Quickly
Showed great composure and understanding of Missouri's schemes last season in an emergency roll ... Will provide solid depth at the point guard position ... Graduated in may and has begun working on his graduate degree ... Would like to pursue a career in coaching following his playing career.
2007-08 Season:
Played in 16 games, averaging a career high 4.6 minutes a contest ... Played a career high 12 minutes against Nebraska scoring three points on a first-half three-pointer ... Dished two assists and had a steal vs. the Cornhuskers ... Also credited with a field goal against K-State in seven minutes of action ... Played in nine Big 12 games.
2006-07 Season:
Played in 10 games for the Tigers, including a career high four minutes in the win over Southern University ... Scored his first career points on a three-pointer against Stetson, while dishing an assists in the season-opener against North Carolina A&T ... Finished the year with three rebounds, grabbing boards against Stetson, Stephen F. Austin and Arkansas.
2005-06 Season (UAB):
Played in seven games as a redshirt freshman for UAB ... Averaged 3.7 minutes in those seven contests and dished out three assists and recorded four steals ... Had a career high two steals in four minutes of action against Valdosta State and dished out two assists and added a steal in eight minutes against his father's alma mater, Tulsa.
2004-05 Season (UAB):
Walked-on to the University of Alabama at Birmingham program to play for his father ... Sat out the 2004-05 season as a redshirt.
High School:
Helped Hoover High School in Birmingham, Ala., to the Alabama Class 6A sub-regional title ... Spent a season at Spain Park High School prior to finishing his prep career at Hoover ... Began his high school career at Fayetteville High in Fayetteville, Ark. ... Earned academic honors as a senior at Hoover.
Personal:
Full name is Michael Anderson Jr. ... Parents are Mike and Marcheita Anderson ... Has three sisters (Darcheita, Suney and Yvonne) ... Is undecided on a major.
Career Statistics
Season G-GS MPG FG-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FT-A FT% REB/AVG. A-BLK-S TP AVG.2006-07 10-0 1.9 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3/0.3 1-0-0 3 0.3Big 12 2-0 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0/0.0 0-0-0 0 0.02007-08 16-0 4.6 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2/0.1 6-0-3 5 0.3Big 12 9-0 5.3 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2/0.2 3-0-2 5 0.6TOTAL 26-0 3.6 3-10 .300 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 5/0.2 7-0-3 8 0.3Big 12 11-0 4.5 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2/0.2 3-0-2 5 0.5
Career Highs
Pts. 3, twiceReb. 1, three timesFG 1, three timesFGA 2 vs. Nebraska (1-30-08)3FG 1, twice3FGA 2 vs. Nebraska (1-30-08)FT 1 vs. Arkansas (11-30-06)FTA 3 vs. Arkansas (11-30-06)Asst. SameBlks N/AStls 1, twice
