Ron Anderson (basketball, born 1958)
Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for his spell with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. His son Ron currently played for Kansas State University then South Florida University.
A 6'7" guard-forward from Fresno State, after beginning at Santa Barbara City College, Anderson was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft. Although he played the normal four years in college and immediately started playing in the league, Anderson arrived there at age 26. He would spend ten seasons (1984-1994) playing with the Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and Washington Bullets (he split 1993-94 with these two teams, appearing for the Continental Basketball Association's Rochester Renegade in between).
Having had his best years with the Sixers, scoring in double figures four of the five seasons spent in Pennsylvania, with a best output of 16.2 in 1988-89, Anderson finished his NBA career with totals of 7,056 points (10.6 average), 2312 rebounds (3.5) and 952 assists (1.4). He played until the age of 41, successively representing Montpellier Basket (1994-95, 1997-99), Maccabi Tel-Aviv and the Atlantic City Seagulls (1995-96), Le Mans SB (1996-97) and Angers.
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