Kim Anderson (basketball)

Kim Anderson

Personal information
Born	(1955-05-12) May 12, 1955 (age 69) Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Smith-Cotton (Sedalia, Missouri)
College	Missouri (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1977–1982
Position	Small forward
Number	42
Coaching career	1982–present
Career history
As player:
1977–1978	Libertas Forlì
1978–1979	Portland Trail Blazers
1979–1980	Libertas Forlì
1981–1982	Mulhouse
As coach:
1982–1985	Missouri (assistant)
1985–1991	Baylor (assistant)
1991–1999	Missouri (assistant)
2002–2014	Central Missouri
2014–2017	Missouri
2017–2022	Pittsburg State
Career highlights and awards
As player: Big Eight Player of the Year (1977) First-team All-Big Eight (1977) As coach: NCAA Division II National Championship (2014) 4× MIAA regular season champion (2005, 2007, 2010, 2014) 2× MIAA Tournament champion (2009, 2014) 2× MIAA Coach of the Year (2005, 2010) NABC Division II Coach of the Year (2014)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Keith Kim Anderson (born May 12, 1955) is an American former basketball coach and most recently was head coach for the Pittsburg State Gorillas. ^[1]

Career

Anderson previously served as the men's basketball head coach of the Missouri Tigers. He led the Central Missouri Mules to back-to-back MIAA championships and three appearances in the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2007, 2009 and winning the championship in 2014. He led the Mules to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in 2014 by defeating West Liberty 84–77. ^[2] He played collegiately for the University of Missouri.

Born in Sedalia, Missouri, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (28th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA draft and by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7th round (146th pick overall) of the 1978 NBA draft.

He played for the Trail Blazers (1978–79) in the NBA for 21 games. ^[3]

He also was a court coach for Team USA during the Pan American Games Team Trials.

On April 28, 2014, it was announced that he would take over the job vacated by Frank Haith at the University of Missouri, his alma mater. ^[4]

After three seasons of finishing in last place in the Southeastern Conference, Missouri asked him to step down on March 5, 2017. ^[5]

On March 24, 2017, Anderson was announced as the Pittsburg State men's basketball coach, returning to the MIAA. ^[6]

On March 1, 2022, Anderson announced that he would retire as head coach at Pittsburg State effective the end of the season.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Central Missouri Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(2002–2014)
2002–03	Central Missouri	12–16	6–12	8th
2003–04	Central Missouri	18–10	10–8	4th
2004–05	Central Missouri	24–6	14–4	1st (tie)	NCAA D-II First round
2005–06	Central Missouri	24–8	11–5	2nd	NCAA D-II Second round
2006–07	Central Missouri	31–4	15–3	1st (tie)	NCAA D-II Final Four
2007–08	Central Missouri	18–10	11–7	3rd (tie)
2008–09	Central Missouri	30–5	16–4	2nd	NCAA D-II Final Four
2009–10	Central Missouri	27–4	18–2	1st	NCAA D-II Sweet 16
2010–11	Central Missouri	18–11	13–9	5th
2011–12	Central Missouri	19–8	15–5	3rd
2012–13	Central Missouri	22–8	13–5	1st (tie)	NCAA D-II First round
2013–14	Central Missouri	30–5	16–3	1st	NCAA D-II Champions
Central Missouri:		274–94 (.745)	158–67 (.702)
Missouri Tigers (Southeastern Conference)(2014–2017)
2014–15	Missouri	9–23	3–15	14th
2015–16	Missouri	10–21	3–15	14th
2016–17	Missouri	8–24	2–16	T–13th
Missouri:		27–68 (.284)	8–46 (.148)
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(2017–present)
2017–18	Pittsburg State	17–13	9–10	T–8th [7]
2018–19	Pittsburg State	17–13	9–10	T–6th [8]
2019–20	Pittsburg State	12–18	7–12	T–9th [9]
2020–21	Pittsburg State	10–12	10–12	10th [10]
Pittsburg State:		56–56 (.500)	35–44 (.443)
Total:		356–222 (.616)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Pittsburg State Gorillas – Pitt State to Formally Introduce Anderson as Men's Basketball Coach Monday". Pittstategorillas.com. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
2. "Mules win National Championship with 84–77 win over West Liberty". ucmathletics.com. March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
3. "Kim Anderson". Basketball-Reference.com.
4. "Kim Anderson is Missouri's new men's basketball coach". kansascity.
5. "University of Missouri Athletics – Statements on the Mizzou Men's Basketball Program". Mutigers.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
6. Matter, Dave (March 24, 2017). "Kim Anderson jumps back into coaching at Pittsburg State | Eye on the Tigers". stltoday.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
7. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Standings".
8. "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Standings".
9. "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Standings".
10. "2020-2021 Men's Basketball Standings".

External links

• Pittsburg State profile
• Missouri profile