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Cadillac Anderson
Personal information
Born (1964-06-22) June 22, 1964 (age 60)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolWorthing (Houston, Texas)
CollegeHouston (1983–1987)
NBA draft1987: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1987–2000
PositionPower forward / Center
Number33, 34, 22, 0
Career history
1987–1989San Antonio Spurs
1989–1991Milwaukee Bucks
1991New Jersey Nets
1991–1992Denver Nuggets
1992–1993Phonola Caserta
1993–1994Detroit Pistons
1994–1995Atlanta Hawks
1995–1997San Antonio Spurs
1997–1998Atlanta Hawks
1999–2000Belgrano de San Nicolás
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,953 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds4,246 (6.2 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gregory Wayne "Cadillac"[1][2] Anderson (born June 22, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

He attended and played collegiate basketball at the University of Houston, where he was one of the last original members of the famed Phi Slama Jama fraternity. He competed in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle while at Houston.

Professional career

A 6' 10" power forward/center, he was selected 23rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1987 NBA draft. He also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. In 1988, he participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished on 6th place. The 1988–89 season spent with the Spurs was his most productive, averaging 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. In 1991–92, with the Nuggets, he averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 11.5 rebounds per game. He participated with playoff teams for the Spurs, Bucks, and Hawks.

He spent one year playing in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A with Phonola Caserta in 1992–93, leading the league in rebounding.

Personal life

As a freshman at the University of Houston, Anderson's mode of transportation around campus was a 10-speed bicycle - an odd sight for someone at 6-foot-10. A friend said the bike "was (Greg's) Cadillac," and the nickname stuck from there.[3]

In October 1998, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in Biloxi, Mississippi and was sentenced to five months in prison.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  2. ^ Frazier, Walt; Sachare, Alex (1998). Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball. Alpha Books. p. 342. ISBN 0-02-862679-6.
  3. ^ Money Changes Everything Did cash-poor Cadillac Anderson risk his NBA career for a quick score?
  4. ^ Anderson Admits Drug Offense, New York Times, October 22, 1998, Retrieved 2009-10-29
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