Antonio Anderson

For the American football player, see Antonio Anderson (American football). For people with a similar name, see Anthony Anderson (disambiguation).

Antonio Andrew Anderson (born June 5, 1985) is an American former basketball player and the current head coach at Darrow School.^[1][2] He majored in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Memphis and played basketball for several years professionally.

Antonio Anderson

Anderson at Memphis's 2008 Final Four game vs. UCLA.
Personal information
Born	(1985-06-05) June 5, 1985 (age 40) Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Lynn Vocational (Lynn, Massachusetts)
College	Memphis (2005–2009)
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2009–2013
Position	Shooting guard
Number	8
Career history
2009–2010	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2010	Oklahoma City Thunder
2010–2011	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2010	Caciques de Humacao
2011	Maine Red Claws
2011	Ratiopharm Ulm
2011	Maine Red Claws
2012–2013	Saint John Mill Rats
Career highlights
D-League champion (2010) C-USA tournament MVP (2008)[note 1]
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

Anderson was born in Lynn, Massachusetts and attended the University of Memphis.^[3][4] In the 2007–08 season (his junior year at Memphis), Anderson started alongside Derrick Rose, Joey Dorsey, Chris Douglas-Roberts, and Robert Dozier. In his senior season he put up career numbers, including 10.7 points per game as well as 5.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. On January 3, 2009, Anderson became only the second player in Memphis history to record a triple-double, the other being Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists in a home game against the Lamar Cardinals.

Professional career

After his senior season, Anderson went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. He was added to Charlotte Bobcats training camp roster, however, on October 22, 2009, he was waived by the Bobcats^[5] and joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League. On February 22, 2010, Anderson was signed to his first of two 10-day contracts with the Oklahoma City Thunder.^[6][7] After his second ten-day contract expired, Anderson rejoined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.^[8] He scored two points while appearing in one NBA game during his stint with the Thunder.

In 2010, Anderson resigned with the Vipers, with whom he was averaging 9.1 points through 8 games in 2010. He was eventually traded to the Maine Red Claws.^[9]

In September 2011, Anderson signed a one-year contract with ratiopharm Ulm in Germany. In November of that year, Anderson requested and received his release and returned to the NBA Development League's Maine Red Claws.^[9] On December 25, 2011, he was waived by the Red Claws due to injury. In October 2012, he joined the Saint John Mill Rats of Canada.^[10]

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

NBA

Source:^[11]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Oklahoma	1	0	14.6	.333	–	–	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

College

Source:^[12]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Memphis	37	21	27.3	.421	.365	.633	3.4	2.8	1.5	0.3	7.2
2006–07	Memphis	36	35	28.0	.390	.245	.634	4.1	3.6	1.6	0.3	8.0
2007–08	Memphis	40	40	29.5	.408	.333	.570	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.3	8.6
2008–09	Memphis	37	37	34.3	.450	.254	.733	4.8	4.5	1.4	0.5	10.2
Career		150	133	29.8	.418	.308	.648	4.0	3.6	1.4	0.3	8.5

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played

Notes

1. All wins and NCAA Tournament games, including the 2008 C-USA tournament final victory, from the 2007–08 Memphis season were vacated because an ineligible player.