Shandon Anderson
Width130
Height6 ft
Height in6
Weight lb208
Birth dateDecember 31, 1973 (age 52)
Birth placeAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
High schoolAlonzo A. Crim (Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia (1992–1996)
Draft year1996
Draft round2
Draft pick54
Draft teamUtah Jazz
Career start1996
Career end2006
Career number40, 49
Years 1–
Team 1Utah Jazz
Years 2–
Team 2Houston Rockets
Years 3–
Team 3New York Knicks
Years 4–
Team 4Miami Heat
Highlights
Stats leagueNBA
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value5,327 (7.4 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value2,252 (3.1 rpg)
Stat3labelAssists
Stat3value1,007 (1.4 apg)
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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 |-

References

  1. ^ WINDERMAN, IRA. "ANDERSON AWAITING BROTHER AT FINALS". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  2. ^ Elman, Jake (2021-04-07). "Shandon Anderson Went From NBA Champion to Top Chef". Sportscasting | Pure Sports. Retrieved 2021-08-09.