled in three double-doubles that season, including 20 points and a season-high 15 rebounds against Portland State on Jan. 25…His career-high of four assists came against Idaho State on Jan. 11 while defensively he had six multi-steal contests and blocked a career-best three shots against Omaha on Dec. 8…During his sophomore campaign, Andre ranked third in the Big Sky in rebounding (8.5 per game) and 13th in scoring (13.8 points per outing), leading to All-Big Sky third team and Newcomer of the Year status…Reached double figures in the scoring column on 23 different occasions, including a career-best 26 points at Northern Colorado on March 9 (one of his seven games with at least 20 points)…Registered eight double-doubles and snared a career-best 18-rebounds at Montana State on March 2…Was named the Big Sky Player of the Week on Feb. 26, which was the first time a Northern Arizona player had brought home that honor in over four years…Chipped in 10 multi-steal contests during his debut Division I season…Spent his freshman season at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala., playing under head coach John Meeks…Averaged 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting .459 (139-of-303) from the floor…Went off for 19 double-digit scoring outings, including three games with at least 20 points (season-high 25 at Tennessee Wesleyan College JV on Nov. 3)…Started in all 28 games he appeared in and had a double-double (14 points, season-best 12 rebounds) in his season finale against Bevill State on Feb. 22…Divvied out a career-high five assists on four different occasions while swiping a career-high four steals (as part of seven multi-steal efforts) against Wake Tech on Dec. 30…Redshirted the 2016-17 season at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY…Played for one of the top prep programs in the country at Combine Academy, located in Lincolnton, NC…Before that, he also attended Miami Norland High School, which is perennially one of the best programs in the state of Florida…Helped guide the Vikings to a 23-8 overall record and the 2014-15 Florida Class 6A state championship in 2014-15.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 3, 1997...Son of Milly and Maccen Andre...Has one sibling, Paul...Majoring in education.
BEFORE UTM: Brings four years of collegiate experience – including three seasons at the NCAA Division I level – to the Skyhawks…Spent last season at FIU and also played two years at Northern Arizona, where he was the 2018-19 Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year and earned all-conference accolades in both seasons (2018-20)…Joined the FIU program midway through the season last year, playing in seven Conference USA contests under head coach Jeremy Ballard…Made a pair of starts for the Panthers, tallying 23 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal over 72 minutes…In his two seasons at Northern Arizona, Andre played for head coaches Jack Murphy and Shane Burcar…Poured in 763 points (12.5 per game) and 460 rebounds (7.5 per contest) while chipping in 72 assists, 47 steals and 16 blocks in 61 games (49 starts) in a Lumberjack uniform…Shot 44.8 percent (280-of-625) from the floor – including a 34 percent clip (67-for-197) from three-point range – and sank 72.3 percent (136-of-188) of his free throw tries…Averaged 11.2 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior in 2019-20, capturing All-Big Sky honorable mention accolades…Was responsible for 18 double-digit scoring games and four 20-plus point performances – including a season-best 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting (with four treys) at Weber State on Feb. 8…Hauled in three double-doubles that season, including 20 points and a season-high 15 rebounds against Portland State on Jan. 25…His career-high of four assists came against Idaho State on Jan. 11 while defensively he had six multi-steal contests and blocked a career-best three shots against Omaha on Dec. 8…During his sophomore campaign, Andre ranked third in the Big Sky in rebounding (8.5 per game) and 13th in scoring (13.8 points per outing), leading to All-Big Sky third team and Newcomer of the Year status…Reached double figures in the scoring column on 23 different occasions, including a career-best 26 points at Northern Colorado on March 9 (one of his seven games with at least 20 points)…Registered eight double-doubles and snared a career-best 18-rebounds at Montana State on March 2…Was named the Big Sky Player of the Week on Feb. 26, which was the first time a Northern Arizona player had brought home that honor in over four years…Chipped in 10 multi-steal contests during his debut Division I season…Spent his freshman season at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala., playing under head coach John Meeks…Averaged 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting .459 (139-of-303) from the floor…Went off for 19 double-digit scoring outings, including three games with at least 20 points (season-high 25 at Tennessee Wesleyan College JV on Nov. 3)…Started in all 28 games he appeared in and had a double-double (14 points, season-best 12 rebounds) in his season finale against Bevill State on Feb. 22…Divvied out a career-high five assists on four different occasions while swiping a career-high four steals (as part of seven multi-steal efforts) against Wake Tech on Dec. 30…Redshirted the 2016-17 season at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY…Played for one of the top prep programs in the country at Combine Academy, located in Lincolnton, NC…Before that, he also attended Miami Norland High School, which is perennially one of the best programs in the state of Florida…Helped guide the Vikings to a 23-8 overall record and the 2014-15 Florida Class 6A state championship in 2014-15.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 3, 1997...Son of Milly and Maccen Andre...Has one sibling, Paul...Majoring in education.
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