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Dwight Anthony Anderson (December 28, 1960 – September 5, 2020) was an American professional basketball player.[1]

Dwight Anderson

Personal information
Born	(1960-12-28)December 28, 1960 Dayton, Ohio
Died	September 5, 2020(2020-09-05) (aged 59)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Roth (Dayton, Ohio)
College	Kentucky (1978–1980) USC (1980–1982)
NBA draft	1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Position	Point guard
Number	20
Career history
1982–1983	Denver Nuggets
1982–1983	Ohio Mixers
1983–1985	Albuquerque Silvers
1985	Cincinnati Slammers
1985–1986	Evansville Thunder
1986	Shell Oilers
Career highlights and awards
CBA scoring champion (1985) First-team All-Pac-10 (1982) McDonald's All-American (1978) First-team Parade All-American (1978)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Anderson graduated from Roth High School in Dayton. He played for the University of Kentucky 1978–1980, scoring 13 PPG on 50FG%. From 1981–1982 he played for University of Southern California scoring 20 PPG on 40FG%.

Professional career

Anderson was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round of the 1982 NBA draft. He played one season for Denver Nuggets during 1982–83. Anderson also spent several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association with the Ohio Mixers, Albuquerque Silvers, Cincinnati Slammers and Evansville Thunder. In 112 CBA games, Anderson averaged 21.0 points per game.[2]

References

External links

• NBA stats @ BasketballReference.com
• Dwight Anderson page

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