Aaron Drake Anderson (born June 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the

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of the Swedish

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. He won the Swedish championship with the Kings in 2015 and 2016. Anderson led the

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in rebounds during the 2013–2014 season.

College

Anderson played at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, during his collegiate career and left as the schools all-time leader in rebounds.

Playing career

Anderson had a workout with the

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in 2013 but ended up going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. In September 2013, Anderson signed with

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of the

. For the 2013–2014 season, he averaged 12.5 points and league leading 12.2 rebounds and was named to the All-League second-team and to the All-Import team. Anderson signed with Czech club

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in August 2014 but was released shortly later. A month later, he signed with reigning Swedish champions

of the

. On April 21, 2015, Anderson was accused of racist remarks by

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's Brice Massamba. The leagues disciplinary board did not find any evidence of the accusations and thus did not hand out any penalties. He won the Swedish championship with the Kings in 2015 and 2016.

References

External links

Profile on eurobasket.com

Profile on realgm.com

Basketligan profile
at basketliganherr.se {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Aaron 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players Basketball players from Tucson, Arizona CAB Madeira players Central Arizona Vaqueros men's basketball players Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball players Södertälje Kings players Forwards (basketball)