Michael Levin Anderson (born March 23, 1966) is an American former professional

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player for

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, the NBA, Spain's professional

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, the

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(CBA), the

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and the

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College career

Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering & Science, in Philadelphia. At Drexel, he averaged over 19 points per game during his

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career, and led the

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to their first-ever

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appearance in 1986, where they lost to eventual national champion,

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. This game was notable because Anderson was playing against familiar local foes,

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and Billy Thompson, who played high school ball on Camden's nationally ranked team. That year Anderson was named to the UPI and

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honorable mention All-America teams. Anderson also led the Dragons to an upset of a

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-led

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team in the

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in 1987, one of the biggest wins in school history. Anderson is ranked 12th all-time in career NCAA steals, with 341, and he is tied for second all-time in career NCAA triple doubles. He was recognized in 2008 by the

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as a CAA Men's Basketball Legend, in a class that included

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and

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head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell.

Professional career

Anderson would become the first Drexel basketball player to make the roster of an NBA team. He played for the

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during the 1989 NBA season, after being drafted by the

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in the 3rd round (23rd pick), of the

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. Anderson had a successful four-year career in the Spanish ACB League, playing from 1993 to 1997. He played for

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and Caja San Fernando, garnering league MVP honors in the 1995–96 season, while playing for the latter. He was also a 1993 ACB league All-Star. After that, he played for Ülkerspor in

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, and with them he won the 1997–98

season championship, while averaging 21.1 points per game. Anderson also played a couple years in the

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and the

(CBA), making the All-Rookie team in 1988–89, with the

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, and making first team All-League with the

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in 1993–94.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Basketball-Reference.comDrexel Basketball Media GuideACB League website

Drexel Writeup On Eddie Burke and Michael AndersonTurkish Basketball Super League Profile
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