Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for his spell with the National Basketball Association's

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 ...

. His son Ron, Jr. played for

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for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, after transferring from Kansas State.

College career

Listed at 6'7", and playing as a guard-forward, Anderson, after graduating from Chicago's

Bowen High School James H. Bowen High School (known simply as Bowen High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the South Chicago neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Bowen is operated by the Chicago Public Schools distric ...

, played college basketball at Fresno State, after first beginning at Santa Barbara City College.

Professional career

Anderson was selected by the

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 ...

, in the second round of the

1984 NBA draft The 1984 NBA draft was the 37th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on June 19, 1984, before the 1984–85 season. The draft is generally c ...

. 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 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

–

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) playing with the Cavaliers,

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first esta ...

, New Jersey Nets and Washington Bullets (he split 1993–94 between these two teams, appearing for the

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's Rochester Renegade in between). Having had his best years with the Sixers, playing alongside Charles Barkley, 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 (3.5) and 952 assists (1.4). He played at a top level until the age of 41, successively representing

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(1994–95, 1997–99), Maccabi Tel Aviv (1995–96), Le Mans SB (1996–97) and

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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, 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. At age 51, he scored 23 points in a game against Tourcoing 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.Staff
"Ron Anderson: Comfortable With His Shot and His Life"
'' The Philadelphia Inquirer'', April 27, 1991. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Married soon afterward Ron and Gail now live in Voorhees."

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Cleveland , 36 , , 7 , , 14.4 , , .431 , , .500 , , .820 , , 2.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Cleveland , 17 , , 3 , , 12.2 , , .500 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Indiana , 60 , , 27 , , 24.5 , , .493 , , .250 , , .658 , , 4.1 , , 2.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Indiana , 63 , , 0 , , 11.4 , , .473 , , .000 , , .787 , , 2.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Indiana , 74 , , 1 , , 14.8 , , .498 , , .000 , , .766 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 82 , , 12 , , 31.9 , , .491 , , .182 , , .856 , , 5.0 , , 1.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 78 , , 3 , , 26.8 , , .451 , , .143 , , .838 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 82 , , 13 , , 28.5 , , .485 , , .209 , , .833 , , 4.5 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 82 , , 11 , , 29.7 , , .465 , , .331 , , .877 , , 3.4 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 69 , , 0 , , 18.3 , , .414 , , .325 , , .809 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Jersey , 11 , , 2 , , 16.0 , , .349 , , .333 , , .833 , , 2.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Washington , 10 , , 0 , , 18.0 , , .465 , , .214 , , .818 , , 2.7 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 5.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 664 , , 79 , , 22.8 , , .471 , , .287 , , .814 , , 3.5 , , 1.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 10.6

Playoffs

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, style="text-align:left;", Cleveland , 2, , 0, , 4.5, , .000, , –, , –, , 1.5, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

, style="text-align:left;", Indiana , 4, , 0, , 6.0, , .500, , –, , –, , 0.8, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 3, , 0, , 36.3, , .569, , .000, , .800, , 5.3, , 4.3, , 0.3, , 0.7, , 20.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 10, , 0, , 25.6, , .430, , .600, , .967, , 3.7, , 1.4, , 0.4, , 0.0, , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

, style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 8, , 0, , 27.9, , .398, , .200, , .895, , 2.6, , 2.4, , 0.8, , 0.0, , 11.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 27 , , 0 , , 23.0 , , .444 , , .364 , , .926 , , 3.0 , , 1.7 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 9.9

References

External links

Stats at BasketballReference
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