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David Andersen

David Andersen
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Andersen during his tenure with FC Barcelona
No. 13 – Melbourne United
Position Power forward / Center
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1980-06-23) 23 June 1980 (age 36)
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian / Danish
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT)
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career 1998–present
Career history
1998–1999 Wollongong Hawks
1999–2003 Kinder Bologna
2003–2004 Montepaschi Siena
2004–2008 CSKA Moscow
2008–2009 FC Barcelona
2009–2010 Houston Rockets
2010 Toronto Raptors
2010–2011 New Orleans Hornets
2011–2012 Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013 Fenerbahçe
2014 Strasbourg IG
2014–2016 ASVEL Basket
2016–present Melbourne United
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He also holds a Danish passport because he has a Danish father and an Australian mother. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen has won 11 championships abroad and has played in Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and France. He has also played in the NBA, spending two years in the league between 2009 and 2011.

Andersen was born to parents Mary and Danny in Melbourne where he started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School. His mother coached him and his brother, Stuart, at Frankston East and because there was only one team at the school, Andersen always played a year above his age.

At the age of 11, Andersen joined his local basketball, the Frankston Blues, and in his first year at the club, the under 12 team he played in, won the championship. He played with the Frankston Blues Junior Program until he was 15 years old and then joined the Frankston Blues men's team, going on to play in the South Eastern Men's Conference Final, a game that was televised on the ABC TV. After a successful Under 16 Australian Junior Championships with Victoria, Andersen was selected to join the Australian Institute of Sport Basketball Development Program. He subsequently moved to Canberra and in conjunction with the AIS, he attended Lake Ginninderra Secondary College. A three-year scholarship holder, Andersen played for the AIS in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1996 to 1998 where he was named the Australian Junior Male Basketballer of the Year in 1998.

Following the conclusion of his time at the Australian Institute of Sport, Andersen signed a two-year deal with the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League. In 1998–99, he played 25 games while averaging 6.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.


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