Jerome Anderson (basketball)
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Personal information | |
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Born | Mullens, West Virginia |
October 9, 1953
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Helsingborg, Sweden |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mullens (Mullens, West Virginia) |
College | West Virginia (1972–1975) |
NBA draft | 1975 / Round: 3 / Pick: 53rd overall |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 42, 23, 21 |
Career history | |
1975–1976 | Boston Celtics |
1976–1977 | Indiana Pacers |
1977–1978 | West Virginia Wheels (AABA) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Jerome "Jay" Anderson (October 9, 1953 – August 1, 2009) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was born in Mullens, West Virginia.
A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard from West Virginia University, Anderson was selected in the third round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics and in the seventh round of the 1975 ABA draft by the San Diego Sails.[1]
Anderson played two seasons (1975–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers. He averaged 2.6 points per game in his career and won an NBA championship with Boston in 1976.
Anderson later played and coached in Sweden and Norway. Among his achievements as a coach is a BLNO Championship with the Ulriken Eagles in 2007.
Anderson died in Helsingborg aged 55 after a long illness.[2]
References
- ↑ BasketballReference.com Jerome Anderson page
- ↑ Former Mountaineer Jerome Anderson Dies. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jerome Anderson at Basketball-Reference.com
- Jay Anderson (Swedish)
- WVU Stats
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- Articles with Swedish-language external links
- 1953 births
- 2009 deaths
- African-American basketball players
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- American expatriate basketball people in Norway
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Boston Celtics players
- Indiana Pacers players
- People from Wyoming County, West Virginia
- San Diego Sails draft picks
- Shooting guards
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs