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RE: Fiji is the Kim Anderson of moderators (nm)
Posted on: July 7, 2017 at 14:54:47 CT
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Kim Anderson
Letterman - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
A lanky undersized center at 6'7 Anderson was a bit role player who avged 3 points and 2 rebounds as a freshman. His role would increase greatly as a sophomore as he avged 13.9 ppg and 8.5 rebounds as MU returned to postseason play for the first time since WWII in the short lived National Collegiate Commissioners Invitational Tournament after completing their first undefeated home slate since 1930. Facing Purdue in the first round, Anderson chipped in 22 but outside of one other Tiger the remaining team contributed just 20 points and after Anderson fouled out MU lost 87-74. It was the highest scoring MU team ever at the time with 83.5 ppg avg. MU would start his junior season winning 7 of 9 with notable occurances of beating Hawaii with only 4 players on the floor after the rest of the roster had fouled out and setting a new record for margin of victory in a 106-34 win over MacMurray. Anderson would score 11 points in overtime to beat NU, and MU clinched their first outright conference title in 46 years. MU would storm into the elite eight against eventual title game participant Michigan, and led 76-71 with under 8 to play when Anderson hurtled down the court on a breakaway, got undercut, and called for a technical foul for touching the rim (dunking was outlawed at the time). MU would crumble at the foul line and lose three starters including Anderson to fouls and fall 95-88. Anderson would earn second team All Big 8 honors and avg 13.9 point and 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 53% from the field.
Anderson's senior campaign would open at 6-2 and by scoring 22 points to lead the Tigers over ku in the holiday tournament's title game MU captured its 5th conference tourney title in 6 years. Anderson would score 38 in an 87-79 win over ku that left MU in first place at 8-2 in conference, but MU would lose their last two games to finish in a tie for 2nd. After losing in the postseason conference tourney championship game MU declined the NIT invitation and finished the year 21-8. Anderson would finish with an 18.3 ppg and 7.9 rebound avg, and lead the league in scoring during conference play with 22.1 ppg. He would also earn Conference Player of the Year honors in addition to First Team All Conference Recognition. He is 9th all time in MU history with 26 double doubles. He currently ranks 22nd with 1,289 points scored. He was one of I would imagine a select few to be drafted twice in the NBA, selected with the 28th pick by Portland in the 1977 draft as well as the 1978 draft by Milwakee. After a brief NBA career and a career overseas he returned to MU as an assistant, was Assistant Commissioner and Director of Basketball Operations of the Big 12, reached 3 D2 Final Fours and won a D2 championship in 12 years as the CMSU coach, nearly single handily destroyed MU basketball after absurdly assuming its head coaching position, and now coaches D2 Pittsburg State.
Edited by FIJItiger at 14:55:00 on 07/07/17
Letterman - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
A lanky undersized center at 6'7 Anderson was a bit role player who avged 3 points and 2 rebounds as a freshman. His role would increase greatly as a sophomore as he avged 13.9 ppg and 8.5 rebounds as MU returned to postseason play for the first time since WWII in the short lived National Collegiate Commissioners Invitational Tournament after completing their first undefeated home slate since 1930. Facing Purdue in the first round, Anderson chipped in 22 but outside of one other Tiger the remaining team contributed just 20 points and after Anderson fouled out MU lost 87-74. It was the highest scoring MU team ever at the time with 83.5 ppg avg. MU would start his junior season winning 7 of 9 with notable occurances of beating Hawaii with only 4 players on the floor after the rest of the roster had fouled out and setting a new record for margin of victory in a 106-34 win over MacMurray. Anderson would score 11 points in overtime to beat NU, and MU clinched their first outright conference title in 46 years. MU would storm into the elite eight against eventual title game participant Michigan, and led 76-71 with under 8 to play when Anderson hurtled down the court on a breakaway, got undercut, and called for a technical foul for touching the rim (dunking was outlawed at the time). MU would crumble at the foul line and lose three starters including Anderson to fouls and fall 95-88. Anderson would earn second team All Big 8 honors and avg 13.9 point and 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 53% from the field.
Anderson's senior campaign would open at 6-2 and by scoring 22 points to lead the Tigers over ku in the holiday tournament's title game MU captured its 5th conference tourney title in 6 years. Anderson would score 38 in an 87-79 win over ku that left MU in first place at 8-2 in conference, but MU would lose their last two games to finish in a tie for 2nd. After losing in the postseason conference tourney championship game MU declined the NIT invitation and finished the year 21-8. Anderson would finish with an 18.3 ppg and 7.9 rebound avg, and lead the league in scoring during conference play with 22.1 ppg. He would also earn Conference Player of the Year honors in addition to First Team All Conference Recognition. He is 9th all time in MU history with 26 double doubles. He currently ranks 22nd with 1,289 points scored. He was one of I would imagine a select few to be drafted twice in the NBA, selected with the 28th pick by Portland in the 1977 draft as well as the 1978 draft by Milwakee. After a brief NBA career and a career overseas he returned to MU as an assistant, was Assistant Commissioner and Director of Basketball Operations of the Big 12, reached 3 D2 Final Fours and won a D2 championship in 12 years as the CMSU coach, nearly single handily destroyed MU basketball after absurdly assuming its head coaching position, and now coaches D2 Pittsburg State.
Edited by FIJItiger at 14:55:00 on 07/07/17
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