Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson Jr. (born December 21, 1988) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently director of player development for the Liberty Flames. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond. High school career For his first three-years of high school, Anderson attended Whitefield Academy in Mableton, Georgia where he helped them to the state finals in 2005 and 2006. For his senior year, he transferred to Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia where he led them to a 27–4 record and Georgia Elite Eight appearance. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 15.6 points, 5.2 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. College career In his freshman season at Richmond, Anderson earned Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year and Atlantic 10 All-Freshman team honors. He was also named Virginia Collegiate Rookie of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors. He earned the A-10 Rookie of the Week six of the last eight weeks of the season, only four A-10 players in league history have won the award more times. In 31 games (23 starts), he averaged 10.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 34.8 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, Anderson earned second-team All-Atlantic 10 honors after finishing the season with 598 points, ranking ninth on the school's single-season list. He became just the fourth Spider sophomore to reach 800 points and finished the season with 930 points. In 36 games (all starts), he averaged 16.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.8 minutes per game.