Cliff Anderson

Cliff Anderson
Personal information
Born	September 7, 1944; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 26, 2021 (aged 76); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas Edison; (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Saint Joseph's (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 4th round, 35th overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1967–1972
Position	Shooting guard
Number	30, 40, 14, 22, 26
Career history
1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers
1967–1969	Los Angeles Lakers
1969	Wilmington Blue Bombers
1969–1970	Denver Rockets
1970	Cleveland Cavaliers
1970–1971	Philadelphia 76ers
1971–1972	Scranton Apollos
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – NABC (1967); Robert V. Geasey Trophy (1967); No. 30 retired by Saint Joseph's Hawks;
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	253 (3.0 ppg)
Rebounds	107 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	72 (0.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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