Eric Anderson (born April 15, 1993) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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in the

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. He played

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for the University of New Haven before playing professionally in Germany, Luxembourg, Japan, Argentina and Israel.

Early life and college career

Anderson attended

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at the University of New Haven, where he played for head coach

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. He was named the

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Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons. Anderson averaged an NCAA Division II best 13.1 rebounds, to go with 16.7 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in his senior year.

Professional career

2015–16 season

On August 3, 2015, Anderson started his professional career with

Gladiators Trier Gladiators Treves, for sponsorship reasons known as Römerstrom Gladiators Trier, is a professional basketball club based in Trier, Germany. The club plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Trier Arena, which has a capacity of 5,495 people. From 199 ...

of the German

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. In 10 games, he averaged 10.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. On December 14, 2015, Anderson signed with

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of Luxembourg's

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. In 18 games with Dudelange during the 2016–17 season, he finished second on the team with a 51.3 percent effort from the field (117-of-228), averaging 17.1 points per game. He also pulled in a team-best 12.6 rebounds per contest and led the team with 2.2 blocks per outing. Anderson helped lead Dudelange to a 23–7 overall record. On May 16, 2016, Anderson was named the Total League Defensive Player of the Year.

2016–17 season

On August 23, 2016, Anderson signed with Tokyo Cinq Rêves of the Japanese B.League. In 26 B.League games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 13.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. On February 27, 2017, Anderson parted ways with Tokyo Cinq Rêves to join

for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season.

2017–18 season

On October 11, 2017, Anderson signed with Villa Mitre of the Argentine LLA, the second division of the Argentine league system. On March 11, 2018, Anderson recorded a career-high and a double-double of 35 points and 16 rebounds, shooting 14-of-18 from the field, along with three blocks and three steals in a 90–79 win over

Gimnasia La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

. In 46 games played for Villa Mitre, he averaged 17.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game with the team falling to

Estudiantes de Olavarría Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Olavarría, is an Argentine sports club based in Olavarría, Buenos Aires Province. Club's nickname is ''Albinegro''. Estudiantes gained notoriety in late 1990s when the basketball team ...

in the quarterfinal round.

2018–19 season

On May 9, 2018, Anderson signed with

Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (mostly known simply as Obras Sanitarias or Obras) is an Argentine professional sports club that is located in the district of Núñez, Buenos Aires. Although originally conceived as a rugby union cl ...

of the Argentine LNB. In 42 games played during the 2018–19 season, he finished the season as the league fourth-leading rebounder with 8.9 rebounds per game, to go with 14.5 points, 1 assist and 1.3 blocks per game.

2019–20 season

On June 26, 2019, Anderson signed a one-year deal with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

. On October 10, 2019, Anderson has been ruled for three months after he suffered a foot injury during a pre-season match against the

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. He averaged 4.5 points and 3 rebounds per game.

2020–21 season

On August 18, 2020, Anderson signed with

in the

References

External links

New Haven Chargers bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Eric 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American men's basketball players Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey Centers (basketball) FC Porto basketball players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players New Haven Chargers men's basketball players Obras Sanitarias basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Tokyo Cinq Rêves players