NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kenny Anderson

Kenneth (Kenny) Anderson (born October 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is a left-handed point guard who played more than a decade in the National Basketball Association. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and the two major airports. ... NY redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... â€œNBAâ€ redirects here. ...

Early life

At age 16 and as a high school sophomore, the LeFrak City, Queens^[1] native who attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, was already considered one of the best basketball prospects in America.^[2] By the end of his high school career, he was a three-time Parade All-American, a feat not accomplished since Lew Alcindor and the first player to be named All-City four times. In addition, he was a McDonalds All-American, Gatorage High School player of the year, was named Player of the Year in the state by the New York State Sportswriters Association, and was named Mr. Basketball by the New York State Coaches Organization.^[3] Despite the fact that his coach, Jack Curran, benched Kenny for the first quarter of all of his games during his Freshman year at Molloy, Kenny set the all-time New York State High School scoring record, with 2,621 points. This record would stand for 18 years. LeFrak City is a large housing development in the Corona neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens, built in the mid-1960s for working and middle-class families and located on the north side of the Long Island Expressway. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Briarwood is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City. ... For the football player, see Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar. ... We dont have an article called Jack Curran Start this article Search for Jack Curran in. ...

On to Georgia Tech

After a long recruiting process, the hotly-pursued Anderson signed a letter of intent in November of 1988 to play his college basketball at Georgia Tech, selecting the upstart Yellow Jackets over national powers North Carolina, Duke and Syracuse.^[4] The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France and Singapore. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. ...

Becoming the team's starting point guard almost immediately, Anderson would play two years for Georgia Tech, helping to lead his team to the Final Four in 1990 along with swingmen Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver, who as a combination were referred to as "Lethal Weapon 3". It was Anderson's shot at the end of regulation during the Round of 16 that put their game versus favored Michigan State into overtime, with the Yellow Jackets pulling away. Georgia Tech's tournament run would end versus eventual champion UNLV in the Final Four. Dennis Eugene Scott (born September 5, 1968 in Hagerstown, Maryland) is an American former professional basketball player. ... Brian Darnell Oliver (born June 1, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

With Scott and Oliver gone after that season, Anderson was left to carry a young Georgia Tech team on his back, averaging nearly 26 points a game, but only able to secure a #8 seed for the NCAA Tournament, losing in the 2nd round to Ohio State. Soon after, Anderson announced that he would forego his last two years of eligibility and declare himself eligible for the NBA Draft. The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ...

The NBA

Anderson was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. Anderson was the youngest player in the league at that time. He failed to make an expected impact during his rookie campaign in 1991-92, averaging only seven points, two rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. However, in Anderson's second season he broke out, more than doubling his points, rebounds and assists averages. He played solidly (albeit with a tendency to be injury-prone) for the next 3½ seasons before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1991 NBA Draft - 26 June 1991 - New York City, New York Darrell Armstrong (PG), Fayetteville State Categories: | | ... The Rookie: Norman Rockwells cover for The Saturday Evening Post Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no experience. ... A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. ... In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was assisting in the basket. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Throughout his career Anderson has played for the Hornets (including both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises), Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics and the Indiana Pacers, and split a season for the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers. The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1998, Portland traded Anderson to the Toronto Raptors for Damon Stoudamire, but he refused to report to the Raptors because he did not want to play in Canada. Without playing a single game for them, Anderson forced the Raptors' hand and they traded him to the Celtics for Chauncey Billups. The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973 in Portland, Oregon) is an American NBA basketball player, currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. ... Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976 in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player. ...

Anderson was released from Zalgiris Kaunas after the 2005-06 season. BC Å½algiris is a basketball team based in Kaunas, Lithuania. ...

Legal trouble

Anderson has experienced off-court problems as well. As a result of a divorce from his ex-wife, former The Real World: Los Angeles cast member Tami Akbar Anderson (due to infidelity), she successfully acquired a sizeable portion of his assets. She had a license plate custom-made to mark her victory with the phrase "HISCASH."^[5]

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