Cliff Anderson

Not to be confused with Cliff Anderson (American football).

Cliff Anderson
Personal information
Born(1944-09-07)September 7, 1944
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 76)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolThomas Edison
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeSaint Joseph's (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967: 4th round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1967–1972
PositionShooting guard
Number30, 40, 14, 22, 26
Career history
1967Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967–1969Los Angeles Lakers
1969Wilmington Blue Bombers
1969–1970Denver Rockets
1970Cleveland Cavaliers
1970–1971Philadelphia 76ers
1971–1972Scranton Apollos
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points253 (3.0 ppg)
Rebounds107 (1.3 rpg)
Assists72 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

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/ABA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
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

  1. ^ a b "Cliff Anderson NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. ^ 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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