Nick Anderson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 20, 1968 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (1987–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 1989–2002 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1999 | Orlando Magic |
| 1999–2001 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2001–2002 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 11,529 (14.4 ppg) |
| Assists | 2,087 (2.6 apg) |
| Steals | 1,114 (1.4 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nelison "Nick" Anderson (born January 20, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for thirteen years.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Anderson played high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy where he was named "Illinois Mr. Basketball" for 1986 after leading his team to the city championship and a top national ranking in USA Today.
Anderson would go on to play at the University of Illinois for two years before joining the Orlando Magic in a career that would also include stints with the Sacramento Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies. He currently serves the Magic in several off-the-court functions and was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.
Anderson attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for two years, playing on the team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1989; that Fighting Illini team was given the nickname "Flyin' Illini" by Dick Vitale. Among Anderson's teammates were Kendall Gill, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, Lowell Hamilton, and Marcus Liberty; all of these except Hamilton would go on to play in the NBA.
Anderson left school and entered the NBA draft in 1989, where he was selected with the eleventh pick of the first round by the Orlando Magic. As the Magic were an expansion team that season, Anderson was the first draft pick in the franchise's history.
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