Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1992)

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Ryan Anderson
Anderson playing for Boston College
Xavier Musketeers
PositionDirector of Player Development and Recruiting
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 31)
Lakewood, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High schoolLong Beach Poly
(Long Beach, California)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–2021
PositionPower forward
Number12, 15
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
2016–2017Antwerp Giants
2017s.Oliver Würzburg
2017BC Pieno žvaigždės
2018–2019Delaware Blue Coats
2019–2020T71 Dudelange
2020MBC Mykolaiv
2020–2021Šiauliai
As coach:
2021–2022Arizona (GA)
2022–presentXavier (DPD/RC)
Career highlights and awards

Ryan James Anderson[1] (born December 4, 1992) is an American former basketball player. He is a director of player development and recruiting at Xavier University. He played college basketball at Arizona and Boston College.

College career[edit]

Anderson started his college career out of Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California at Boston College (BC), where he immediately entered the starting lineup for the rebuilding Eagles. The 6'9" power forward averaged 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game and was named unanimously to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-freshman team.[2] He then recorded two more successful seasons at BC, but the team had losing campaigns both years and coach Steve Donahue was fired. Two months after the season ended, Anderson chose to transfer, ultimately landing at Arizona.[3][4]

After sitting out the 2014–15 season per National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, Anderson had a strong campaign in his only season with the Wildcats. He averaged 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game and was the first Wildcat since Jordan Hill in 2008–09 to average a double-double for the season.[5] At the close of the season, Anderson was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference.[6]

Professional career[edit]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Anderson played for the Orlando Magic in the 2016 NBA Summer League.[7] He ultimately signed with the Antwerp Giants in the Belgian League.[8]

Following the 2016–17 campaign, Anderson signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[9]

For 2018–19, Anderson joined the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.[10]

On January 29, 2020, he has signed with MBC Mykolaiv in the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague. [11]

On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[12]

Coaching career[edit]

Arizona Wildcats (2021–2022)[edit]

On September 2, 2021, Former Arizona standout Ryan Anderson returning to Wildcats as graduate assistant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ryan James Anderson was born on December 4, 1992 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Favat, Bryan (March 6, 2012). "All-ACC Teams Announced: Ryan Anderson Unanimous All-Freshman Selection". SB Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Benbow, Julian (March 17, 2016). "Ryan Anderson rejuvenated with Arizona". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (May 9, 2014). "Arizona lands coveted Boston College transfer Ryan Anderson". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. ^ Sheeley, Matt (April 4, 2016). "Arizona basketball: Reviewing Ryan Anderson's one and only year with the Wildcats". SB Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (March 7, 2016). "Wildcats' Anderson named to all Pac-12 first team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Bartel, Jason (June 28, 2016). "Former Arizona forward Ryan Anderson agrees to Summer League deal with Orlando Magic". SB Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ryan Anderson naar Port of Antwerp Giants". Antwerp Giants (in Dutch). July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Bester Rebounder der belgischen Liga". s.Oliver Würzburg (in German). June 28, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Blue Coats Announce Training Camp Roster and Schedule". NBA.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ryan Anderson moves to BC Mykolaiv". Sportando. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "BC Siauliai sign Ryan Anderson". Sportando. July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

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