Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1992)

Ryan Anderson
No. 12 – Antwerp Giants
Position Power forward
League Belgian League
Personal information
Born (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Long Beach Poly
(Long Beach, California)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Antwerp Giants
Career highlights and awards

Ryan Anderson (born December 4, 1992) is an American basketball player for the Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League. He played college basketball at the University of Arizona and Boston College.

College career

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4] At the close of the season, Anderson was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference.[5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Anderson played for the Orlando Magic in the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6] He ultimately signed with the Antwerp Giants in the Belgian League.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Favat, Bryan (March 6, 2012). "All-ACC Teams Announced: Ryan Anderson Unanimous All-Freshman Selection". SB Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Benbow, Julian (March 17, 2016). "Ryan Anderson rejuvenated with Arizona". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (May 9, 2014). "Arizona lands coveted Boston College transfer Ryan Anderson". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Sheeley, Matt (April 4, 2016). "Arizona basketball: Reviewing Ryan Anderson's one and only year with the Wildcats". SB Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce (March 7, 2016). "Wildcats' Anderson named to all Pac-12 first team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Bartel, Jason (June 28, 2016). "Former Arizona forward Ryan Anderson agrees to Summer League deal with Orlando Magic". SB Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Anderson naar Port of Antwerp Giants". Antwerp Giants (in Dutch). July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
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