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Keisha Anderson is an American basketball player. As a high school senior at Park High School in
Racine, Wisconsin Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...
she received Miss Wisconsin Basketball and Parade All American. Anderson received a full basketball scholarship to the University of Arizona during 1992-93 and was selected to the all-freshman Pac 10 team. She transferred to University of Wisconsin. Moving from the all-freshman Pac 10 team to First Team All Big 10, she became Wisconsin's eighth all-time in scoring, second all-time in assists and first in all-time steals. Her continued efforts received District IV First team All American and Wisconsin MVP in 1997. During 1997 she also finished her bachelor's degree in criminal justice, along with being a proud 16th overall draft pick to join the American Basketball League's Colorado Xplosion. The ABL came to an ultimate demise, and she went abroad taking her career to Team Elitzur in Holon Israel. Traveling back to the United States, she was drafted by the Women’s National Basketball League's Atlanta Justice, becoming a part of the team's success winning the championship during 2000-2001. After the championship, Anderson was picked up as a free agent by the WNBA’s Washington Mystics in 2004. When the WNBA season ended she continued to play professional basketball with Dallas Fury during the fall of 2004-2005. During the following WNBA season Anderson was traded to the Charlotte Sting, where she played two seasons. During the fall 2005-2007 season she played with the Chicago Blaze, ending her professional basketball career overseas with team Istanbul University, in Istanbul Turkey. Anderson received one of basketball's greatest honors, being inducted into the
Racine, Wisconsin Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...
Hall of Fame on October, 25th 2012. The following year she was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame on October 5, 2013. Anderson retired her high school jersey at Park High School on February 3, 2017. She later co-founded Fire N Ice professional basketball skills training.


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