Cliff Anderson
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Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 7, 1944
Died | July 26, 2021 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 76)
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thomas Edison (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College | Saint Joseph's (1964–1967) |
NBA draft | 1967: 4th round, 35th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1967–1972 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 30, 40, 14, 22, 26 |
Career history | |
1967 | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
1967–1969 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1969 | Wilmington Blue Bombers |
1969–1970 | Denver Rockets |
1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1970–1971 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1971–1972 | Scranton Apollos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 253 (3.0 ppg) |
Rebounds | 107 (1.3 rpg) |
Assists | 72 (0.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Clifford V. Anderson (September 7, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Saint Joseph's University.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 4th round (35th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA draft.
He played for the Lakers (1967–69), Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers (1970–71) in the NBA and for the Denver Rockets (1969–70) in the ABA for 84 games.[1]
Anderson died on July 26, 2021.[2]
Career playing statistics
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/ABA
Source[1]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1967–68 | L.A. Lakers (NBA) | 18 | 5.2 | .241 | .429 | .6 | .9 | 1.4 | |
1968–69 | L.A. Lakers (NBA) | 35 | 8.3 | .407 | .573 | 1.3 | .9 | 3.9 | |
1969–70 | Denver (ABA) | 3 | 7.3 | .500 | – | .333 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
1970–71 | Cleveland (NBA) | 23 | 7.4 | .322 | .683 | 1.6 | .7 | 3.4 | |
1970–71 | Philadelphia (NBA) | 5 | 5.7 | .167 | .714 | 2.2 | .8 | 1.4 | |
Career (NBA) | 81 | 7.2 | .351 | .593 | 1.3 | .8 | 3.0 | ||
Career (overall) | 84 | 7.2 | .354 | – | .585 | 1.3 | .9 | 3.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | L.A. Lakers (NBA) | 3 | 3.3 | .400 | – | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
References
- ^ a b "Cliff Anderson NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (July 28, 2021). "Cliff Anderson, St. Joseph's University basketball legend, dies at 76". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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