Kevin Anderson (basketball)
| Czarni Słupsk | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Polish Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 21, 1988 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Whitefield Academy (Mableton, Georgia) Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Georgia) |
| College | Richmond (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Strasbourg IG |
| 2012 | Canton Charge |
| 2012–2013 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2013 | SAM Massagno Basket |
| 2013–2014 | Ilysiakos |
| 2014 | Aliağa Petkim |
| 2015 | Nea Kifissia |
| 2015–2016 | BBC Sparta Bertrange |
| 2016 | Apollon Patras |
| 2016 | Enosis Neon Paralimni |
| 2017–present | Czarni Słupsk |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kevin Anderson Jr. (born December 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player played for Energa Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond.
For his first three-years of high school, Anderson attended Whitefield Academy in Mableton, Georgia where he helped them to the state finals in 2005 and 2006. For his senior year, he transferred to Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia where he led them to a 27-4 record and Georgia Elite Eight appearance. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 15.6 points, 5.2 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game.
In his freshman season at Richmond, Anderson earned Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year and Atlantic 10 All-Freshman team honors. He was also named Virginia Collegiate Rookie of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors. He earned the A-10 Rookie of the Week six of the last eight weeks of the season, only four A-10 players in league history have won the award more times. In 31 games (23 starts), he averaged 10.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 34.8 minutes per game.
In his sophomore season, Anderson earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors after finishing the season with 598 points, ranking ninth on the school's single-season list. He became just the fourth Spider sophomore to reach 800 points and finished the season with 930 points. In 36 games (all starts), he averaged 16.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.8 minutes per game.
In his junior season, Anderson earned Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors, becoming the first Spider to earn each honor. He was also named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, Richmond Times-Dispatch State Player of the Year and first-team All-State, and NABC Division I All-District first-team for District 4. In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 17.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 37.1 minutes per game.
In his senior season, Anderson was named to the Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of Year Preseason Watch List, Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 List and one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. He was also named one of 20 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the top men's collegiate point guard. He earned first-team All-Atlantic 10 and NABC Division I All-District first-team for District 4 honors for the second straight year. He also earned the 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP after averaging 22 points in three games. In 37 games (all starts), he averaged 16.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 36.2 minutes per game. On February 26, 2011, Anderson became the third player in Spider history to surpass 2,000 career points as he finished his career with 2,167.
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