Cadillac Anderson

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Cadillac Anderson
Personal information
Born (1964-06-22) June 22, 1964 (age 60)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Worthing (Houston, Texas)
College Houston (1983–1987)
NBA draft 1987: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1987–2000
Position Power forward / center
Number33, 34, 22, 0
Career history
1987–1989 San Antonio Spurs
1989–1991 Milwaukee Bucks
1991 New Jersey Nets
1991–1992 Denver Nuggets
1992–1993 Phonola Caserta
1993–1994 Detroit Pistons
1994–1995 Atlanta Hawks
1995–1997 San Antonio Spurs
1997–1998 Atlanta Hawks
1999–2000 Belgrano de San Nicolás
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,953 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds 4,246 (6.2 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson [1] [2] (born June 22, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player.

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College career

He attended and played collegiate basketball at the University of Houston, where he was one of the last original members of the famed Phi Slama Jama “fraternity”. He competed in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle while at Houston.

Professional career

A 6'10" power forward/center, Anderson was selected 23rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1987 NBA draft. In 1988, he participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest where he finished in sixth place. The 1988–89 season, spent with the Spurs, was arguably his most productive, averaging 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

In 1989, Anderson was traded to the Bucks along with Alvin Robertson as part of the deal that sent all-star Terry Cummings to the Spurs. [3] On January 8, 1990, Anderson scored a tenure high 28 points along with grabbing 12 rebounds in a 126–113 win over the Charlotte Hornets. [4]

In January 1991, Anderson was traded twice in one week, eventually arriving to Denver as part of the multi-team trade that saw Croatian superstar Dražen Petrović move from Portland to New Jersey. [3] In 1991–92, with the Nuggets, he averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 11.5 rebounds per game.

Anderson spent one year playing in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A with Phonola Caserta in 1992–93, leading the league in rebounding.

Anderson then returned to the NBA, playing mostly as a role player for the Pistons, Hawks, and Spurs again, before finishing his career in Argentina playing for Belgrano de San Nicolás in 2000.

Personal life

As a freshman at the University of Houston, Anderson's mode of transportation around campus was a 10-speed bicycle – an odd sight for someone at 6-foot-10. A friend said the bike "was (Greg's) Cadillac", and the nickname stuck from there. [5]

In October 1998, Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in Biloxi, Mississippi and was sentenced to five months in prison. [6]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1987–88 San Antonio 824524.2.501.200.6046.31.00.71.511.7
1988–89 San Antonio 825629.3.503.000.5148.20.71.21.313.7
1989–90 Milwaukee 602821.5.507–.5356.20.40.50.98.8
1990–91 Milwaukee 2609.5.370.000.5712.90.10.30.32.7
1990–91 New Jersey 1018.01.000––6.01.02.00.08.0
1990–91 Denver 41216.1.440–.5065.80.30.60.95.2
1991–92 Denver 828234.1.456.000.62311.51.01.10.811.5
1993–94 Detroit 774721.1.543.333.5717.40.70.70.96.4
1994–95 Atlanta 51012.2.548–.4793.70.30.50.62.9
1995–96 San Antonio 4677.5.511.000.2402.20.20.20.51.2
1996–97 San Antonio 824820.2.496.000.6675.50.40.80.83.9
1997–98 Atlanta 5008.0.444.000.3902.40.30.40.21.8
Career68031520.6.492.087.5576.20.60.70.97.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988 San Antonio 3331.7.472–.4447.01.00.71.312.7
1990 Milwaukee 4025.3.684–.5006.00.00.31.08.3
1995 Atlanta 3013.0.200–.7504.30.70.70.71.7
1996 San Antonio 605.7.000–.5001.50.00.30.20.2
1998 Atlanta 104.0––.0002.00.00.01.00.0
Career17316.1.477–.4844.10.30.40.74.5

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References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 57. ISBN   978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ↑ Frazier, Walt; Sachare, Alex (1998). Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball. Alpha Books. p. 342. ISBN   0-02-862679-6.
  3. 1 2 "Greg Anderson Stats".
  4. ↑ "Cadillac Anderson Season High Points Game Bucks". StatMuse. January 8, 1990. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Money Changes Everything Did cash-poor Cadillac Anderson risk his NBA career for a quick score?
  6. ↑ Anderson Admits Drug Offense, New York Times, October 22, 1998, Retrieved October 29, 2009
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