Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973) is an American former

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player who played in the

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(NBA) from 1996 to 2006. Growing up in

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, Anderson attended the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

and played for four teams during his ten-year NBA career after being drafted by the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference, Northwest Division. Since the 1991–92 season, ...

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: the Jazz,

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Divisio ...

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associa ...

, and

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. He played the shooting guard and

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positions. Anderson attended Alonzo A. Crim High School in Atlanta, then played basketball at the

. He was drafted in the second round (54th overall) of the

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by the

, and played for the Jazz, the

, the

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 Knicks and Heat player Willie Anderson. Anderson won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat as a backup, and subsequently retired.

External links

Basketball-Reference.com: Shandon AndersonESPN.com: Shandon AndersonNBA.com Profile: Shandon Anderson

References

1973 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Atlanta Georgia Bulldogs basketball players Houston Rockets players Miami Heat players New York Knicks players Shooting guards Small forwards Utah Jazz draft picks Utah Jazz players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub