Dan Anderson (basketball, born 1951)

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Dan Anderson
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Personal information
Born (1951-01-01) January 1, 1951 (age 74)
Torrance, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school North Torrance
(Torrance, California)
College USC (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974: 6th round, 92nd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1974–1976
Position Point guard
Number33
Career history
19741976 Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-8 (1974)
  • Second-team All-Pac-8 (1973)
Career NBA statistics
Points 347 (3.7 ppg)
Rebounds 91 (1.0 rpg)
Assists 166 (1.7 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

Daniel Edward Anderson (born January 1, 1951) is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Anderson was selected with the 2nd pick of the sixth round of the 1974 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His brief NBA career spanned from 1974 to 1976 with the Blazers, averaging 3.7 points in 95 total games. He was also selected in the 8th round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors. [1]

Personal life

When he retired from the NBA, Anderson became a house builder and a woodworker. [2]

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

NBA

Source [3]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1974–75 Portland 4310.5.448.867.71.9.4.02.8
1975–76 Portland 5211.8.486.8361.21.6.4.04.6
Career9511.2.472.8461.01.7.4.03.7

References

  1. "1974 ABA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
  2. "Ambassadors & Alumni". NBA.com . Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. "Dan Anderson NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2025.