Roderick Anderson

Roderick Anderson (born April 8, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He attended Angelina College for two years before transferring to the NCAA Division I, spending two years at Texas. In 1994–95 he led the NCAA in steals, averaging 3.4 per game.

Roderick Anderson
Personal information
Born (1972-04-08) April 8, 1972
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolRobert E. Lee
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College
NBA draft1995 / Undrafted
Playing career1995–2002
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1995–1996Fort Wayne Fury
1996–1997Portland Wave
1998–1999Magic City Snowbears
1999–200008 Stockholm Human Rights
2000–2001BK Opava
2001–2002Sloboda Dita
2002Londrina
Career highlights and awards

College career

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana native,[1] Anderson joined Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas in 1991. During his first season he averaged 29.3 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game,[2] and was named a first-team junior college All-American at the end of his freshman season.[3] In his sophomore season with the Angelina Roadrunners, Anderson posted averages of 28.6 points, 9 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game,[2] and again earned first-team All-American honors.[3] He scored 47 points in 1993 against Navarro College,[4] an all-time record for Angelina.[3] He also holds the record for most free throws in a single game with 25.[3] In 2015 Anderson was inducted in the Angelina Hall of Fame.[3]

Anderson's performances at JUCO level earned him attention from three Division I programs: Arkansas, Cincinnati and Texas.[5] In April 1993 he signed with Texas.[6] In his first year with the Longhorns he started 13 games of 29 played,[7] and ranked second on the team in assists per game (behind B. J. Tyler) and fourth in points per game with 12.3, playing a total of 824 minutes over 29 games (28.4 per game).[8][9] In his senior season Anderson was named co-captain with Terrence Rencher[10] and improved his averages to 7 assists and 20.3 points per game, ranking first on the team in assists and second in scoring (behind Rencher), playing a total of 1023 minutes (34.1 per game).[11] On February 11, 1995 he tied a Texas record for most free throws in one half with 12 against Texas A&M.[12] His 7 assists per game ranked him second in the SWC behind Nelson Haggerty of Baylor,[13] and he led the nation in steals per game with 3.4 (101 total).[14] At the end of the season he was a consensus First-team All-SWC selection,[15] and he was named the team co-MVP together with Rencher.[16]

He finished his career at Texas as the 9th player of all-time for assists with a total of 362, and 8th for total steals with 165.[17]

Junior college

[2]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Angelina 33.430–.8007.03.5––29.3
1992–93 Angelina 32.450–.8009.08.3––28.6
Career 65.440–.8008.05.9––29.0

Division I
* Led NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 Texas 291328.4.455.324.7123.25.22.20.012.3
1994–95 Texas 3034.1.447.371.7052.77.03.4*0.020.3
Career 5931.3.450.355.7072.96.12.80.016.3

Professional career

After the end of his senior season at Texas, Anderson was automatically eligible for the 1995 NBA draft, but he was not selected by any franchise. He was drafted in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1995 CBA draft by the Quad City Thunder in September 1995.[18] In October he participated in a preseason rookie camp for the Cleveland Cavaliers,[19] but was cut on October 16, 1995.[20] He then joined the Fort Wayne Fury for the 1995–96 CBA season, and he played only 3 games with the team, averaging 3.7 points, 2.7 assists and 0.3 steals in 12.3 minutes per game.[21]

In 1996 he joined the Portland Wave of the United States Basketball League, being waived in May 1997.[22] Later in 1997 Anderson tried out for the Galveston Storm of the Southwest Basketball League, but did not make the final roster.[23] He then spent the 1998–99 season with the Magic City Snowbears of the International Basketball Association.[24] In 1999 he moved to Sweden in Europe, and signed for the 08 Stockholm Human Rights, where he spent the 1999–2000 season.[25] In 2000 he moved to the Czech Republic and signed for BK Opava, where he averaged 8.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in the 2000–01 National Basketball League season.[26] Anderson spent the 2001–02 season with Sloboda Dita, and played 22 games in the ABA League, posting averages of 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and a league-leading 2.4 steals per game. In 2002 he briefly joined Londrina in Brazil before being waived.

References
  1. "Owner. Coach. Trainer". Ultimate Basketball Training. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. Stats at Angelina College as shown in the 1995–96 Classic Rookie Card #75 for Roderick Anderson, Classic Marketing, 1995.
  3. Merrell, Danny (November 9, 2015). "Angelina College Inducts Several Players, Teams into New Hall of Fame". kicks105.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. "U.S. College Single-Game Scoring Records, 47 points in one game". luckyshow.org. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. "UC keeps scolarship options open". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 13, 1993. p. 11.
  6. "Anderson tells UC it's Texas". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 20, 1993. p. 25.
  7. "1994-95 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball". digital.lib.uh.edu. p. 51. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. "1993-94 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. "Point guards - 1995 Usenet Draft". ibiblio.org. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. 2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, 2014, p. 66.
  11. "1994-95 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. 2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, 2014, p. 116.
  13. "1994-95 Southwest Conference Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. "1994-95 College Basketball Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. "Southwest Conference Men's Basketball". digital.lib.uh.edu. p. 89. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  16. 2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book, 2014, p. 142.
  17. Novak, Thad (May 1, 2012). "Texas Basketball: The Top 50 Players in School History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  18. "CBA DRAFT". qconline.com. September 20, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  19. "Just Call This Camp Question Mark". The Akron Beacon-Journal. October 5, 1995. p. 42.
  20. "NBA". The Vancouver Sun. October 17, 1995. p. 23.
  21. "Roderick Anderson Statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  22. "The Pro Exposure Transaction Archive". proexposure.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  23. "Continued from Page B3". The Galveston Daily News. November 1, 1997. p. 17.
  24. "Hawks seeks revenge on Snowbears tonight". Mansfield News Journal. December 12, 1998. p. 25.
  25. "08 Stockholm HR 94 - 86 Sallén Basket". everysport.com (in Swedish). Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  26. "Roderick Anderson". nbl.cz (in Czech). Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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