Fun Fact Friday: Which former AB player was drafted in both the ABA and NBA?

The answer is former Battler Andy Jennings. After graduating from AB in 1970, Jennings was drafted in the ABA by the Virginia Squires. That same year he was also drafted by the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA.

Jennings started his career at AB playing for the legendary coach Rex Pyles. He finished his final years at AB playing for Jack Funk. During his freshman season, he scored 485 points and pulled down an incredible 604 rebounds. Jennings had two games, one against Davis & Elkins and one against WV Wesleyan, where he pulled down 36 rebounds in each game. He continued his rebounding prowess throughout his career at AB finishing with a career total of 2188. Jennings was a first-team all-WVIAC selection in 1969 and 1970. Jennings finished as the WVIACs all-time leading rebounder in the history of the conference.

Jennings would later become a police officer in Philadelphia. He served for 18 years before he lost a battle to cancer. Andy Jennings was a native of War, WV. Later we will feature another Battler who was drafted by a NBA franchise.