Larry Anderson is an American basketball coach for the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

. Anderson was born in Macon,

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, one of fourteen full brothers and sisters, in addition to six half brothers and sisters. He attended Noxubee County High School, then

East Mississippi Community College East Mississippi Community College (EMCC), formerly East Mississippi Junior College, is a public community college in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in ...

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and

Rust College Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, it is one of ten historically black colleges ...

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. After graduating from Rust, he stayed for seven years, initially serving as director of student activities and assistant basketball coach, and later as associate athletic director. In 1995, he became the head coach of the

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. He has won more games than any other coach in MIT history. Anderson's 2009 team was the first at MIT to make the NCAA tournament. His teams at MIT have made it to the NCAA Division III national tournament in eight of the last ten years. In 2009, Anderson was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Anderson is a member of the board of trustees of Rust College.

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