Kyle Anderson (basketball)
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Anderson in 2014
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| No. 1 – San Antonio Spurs | |
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 20, 1993 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | UCLA (2012–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–present | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014–2015 | →Austin Spurs |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kyle F. Anderson (born September 20, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. In his sophomore year in 2013–14, he was an all-conference player in the Pac-12 Conference and earned All-American honors.
Anderson developed the ball-handling skills of a point guard at an early age, but his height provided him the versatility to play as a forward. As a high school player in New Jersey, Anderson led his teams to two consecutive state titles, and was named state player of the year during his senior year. One of the top recruits out of high school, Anderson was named All-Pac-12 second team while playing mostly at forward in his freshman year with UCLA. The following season, he moved to point guard, and was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the Pac-12 Tournament as the Bruins won their first conference tournament title in six years. He declared for the 2014 NBA draft after his sophomore year, when he was selected in the first round with the 30th overall pick by San Antonio.
Anderson was born in New York City, and grew up in New Jersey in North Bergen before moving to Fairview while in high school. He started playing basketball the day he started walking, which was three days before his first birthday. He attended his first basketball camp at age three. Anderson's father, a longtime high school basketball coach in New Jersey, groomed him to be a point guard. Although Anderson was tall, his father did not want him to be "pigeonholed" as a post player. He had his son play with older players on Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams; usually the smallest player on the court, Anderson developed point guard skills early while passing to his larger teammates.
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