Ron Anderson (basketball, born 1989)

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Ron Anderson
No. 5–Poitiers Basket 86
Position Forward
League Pro B
Personal information
Born (1989-09-12) September 12, 1989 (age 32)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school McCallie School
(Chattanooga, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Tulsa 66ers
2013Estudiantes Concordia
2013–2014Tulsa 66ers / Oklahoma City Blue
2014–2015 Westchester Knicks
2015 Texas Legends
2015–2016 ABBR Opale Sud
2018–present Poitiers 86
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Ron Anderson, Jr. (born September 12, 1989) is American professional basketball player who formerly played for ABBR Opale Sud of the Championnat de France de basketball de Nationale masculine 1 (NM1), the third tier of French basketball. He is the son of former NBA player Ron Anderson.

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High school career

Anderson attended McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As a senior, he averaged 15.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game while helping the Blue Tornadoes to a school-record 24–5 overall mark and an appearance in the semifinals of the Division II State Tournament. [1]

College career

South Florida

In 2009, Anderson transferred to South Florida and subsequently sat out the 2009–10 season due to NCAA transfer rules. [1]

In his redshirted junior season, his 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 offensive rebounds was 14th and 10th in the BIG EAST respectively. He was also fifth on the team in scoring at 7.0 points per game. [1]

In his senior season, he played 36 games, averaging 6.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. [2]

Professional career

Anderson went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. On November 2, 2012, he was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NBA D-League draft by the Tulsa 66ers. [3]

In July 2013, he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2013 NBA Summer League. In October 2013, he joined Estudiantes Concordia of Argentina for the 2013–14 season. In December 2013, he left Estudiantes after 16 games. On December 19, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Tulsa 66ers. [4]

In July 2014, he re-joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [5] On November 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue. [6] On December 26, 2014, he was traded to the Westchester Knicks in exchange for a 2015 third-round pick. [7] On February 17, 2015, he was released by the Knicks. [8] On March 22 he was acquired by the Texas Legends. [9]

On July 31, 2015, Anderson signed with ABBR Opale Sud. [10]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Anderson played for the Tampa Bulls of The Basketball Tournament. Anderson's team made it to the Sweet 16 before they were defeated by eventual tournament champ, Overseas Elite. Anderson averaged 6.7 PPG and 5.3 RPG for the tournament. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 #1 Ron Anderson Jr.
  2. ↑ Ron Anderson Stats
  3. ↑ 2012–13 Training Camp Roster Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Tulsa Acquires Anderson and Future Draft Pick Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Thunder Announces Summer League Roster
  6. ↑ Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster Archived 2014-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Blue Acquires Reggie Williams and Future Draft Pick
  8. ↑ Sherrod Wright Returns to Westchester
  9. ↑ NBA D-League 2014–15 Transactions Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Berck adds Anderson to their roster". Eurobasket.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ron Anderson Jr. | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21.
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