Shandon Anderson Explained

Shandon Anderson
Width:130
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:208
Birth Date:31 December 1973
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality:American
High School:Alonzo A. Crim (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:Georgia (1992–1996)
Draft Year:1996
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:54
Draft Team:Utah Jazz
Career Start:1996
Career End:2006
Career Number:40, 49
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Years1:
Team1:Utah Jazz
Years2:
Team2:Houston Rockets
Years3:
Team3:New York Knicks
Years4:
Team4:Miami Heat
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:5,327 (7.4 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:2,252 (3.1 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:1,007 (1.4 apg)
Bbr:andersh01

Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1996 to 2006. Growing up in Atlanta, Anderson attended the University of Georgia and played for four teams during his ten-year NBA career after being drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1996: the Jazz, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat. He played the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Anderson attended Alonzo A. Crim High School in Atlanta, then played basketball at the University of Georgia. He was drafted in the second round (54th overall) of the 1996 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and played for the Jazz, the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks and the Heat. His best season was in 1999–2000, when he averaged 12.3 points per game with the Rockets. His career average is 7.8 points per game.

He is the younger brother of former Spurs, Knicks and Heat player Willie Anderson.[1]

Anderson won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat as a backup, and subsequently retired.[2]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Utah| 65 || 0 || 16.4 || .462 || .511 || .687 || 2.8 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 5.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Utah| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 2 || 19.5 || .538 || .219 || .735 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .8 || .2 || 8.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Utah| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || 2 || 21.4 || .446 || .341 || .712 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .8 || .2 || 8.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston| 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 32.9 || .473 || .351 || .767 || 4.7 || 2.9 || 1.2 || .4 || 12.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston| 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 29.2 || .446 || .271 || .734 || 4.1 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .5 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York| 82 || 6 || 19.5 || .399 || .277 || .692 || 3.0 || .9 || .6 || .2 || 5.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York| 82 || 9 || 21.1 || .462 || .371 || .732 || 3.1 || 1.1 || .9 || .2 || 8.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York| 80 || 37 || 24.6 || .422 || .281 || .764 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .9 || .2 || 7.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York| 1 || 0 || 20.0 || .000 || .000 || || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Miami| 65 || 5 || 17.7 || .456 || .179 || .818 || 2.9 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || 3.9|-| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|†| style="text-align:left;"| Miami| 48 || 1 || 13.3 || .429 || .263 || .722 || 1.7 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 2.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 719 || 226 || 22.2 || .457 || .316 || .739 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .8 || .3 || 7.4|-

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1997| style="text-align:left;"| Utah| 18 || 0 || 16.4 || .439 || .417 || .714 || 2.7 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 4.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1998| style="text-align:left;"| Utah| 20 || 0 || 18.9 || .515 || .273 || .676 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || 6.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1999| style="text-align:left;"| Utah| 11 || 0 || 27.0 || .481 || .429 || .706 || 3.7 || 1.2 || .5 || .3 || 9.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2004| style="text-align:left;"| New York| 4 || 4 || 29.2 || .259 || .286 || .500 || 2.3 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .3 || 4.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2005| style="text-align:left;"| Miami| 8 || 0 || 11.9 || .250 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .6 || .0 || 1.0|-| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|2006†| style="text-align:left;"| Miami| 13 || 0 || 6.9 || .308 || .333 || .667 || .9 || .3 || .0 || .1 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 74 || 4 || 17.2 || .446 || .354 || .697 || 2.6 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 4.9|-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WINDERMAN. IRA. ANDERSON AWAITING BROTHER AT FINALS. 2021-08-09. Sun-Sentinel.com. en-US.
  2. Web site: Elman. Jake. 2021-04-07. Shandon Anderson Went From NBA Champion to Top Chef. 2021-08-09. Sportscasting Pure Sports. en-US.