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'{{Infobox basketball biography | name = James Andemansonana | image = Blue Pickles | image_size = | caption = | number = | position = [[Shooting guard]] | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 395 | league = | team = Stevens Falcons | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|03|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]], [[Arkansas]] | nationality = [[United States|American]] | high_school = Junction City | college = [[Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball|Oklahoma State]] ([[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007]]–[[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010]]) | draft_year = 2012 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 20 | draft_team = [[San Antonio Spurs]] | career_start = 2010 | years1 = {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | team1 = [[San Antonio Spurs]] | years2 = [[2010–11 NBA Development League season|2011]] | team2 = →[[Austin Toros]] ([[NBA Development League|D-League]]) | highlights = <nowiki></nowiki> * [[Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big 12 Conference Player of the Year]] ([[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010]]) * Consensus [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|NCAA All-American]] Second Team ([[2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2010]]) * All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] First Team ([[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009]]) * All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Second Team ([[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008]]) * [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] All-Rookie team ([[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008]]) * [[USBWA]] All-District ([[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008]]) * [[Sporting News]] All-American First Team ([[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009]]) * [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2007]]) * [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] All-American Third Team (2007) | letter = a | bbr = anderja01 | profile = james_anderson | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalSport | Men’s [[basketball]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Universiade]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2009 Summer Universiade|2009 Belgrade]] | [[Basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade|Team competition]] }} }} '''James Lee Anderson''' (born March 25, 1989) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player. He played college basketball at [[Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball|Oklahoma State University]]. In 2010, Anderson was named [[Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year]] and a first team All-American. He was selected by the [[San Antonio Spurs]] with the 20th overall pick in the [[2010 NBA Draft]]. ==High school career== Anderson attended Junction City High School in [[Junction City, Arkansas]]. As a senior in 2006–07, Anderson led the Dragons to the Arkansas Class 2A state championship, scoring 43 points in the title game. Anderson was named the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade Player of the Year]] for Arkansas and named to the [[2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|McDonald's]] and [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] All-American teams.<ref>[http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/anderson_james00.html]</ref> ==College career== Anderson chose [[Oklahoma State University]] and made an immediate impact, scoring 29 points in his first collegiate game, a 104–48 win over [[Prairie View A&M Panthers|Prairie View]].<ref>[http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273130197 Oklahoma St. 104, Prairie View 48]</ref> Anderson would continue his strong play, averaging 13.3 points per game. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 selection and a member of the Big 12 All-Rookie team. James Anderson continued to progress as a sophomore, raising his scoring average to 18.2 points per game and surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone in just his second year. He was named Academic All-Big 12 and a second team All-Conference pick. Following his sophomore season, Anderson was selected to represent the [[United States]] in the [[2009 Summer Universiade|2009 World University Games]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]. Team USA won the Bronze medal under coach [[Bo Ryan]].<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_mwug_game_07 USA Men’s WUG Team Closes Out Competition Strong With 91–80 Victory Over Israel For The Bronze Medal]</ref> Anderson's junior year saw him become the top performer in the [[Big 12 Conference]]. Anderson paced the conference in scoring, averaging over 24 points per game in conference play. He led the Cowboys to a 9–7 league record. At the conclusion of the [[2009–10 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season|Big 12 regular season]], James Anderson was named Big 12 Player of the Year.<ref>[http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=204903228 2010 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards Announced]</ref> The [[Sporting News]] also named Anderson a first team All-American.<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-08/sporting-news-college-basketball-all-american-team Sporting News' College Basketball All-America Team]</ref> ==Professional career== Anderson drafted by the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in the [[2010 NBA Draft]] with the 20th overall pick. Anderson appeared in six games early in the season, before being sidelined with a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. On January 26, 2011, he was assigned to the [[Austin Toros]] of the [[NBA D-League]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Spurs assign James Anderson to Toros |url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_assign_james_anderson_to_toros_110126.html |work=spurs.com |publisher=[[San Antonio Spurs]] |date=January 26, 2011 |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref> in order to get back into playing form.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anderson likely headed for D-League for rehab by end of week |url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/01/16/anderson-likely-headed-for-d-league-for-rehab-by-end-of-week/ |author=Tim Griffin |work=Spurs Nation |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation|Hearst Communications]] |date=January 16, 2011 |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref> Anderson played two games for the Toros, before being recalled by the Spurs three days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spurs recall James Anderson from Austin Toros |url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/james_anderson_recalled_110129.html |work=spurs.com |publisher=[[San Antonio Spurs]] |date=January 29, 2011 |accessdate=February 7, 2011}}</ref> However, on February 7, he was assigned to the Toros once again,<ref>{{cite news |title=Spurs assign James Anderson to Austin Toros |url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/james_anderson_to_toros_110207.html |work=spurs.com |publisher=[[San Antonio Spurs]] |date=February 7, 2011 |accessdate=February 7, 2011}}</ref> where he appeared in five more games, before being recalled by the Spurs on February 23.<ref>{{cite news |title=James Anderson recalled from the Austin Toros |url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/james_anderson_recalled_110223.html |work=spurs.com |publisher=[[San Antonio Spurs]] |date=February 23, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2011}}</ref> The Spurs did not exercise his player option during the summer, and he became a free agent. == NBA career statistics == {{NBA player statistics legend}} === Regular season === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2010–11 NBA season|2010–11]] | align="left" | [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]] | 26 || '''2''' || 11.0 || '''.383''' || '''.391''' || '''.778''' || .9 || .7 || .1 || '''.2''' || 3.6 |- | align="left" | [[2011–12 NBA season|2011–12]] | align="left" | San Antonio | '''51''' || '''2''' || '''11.8''' || .379 || .279 || .750 || '''1.5''' || '''.8''' || '''.2''' || .0 || '''3.7''' |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 77 || 4 || 11.5 || .380 || .325 || .757 || 1.3 || .8 || .1 || .1 || 3.7 {{S-end}} === Playoffs === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]] | align="left" | [[San Antonio Spurs|San Antonio]] | 8 || 0 || 3.9 || .444 || .500 || .500 || .6 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 1.4 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 8 || 0 || 3.9 || .444 || .500 || .500 || .6 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 1.4 {{S-end}} ==See also== * [[2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans]] {{Commons category|James Anderson (basketball)}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{NBA player|james_anderson|James Anderson}} *[http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/anderson_james00.html Oklahoma State athletic site bio] *[http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/player/oklahoma-state/23-james-anderson College statistics] *[http://www.thehoopsreport.com/images/4380903222254_Pitt_v_Oklahoma_St.jpg] {{2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans}} {{Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox}} {{2010 NBA Draft}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Anderson, James | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American basketball player | DATE OF BIRTH = March 25, 1989 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]], [[Arkansas]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, James}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Austin Toros players]] [[Category:Basketball players from Arkansas]] [[Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans]] [[Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players]] [[Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)]] [[Category:San Antonio Spurs draft picks]] [[Category:San Antonio Spurs players]] [[Category:Shooting guards]] [[es:James Anderson (baloncestista)]] [[fa:جیمز اندرسون]] [[fr:James Anderson (basket-ball)]] [[gl:James Anderson]] [[it:James Anderson (cestista)]] [[ja:ジェームズ・アンダーソン (バスケットボール)]] [[pl:James Anderson (koszykarz)]] [[ru:Андерсон, Джеймс (баскетболист)]]'