College Career
In 1999, Andrew enrolled in the School of Arts & Sciences at Villanova University, home of the Wildcats basketball team where he graduated in 2003. The gifted athlete was Villanova’s most versatile defender and could guard four positions. The point forward (can play both point guard and more predominantly power forward) is able to run the floor well and his long arms and quick feet make him a strong rebounder.
Sullivan took to his first season with the Wildcats in 1999-2000, on his debut chipping in with three rebounds and tough defense in seven minutes against Lafayette, and later the freshman converted his first career points with a 3-point shot from the top of the key in the first half against Fairleigh Dickinson. He tied a career high with seven points in 12 minutes in 67-66 loss to Miami on 17 January 2000 and three days later grabbed five rebounds and scored five points in 66-57 win at Providence. Overall it was a successful rookie season for the Englishman, in which another highlight unfolded when he made several spectacular plays in 86-69 win over Notre Dame, ending the night with seven points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of activity. By the end of the season, Sullivan had played 29 games, averaging 2.31 PPG.
His second season saw his minutes fluctuate throughout the campaign, playing just 20 games and averaging a mere 1.65 PPG, although he did earn a career-high 26 minutes, playing with energy and strong defense in an 87-75 win over Towson University on 26 November 2000 he contributed four points and five rebounds. Returning from injury, Andrew also scored another four points in 23 minutes of activity in 74-60 win over Connecticut on 10 February 2001.
The following season would prove to be much more successful than the previous when he established himself as Villanova’s best perimeter defensive player in 2001-02. He was the only Wildcat to start all 32 contests and connected on .529 of his field goal attempts, chalking up a 5.65 PPG average, or a combined total of 181 points throughout the season.
Sullivan started the season well, when he contributed six points and six rebounds in 59-57 win over Dayton on 24 November 2001. His key steal on Dayton’s last offensive possession gave the Wildcats a chance to win on a final trip down the floor and his 28 minutes established a new career high as did his point total. Three days later Andrew better his minutes record, logging a career high 39 minutes in a 61-58 overtime loss against La Salle University.
Later that season Andrew came within a whisker of his first career double-double, with nine points and nine rebounds in a 71-59 loss at University of Pittsburgh on 2 February 2002 and a week later helped hold Jason Kapono to nine points on 3-of-9 shooting in 58-57 Villanova victory over UCLA. Sullivan's season finished in a 72-70 loss to Connecticut in Big East Tournament on 7 March 2002 where he produced nine rebounds and four points.
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