Michael Levin Anderson (born March 23, 1966) is an American former

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player for

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, the

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, Spain's professional

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, the

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(CBA), the

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and the

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College career

Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering & Science, in Philadelphia. At Drexel, he averaged over 19 points per game during his

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career, and led the

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to their first-ever

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appearance in 1986, where they lost to eventual national champion,

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. This game was notable because Anderson was playing against familiar local foes,

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and Billy Thompson, who played high school ball on Camden's nationally ranked team. That year Anderson was named to the

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and

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honorable mention All-America teams. Anderson also led the Dragons to an upset of a

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-led

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team in the

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in 1987, one of the biggest wins in school history. Anderson is ranked 12th all-time in career NCAA steals, with 341, and he is tied for second all-time in career NCAA triple doubles. He was recognized in 2008 by the

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as a CAA Men's Basketball Legend, in a class that included

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and

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head coach

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Professional career

Anderson would become the first Drexel basketball player to make the roster of an

team. He played for the

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during the 1989 NBA season, after being drafted by the

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in the 3rd round (23rd pick), of the

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. Anderson had a successful four-year career in the

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, playing from 1993 to 1997. He played for

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CB Murcia UCAM Murcia Club Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball club based in Murcia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Champions League. Their home venue is Palacio de Deportes. The team ...

and Caja San Fernando, garnering league MVP honors in the 1995–96 season, while playing for the latter. He was also a 1993 ACB league All-Star. After that, he played for Ülkerspor in

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, and with them he won the 1997–98

season championship, while averaging 21.1 points per game. Anderson also played a couple years in the

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and the

(CBA), making the All-Rookie team in 1988–89, with the

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, and making first team All-League with the

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in 1993–94.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Basketball-Reference.comDrexel Basketball Media GuideACB League website

Drexel Writeup On Eddie Burke and Michael AndersonTurkish Basketball Super League Profile
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