Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player, best known for his spell with the
National Basketball Association
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's
Philadelphia 76ers. His son Ron, Jr. played for
South Florida for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, after transferring from
Kansas State
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.
College career
Listed at 6'7", and playing as a
guard-forward
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Basketball
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, Anderson, after graduating from
Chicago
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Bowen High School, played
college basketball
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at
Fresno State
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, after first beginning at
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is a public community college in Santa Barbara, California. It opened in 1909 and is located on a campus.
History
Santa Barbara City College was established by the Santa Barbara High School District in 1909, ma ...
.
Professional career
Anderson was selected by the
Cleveland Cavaliers, in the second round of the
1984 NBA draft. Although he played the normal four years in college, and immediately started playing in the league, Anderson arrived there at age 26. He spent ten seasons (
1984
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1994
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) playing with the Cavaliers,
Indiana Pacers,
Philadelphia 76ers,
New Jersey Nets
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and
Washington Bullets
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(he split 1993–94 between these two teams, appearing for the
Continental Basketball Association's Rochester Renegade in between).
Having had his best years with the Sixers, playing alongside
Charles Barkley
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, he scored in double figures four of the five seasons he spent in Philadelphia, with a best output of 16.2 points per game in
1988–89. Anderson finished his NBA career with totals of 7,056 points (10.6 average), 2,312
rebounds
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(3.5) and 952
assists (1.4). He played at a top level until the age of 41, successively representing
Montpellier Basket (1994–95, 1997–99),
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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(1995–96),
Le Mans SB (1996–97) and
Angers BC 49 in the French and Israeli professional leagues. He also played with the
Atlantic City Seagulls during 1995–96. He was the top scorer in France's Pro A top division in 1995. Injury and a failed knee operation while playing for Maccabi slowed him down subsequently.
Anderson settled, got married and started a family in France. He continued to play semi-professionally with the basketball team of
La Séguinière
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Twinning
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History
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, helping that team win the French third division in 2003 and subsequently playing in the second French division. In 2009, Anderson was inducted into the
Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame
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. At age 51, he scored 23 points in a game against
Tourcoing
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in league play of France's second division. At age 52, he announced his final retirement on November 16, 2010, with his team sending him off at a last home game on November 27, 2010.
Anderson has been a resident of
Voorhees Township, New Jersey
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.
[Staff]
"Ron Anderson: Comfortable With His Shot and His Life"
''The Philadelphia Inquirer
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'', April 27, 1991. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Married soon afterward Ron and Gail now live in Voorhees."
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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Cleveland
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Indiana
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Philadelphia
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, 78 , , 3 , , 26.8 , , .451 , , .143 , , .838 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 11.9
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, 82 , , 13 , , 28.5 , , .485 , , .209 , , .833 , , 4.5 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 14.6
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, 82 , , 11 , , 29.7 , , .465 , , .331 , , .877 , , 3.4 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 13.7
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, 69 , , 0 , , 18.3 , , .414 , , .325 , , .809 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 8.1
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New Jersey
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Washington
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* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
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Playoffs
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1985
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Cleveland
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1987
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Indiana
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1989
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Philadelphia
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, 3, , 0, , 36.3, , .569, , .000, , .800, , 5.3, , 4.3, , 0.3, , 0.7, , 20.7
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1990
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
, 10, , 0, , 25.6, , .430, , .600, , .967, , 3.7, , 1.4, , 0.4, , 0.0, , 11.2
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1991
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
, 8, , 0, , 27.9, , .398, , .200, , .895, , 2.6, , 2.4, , 0.8, , 0.0, , 11.0
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References
External links
Stats at BasketballReference
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1958 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American men's basketball players
Atlantic City Seagulls players
Basketball players from Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players
Indiana Pacers players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
Montpellier Paillade Basket players
New Jersey Nets players
People from Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Philadelphia 76ers players
Rochester Renegade players
Santa Barbara City Vaqueros men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Washington Bullets players