Jermaine Anderson

Jermaine Anderson (born February 8, 1983) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Châlons-Reims of the LNB Pro A. He is a veteran member of the Canadian national basketball team.

This article is about the Canadian basketball player. For the footballers, see Jermaine Anderson (English footballer) and Jermaine Anderson (Jamaican footballer).
Jermaine Anderson
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1983-02-08) February 8, 1983
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolEastern Commerce Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)
CollegeFordham (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006Brose Baskets
2007Polpak Świecie
2007–2008Halifax Rainmen
2008–2009Walter Tigers Tübingen
2009–2010Cedevita Zagreb
2010–2011Triumph Lyubertsy
2011Panionios
2011–2012Budućnost Podgorica
2012Cibona Zagreb
2012–2013New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig
2013–2015TBB Trier
2015–2016Baloncesto Sevilla
2016Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
2016–2017Châlons-Reims
2017Mornar Bar
2017Châlons-Reims
Career highlights and awards

High school and college

Anderson attended Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto, playing with the school's basketball team until graduating in the class of 2001.

Anderson attended Fordham University from the 2002-03 season through to 2005-06, where, as a senior, he started all 32 games for the Rams averaging 15.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Professional career

On August 2, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with TBB Trier.[1] On August 11, 2014, he re-signed with Trier for one more season.[2]

On August 28, 2015, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3] On January 19, 2016, he parted ways with Sevilla after appearing in 15 games.[4][5] On February 2, 2016, he returned to his former team Basketball Löwen Braunschweig for the rest of the season.[6]

On August 18, 2016, Anderson signed with the French team Châlons-Reims.[7] On January 19, 2017, he left Châlons-Reims and signed with Montenegrin club Mornar Bar.[8] He left Mornar after appearing in six games. In April 2017, he returned to Châlons-Reims for the rest of the season.[9]

National team career

Anderson has been a member of Canada's senior men's basketball team since 2004, and has played in over 75 international games with the team.

Anderson participated in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, he helped lead Canada to a 4th-place finish losing in the 3rd place game to Argentina. The 88-73 loss to Argentina was also Anderson's best game of the tournament scoring 19 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds.[10] Anderson was voted to the all-tournament third team along with teammate Joel Anthony.

References
  1. TBB Trier signs Jermaine Anderson
  2. TBB Trier re-signs Jermaine Anderson
  3. Baloncesto Sevilla tabs Jermaine Anderson
  4. Baloncesto Sevilla part ways with Jermaine Anderson and Uros Slokar
  5. Anderson leaves Sevilla
  6. Jermaine Anderson inks with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
  7. "Jermaine Anderson signs with Chalons-Reims". Sportando.com. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. "Jermaine Anderson inks with Mornar Bar". Sportando.com. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  9. Jermaine Anderson back at Chalons-Reims
  10. Argentina finishes with a bronze medal
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