Willie Anderson (basketball)
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Willie Lloyd Anderson Jr. (born January 8, 1967 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.
After attending the University of Georgia, he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 10th pick of the 1988 NBA Draft. He played for the Spurs until the 1994-95 season when he was selected in the 1995 expansion draft by the Toronto Raptors. He also played for the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat for the next two seasons before retiring in 1997.
Anderson is the older brother of current Miami Heat player, Shandon Anderson, and father of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lady Mocs player, Alex Anderson.[1]
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Anderson won a bronze medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he played alongside future NBA players Hersey Hawkins, Stacey Augmon, Dan Majerle, Mitch Richmond, Charles D. Smith, and future Spurs teammate, David Robinson. Anderson was selected to the 1989 NBA All-Rookie Team.
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