Willie Anderson (basketball)

Willie Anderson
Personal information
Born (1967-01-08) January 8, 1967 (age 57)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1988–1998
PositionSmall forward
Number40, 35
Career history
1988–1995San Antonio Spurs
1995–1996Toronto Raptors
1996New York Knicks
1996Olympiacos
1997Miami Heat
1997–1998AEK Athens
1998Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points6,771 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds2,082 (3.8 rpg)
Assists2,105 (3.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team competition
Anderson wore #40[1] for nearly his entire career, including his seven-season run with the Spurs.

Willie Lloyd Anderson Jr. (born January 8, 1967)[2] is an American former professional basketball player. During his professional career, Anderson played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and three seasons in the EuroLeague. He was named to the 1988–89 NBA season's All-Rookie First Team. While he was a member of the Greek Basket League club AEK Athens, he played in the 1998 EuroLeague Final. Anderson won an Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988.

  1. ^ "Willie Anderson Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  2. ^ "Willie Anderson". National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 7, 2024.