David Andersen

David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian former professional basketball player who last played for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league championships and 3 EuroLeague championships) abroad and played in Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and France. He also played in the NBA, spending two years in the league between 2009 and 2011. He has an Australian mother and a Danish father, and thus holds a Danish passport.[1]

For the Norwegian goldsmith, see David Andersen (goldsmith). For similarly-named people, see David Anderson.

David Andersen
Andersen during his tenure with FC Barcelona
Personal information
Born (1980-06-23) 23 June 1980
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT)
NBA draft2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1998–2019
PositionPower forward / Centre
Career history
1998–1999Wollongong Hawks
1999–2003Kinder Bologna
2003–2004Montepaschi Siena
2004–2008CSKA Moscow
2008–2009FC Barcelona
2009–2010Houston Rockets
2010Toronto Raptors
2010–2011New Orleans Hornets
2011–2012Montepaschi Siena
2012–2013Fenerbahçe
2014SIG Strasbourg
2014–2016ASVEL
2016–2018Melbourne United
2017ASVEL
2018–2020Illawarra Hawks
2019SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
2003 Australia
2005 New Zealand
2007 Australia
2013 NZ & Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
2017 Lebanon

Early life

Andersen was born to parents Mary and Danny in Melbourne where he started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School. His mother coached him and his brother, Stuart, at Frankston East and because there was only one team at the school, Andersen always played a year above his age.[2]

At the age of 11, Andersen joined his local basketball association, the Frankston Blues, and in his first year at the club, the under 12 team he played in, won the championship. He played with the Frankston Blues Junior Program until he was 15 years old and then joined the Frankston Blues men's team, going on to play in the 1995 CBA Grand Final. After a successful Under 16 Australian Junior Championships with Victoria, Andersen was selected to join the Australian Institute of Sport Basketball Development Program.[2] He subsequently moved to Canberra and in conjunction with the AIS, he attended Lake Ginninderra Secondary College. A three-year scholarship holder, Andersen played for the AIS in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1996 to 1998 where he was named the Australian Junior Male Basketballer of the Year in 1998.[2][3]

Professional career

Australia and Italy (1998–2004)

Following the conclusion of his time at the Australian Institute of Sport, Andersen signed a two-year deal with the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League.[2] In 1998–99, he played 25 games while averaging 6.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[4]

In 1999, Andersen left Wollongong and signed a multi-year deal with Kinder Bologna of the Italian LBA. In the 2000–01 season, he helped Kinder Bologna win the Italian Cup, the LBA championship, and the EuroLeague 2000–01 season championship.[2]

On 26 June 2002, Andersen was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He returned to Kinder Bologna for the 2002–03 season, where he was named to the LBA All-Star Game for the first time.[2]

In 2003, Andersen was forced to leave Bologna, after the club went into bankruptcy. He subsequently signed with Montepaschi Siena for the 2003–04 season, and went on to win the LBA Finals MVP award, after helping Montepaschi Siena win their first title. He also helped the club reach the EuroLeague Final Four, for the first time as well.[2]

Russia (2004–2008)

In 2004, Andersen signed a two-year deal with CSKA Moscow, then of the Russian Basketball Super League. In his first season with CSKA, the team were crowned Russian League champions and Russian National Cup champions, along with also making the 2005 Final Four of the EuroLeague. Andersen was also named to the All-EuroLeague First Team of the 2004–05 season. After a fantastic start to the 2005–06 season, Andersen unfortunately dislocated his ankle and fractured his fibula in January 2006, forcing him to return to Australia for surgery, specialist treatment and rehabilitation, before heading back to Russia to continue rehab and to support his team for their 2006 EuroLeague Final Four campaign. Andersen went on to re-sign with CSKA Moscow, and subsequently helped them win the 2007 and 2008 Russian Super League championships, as well as the 2008 EuroLeague championship.[2]

Spain (2008–2009)

In June 2008, Andersen signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[5] Barcelona went on to win the 2008–09 ACB season championship.

NBA (2009–2011)

On 14 July 2009, the Atlanta Hawks traded Andersen's rights to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash and future draft considerations.[6] On 11 August 2009, he signed a multi-year deal with the Rockets.[7]

On 28 July 2010, Andersen was traded, along with cash considerations, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a 2015 protected second-round pick.[8] On 20 November 2010, he was traded, along with Jarrett Jack and Marcus Banks, to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojaković.[9]

Return to Italy (2011–2012)

On 28 June 2011, Andersen signed a three-year deal with Montepaschi Siena, returning to the club for a second stint.[10] On 19 December 2011, he was formally waived by the New Orleans Hornets following the conclusion of the NBA lockout.[11]

Turkey (2012–2013)

In August 2012, Andersen and Montepaschi agreed on a €800,000 buyout, and he subsequently signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[12][13] On 12 June 2013, he parted ways with Fenerbahçe.[14]

France (2014–2016)

On 22 January 2014, Andersen signed with SIG Strasbourg of the French League for the rest of the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season.[15]

On 11 September 2014, Andersen signed a two-year deal with ASVEL Basket.[16] In June 2016, he helped ASVEL win the 2015–16 Pro A championship.[17]

Melbourne United (2016–2018)

On 16 July 2016, Andersen signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United, returning to the NBL for the first time since 1999.[18][19] For his return season in the NBL, he was named captain of United.[20] He made his debut for United in their season opener on 7 October, scoring nine points in a 76–71 loss to the New Zealand Breakers.[21] On 6 November, he scored a season-high 23 points in an 82–73 loss to the Illawarra Hawks.[22] On 12 December, he was ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury.[23]

On 23 March 2017, Andersen signed with his former club ASVEL Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Pro A season.[24] After helping ASVEL reach the semi-finals, he returned to Melbourne United for the 2017–18 season.[25] In March 2018, at 37 years old, he became the oldest player to win his first NBL championship, after helping Melbourne defeated the Adelaide 36ers 3–2 in the grand final series.[26]

Second stint with the Hawks and return to France (2018–2020)

On 4 June 2018, Andersen signed with the Illawarra Hawks, returning to the franchise for a second stint, a full twenty years after his first.[27]

On 24 February 2019, Andersen signed with French team SIG Strasbourg, returning to the team for a second stint.[28]

On 15 July 2019, Andersen re-signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2019–20 season.[29]

National team career

Andersen has represented the national teams of Australia on many occasions. As a junior national team member in 1996 and in 1998, he played at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, where he was voted the tournament MVP. In 1999, he travelled to Portugal with the Australian men's Under-19 team to play in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Junior Men, and then to Japan in 2001, for the FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Junior Men.[2]

In the 2003 off-season, Andersen was selected to play for the Australian Boomers in the Olympic Qualifying FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand. The Boomers won the series, and secured a place in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He went on to play for Australia in Athens, where the Boomers finished in ninth place.[2]

Andersen went on to win gold at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Oceania Championships. He also represented Australia at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

With Andrew Bogut missing the 2012 London Olympics due to injury, Andersen became the Boomers' starting centre at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the Boomers' third-leading scorer, behind Patty Mills and Joe Ingles, and in six games, he had averages of 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, and an impressive 40% three-point field goal percentage.

As a member of the Boomers' 2014 FIBA World Cup squad, Andersen averaged 6.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in six games.[30]

In 2016, Andersen made the Boomers Olympic team for the fourth straight time and he played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[31]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes seasons in which Andersen's team won the EuroLeague

NBA
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Houston 63014.1.432.346.6873.3.7.2.25.8
2010–11 Toronto 11013.6.489.3001.0003.1.6.3.35.1
2010–11 New Orleans 2907.7.446.385.4671.7.2.1.22.7
Career 103012.3.440.347.6742.8.6.2.24.9

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01† Kinder Bologna 22718.1.550.250.8283.7.5.5.57.38.5
2001–02 Kinder Bologna 221121.5.483.000.6714.3.4.9.28.79.3
2002–03 Kinder Bologna 8524.4.415.000.8424.8.6.5.98.810.1
2003–04 Montepaschi 21820.0.503.000.6414.6.7.6.39.19.1
2004–05 CSKA Moscow 232024.1.573.000.8287.0.8.8.512.417.7
2005–06† CSKA Moscow 121228.1.512.500.9177.71.1.8.214.817.9
2006–07 CSKA Moscow 25622.4.463.486.7765.0.9.5.49.811.0
2007–08† CSKA Moscow 252024.5.463.510.8475.81.2.6.412.814.7
2008–09 Barcelona 23921.0.508.404.8004.1.8.4.611.111.2
2011–12 Montepaschi 201925.7.433.333.7386.2.9.4.411.711.9
2012–13 Fenerbahçe 231520.2.429.342.8004.0.4.4.17.36.6
Career 22413222.4.491.413.7885.1.8.6.410.311.5

Domestic leagues
Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99Wollongong HawksAustralia NBL23?.452--.6383.9.7.4.66.2
1999–2000Kinder BolognaLBA3320.2.593.000.6924.1.4.8.46.1
2000–014118.0.578.333.7254.3.31.0.38.3
2001–024321.5.542.000.7155.5.41.0.48.2
2002–031424.9.525.000.7545.3.51.6.410.7
2003–04Montepaschi Siena4219.0.537.000.7384.8.61.3.58.8
2004–05CSKA MoscowSuperleague A2922.2.543--.7917.71.0.5.413.6
2005–061424.1.550.000.7786.41.0.2.215.6
2006–073319.6.566.500.7083.91.0.6.511.0
2007–082618.0.566.548.7656.41.4.7.69.8
2008–09FC BarcelonaACB4022.3.496.385.8054.21.3.5.310.4
2011–12Montepaschi SienaLBA3824.0.521.429.8555.11.4.4.313.9
2012–13FenerbahçeBSL2616.5.480.466.8862.9.8.2.18.0
2013–14SIG StrasbourgLNB Pro A2527.0.458.468.8495.02.1.6.213.1
2014–15ASVEL3219.8.465.349.9294.31.3.3.39.3
2015–16ASVEL4523.8.448.411.8326.01.5.4.210.8

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