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Dan Anderson (basketball, born 1951)

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Dan Anderson
Personal information
Born (1951-01-01) January 1, 1951 (age 74)
Torrance, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Torrance
(Torrance, California)
CollegeUSC (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974: 6th round, 92nd overall pick
Drafted byPortland Trail Blazers
Playing career1974–1976
PositionPoint guard
Number33
Career history
19741976Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights
  • First-team All-Pac-8 (1974)
  • Second-team All-Pac-8 (1973)
Career NBA statistics
Points347 (3.7 ppg)
Rebounds91 (1.0 rpg)
Assists166 (1.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Daniel Edward Anderson (born January 1, 1951) is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Anderson was selected with the 2nd pick of the sixth round of the 1974 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His brief NBA career spanned from 1974 to 1976 with the Blazers, averaging 3.7 points in 95 total games. He was also selected in the 8th round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors.[1]

Personal life

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When he retired from the NBA, Anderson became a house builder and a woodworker.[2]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Source[3]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Portland 43 10.5 .448 .867 .7 1.9 .4 .0 2.8
1975–76 Portland 52 11.8 .486 .836 1.2 1.6 .4 .0 4.6
Career 95 11.2 .472 .846 1.0 1.7 .4 .0 3.7

References

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  1. ^ "1974 ABA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
  2. ^ "Ambassadors & Alumni". NBA.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Dan Anderson NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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