Derek Anderson (basketball)

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Derek Anderson
Anderson in 2013
Personal information
Born (1973-07-18) July 18, 1973 (age 50)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolDoss (Louisville, Kentucky)
College
Charlotte Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
7,357 (12.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,988 (3.2 rpg)
Assists2,083 (3.4 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Derek Lamont Anderson (born July 18, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. He played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is married to his beautiful wife, Jamie Anderson. The two met in their hometown Louisville, KY.

College career

Anderson is a graduate of

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship as part of a team that featured nine future NBA players under their coach Rick Pitino. Anderson went on to graduate from the University of Kentucky
in 1997 with a degree in pharmacy.

Professional career

He was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 13th overall pick to the 1997 NBA draft, despite missing much of his second senior season at Kentucky due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He played for Cleveland from 1997 to 1999. He would be the last Cavalier to wear #23 before LeBron James. On August 4, 1999, he was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Johnny Newman to the L.A. Clippers for Lamond Murray.[1] Anderson was ranked 7th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.877) in 1999–2000.[2]

Anderson's NBA career was plagued by injuries. In the 2004–2005 season he only played in 8 of the final 42 games for the

collective bargaining agreement. He would sign with the Houston Rockets as a free agent before being traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Gerald Fitch. The Heat would win the 2006 NBA Finals in six games after defeating the Dallas Mavericks
to give Anderson his first and only championship.

Anderson was waived by Heat on September 12, 2006, prior to the beginning of the

Charlotte Bobcats; Anderson played the final two seasons of his career for the Bobcats.[3]

Coaching career

In January 2023, Anderson will coach the Costa Rica national team in the United Cup of Champions season.[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98
Cleveland
 66 13 27.9 .408 .202 .873 2.8 3.4 1.3 .2 11.7
1998–99
Cleveland
 38 13 25.7 .398 .304 .836 2.9 3.8 1.3 .1 10.8
1999–00
L.A. Clippers
 64 58 34.4 .438 .309 .877 4.0 3.4 1.4 .2 16.9
2000–01
San Antonio
 82 82* 34.9 .416 .399 .851 4.4 3.7 1.5 .2 15.5
2001–02
Portland
 70 27 26.6 .404 .373 .856 2.7 3.1 1.0 .1 10.8
2002–03
Portland
 76 76 33.6 .427 .350 .859 3.5 4.3 1.2 .2 13.9
2003–04
Portland
 51 46 35.5 .376 .305 .824 3.6 4.5 1.3 .1 13.6
2004–05
Portland
 47 32 26.4 .389 .384 .805 2.7 3.0 .8 .1 9.2
2005–06
Houston
 20 8 29.1 .393 .284 .836 4.2 2.7 .8 .2 10.8
2005–06†
Miami
 23 3 20.2 .308 .313 .842 2.6 2.1 .3 .1 5.8
2006–07
Charlotte
 50 32 23.8 .429 .355 .877 2.3 2.7 1.0 .1 8.0
2007–08
Charlotte
 28 0 14.1 .376 .365 .737 1.9 1.6 .4 .0 5.0
Career 615 390 29.2 .408 .341 .853 3.2 3.4 1.1 .1 12.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998
Cleveland
 4 0 25.8 .455 .000 .885 2.3 2.8 1.3 .3 10.8
2001
San Antonio
 7 7 27.7 .262 .273 .762 2.7 2.4 .4 .0 7.7
2002
Portland
 3 0 25.3 .433 .333 .889 2.3 2.3 .7 .0 14.7
2003
Portland
 2 2 11.0 .250 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
2006
†
Miami
 8 0 8.3 .300 .357 .875 1.1 .6 .3 .0 3.0
Career 24 9 19.2 .336 .302 .838 1.9 1.7 .5 .0 7.0

References

  1. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on May 13, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Derek Anderson Facts | Official Site of BBallOne.com". Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2005.
  3. ^ ESPN – Bobcats add veteran swingman Anderson – NBA
  4. ^ "News: Former NBA Champion Derek Anderson to Coach Costa Rica in 2023 United Cup - theunitedcup.com". www.theunitedcup.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

External links

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