Clifford V. Anderson (September 7, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player. He played collegiately for

Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh olde ...

. He was selected by the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

in the 4th round (35th pick overall) of the

1967 NBA draft The 1967 NBA draft was the 21st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 3 and 4, 1967 before the 1967–68 season. In this draft, 12 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball play ...

. He played for the Lakers (1967–69),

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

and

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

(1970–71) in the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

and for the

Denver Rockets Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...

(1969–70) in the ABA for 84 games. Anderson died on July 26, 2021.

Career playing statistics

NBA/ABA

Source

Regular season

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

L.A. Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

(NBA) , 18 , , 5.2 , , .241 , , , , .429 , , .6 , , .9 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

(NBA) , 35 , , 8.3 , , .407 , , , , .573 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

(ABA) , 3 , , 7.3 , , .500 , , – , , .333 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

(NBA) , 23 , , 7.4 , , .322 , , , , .683 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

(NBA) , 5 , , 5.7 , , .167 , , , , .714 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , 1.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career (NBA) , 81 , , 7.2 , , .351 , , , , .593 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 3.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career (overall) , 84 , , 7.2 , , .354 , , – , , .585 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , 3.0

Playoffs

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG , - , style="text-align:left;",

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, style="text-align:left;",

(NBA) , 3 , , 3.3 , , .400 , , , , – , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.3

References

1944 births 2021 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Philadelphia Cleveland Cavaliers players Denver Rockets players Harlem Globetrotters players Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Los Angeles Lakers players Philadelphia 76ers players Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball players Shooting guards Wilmington Blue Bombers players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub