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Nick Anderson Biography

Nick Anderson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 20, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Longtime shooting guard/small forward for the Orlando Magic who also played for the Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies during his 13-year NBA career. He was selected 11th overall in the 1989 NBA Draft.

From 1992 to 1996, he played alongside star center Shaquille O’Neal on the Magic.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Anderson played high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy where he was named “Illinois Mr. Basketball” for 1986 after leading his team to the city championship and a top national ranking in USA Today.

Anderson left school and entered the NBA draft in 1989, where he was selected with the 11th pick of the first round by the Orlando Magic. As the Magic were an expansion team that season, Anderson was the first draft pick in the franchise’s history.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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He showed no immediate effect from his struggles in the 1995 finals, as he had another strong season in 1995-96. However, his season ended due to a wrist injury in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Two seasons after the 1995 finals, however, Anderson’s career took an abrupt downward spiral, largely due to a sudden inability to shoot free throws. During the 1996–97 season, Anderson’s free throw shooting percentage tumbled to a career-low 40.4% and his scoring average to 12.0 points per game. Anderson had to be removed from the closing minutes of several close games due to being an unreliable free throw shooter.

Nick Anderson Net Worth

Nick Anderson is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nick Anderson's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was named Illinois Mr. Basketball after his senior year at Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy. He then went on to play two years of college basketball at the University of Illinois.

In 2004, he was named a member of the Illini Men’s Basketball All-Century Team.

Nelison “Nick” Anderson (born January 20, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 years.

His struggles worsened through the first half of the 1997–98 season. Through January 27 of that season, Anderson was averaging only 6.5 points per game, and shooting a paltry 36.3% from the free throw line. However, in the second half of the season, Anderson experienced a sudden career revival, as his scoring average abruptly jumped to 22.6 points per game, and his free throw percentage improved to a 67.6%, a figure close to his former career average. He ended the season with a scoring average of 15.3 points per game.

Anderson would play on with the Magic through the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, after which he was traded to the Sacramento Kings. He left Orlando as the team’s career scoring leader. He was the last player remaining from the Magic’s original expansion roster, having remained with the franchise for ten seasons.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Like most expansion franchises, the Magic were a young team and Anderson was one of its few bright spots. As a result, the Magic were awarded high draft picks in several consecutive years, including Dennis Scott in 1990, Shaquille O’Neal in 1992, and Chris Webber, who was traded for a package including Penny Hardaway in 1993. In his first few seasons, Anderson was the Magic’s top scoring option, and led the team in points per game during the 1991–92 season. As the team’s talent level increased, Anderson was gradually relegated to a lesser offensive role but remained a consistent member of the team’s starting lineup. Exceptions include the April 23, 1993, game at New Jersey, in which he scored a career-high 50 points off the bench. In 1994–95, Anderson led Orlando in three-pointers with 179, and averaged 15.9 points per game. The Magic won 57 games, finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference, and won their first ever Atlantic Division title.

Anderson attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for two years, playing on the team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1989; that Fighting Illini team was given the nickname “Flyin’ Illini” by Dick Vitale. Among Anderson’s teammates were Kendall Gill, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, Lowell Hamilton, and Marcus Liberty; all of these except Hamilton would go on to play in the NBA.

Who is Nick Anderson Dating?

According to our records, Nick Anderson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Nick Anderson’s is not dating anyone.

Anderson would go on to play at the University of Illinois for two years before joining the Orlando Magic in a career that would also include stints with the Sacramento Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies. He currently serves the Magic in several off-the-court functions and was elected to the “Illini Men’s Basketball All-Century Team” in 2004.

Facts & Trivia

Nick Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nick Anderson celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.

Where is Nick Anderson now?

Anderson works for the Orlando Magic in the team’s community relations department. He also serves as a commentator for Fox Sports Florida during the Magic’s pre-game, halftime and post-game shows.

Is Nick Anderson injured?

Rays’ Nick Anderson: Back from IL The righty is ready to make his 2021 debut after missing over five months with an elbow ligament injury.

Is Nick Anderson in the NBA Hall of Fame?

He was the Orlando Magic’s first-ever NBA Draft selection out of the University of Illinois (11th overall, 1989 NBA Draft), Anderson played ten seasons for Orlando from 1989-99. In 2014, along with Pat Williams, Anderson was an inaugural inductee into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame.

What does Nick Anderson do?

Since players are banned from using team facilities, even as they work back from injury, Anderson is doing his rehab work with a private physical therapist who has an office in a strip shopping center in mid-Pinellas County.

Where did Nick Anderson go to college?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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