David Andersen

For other people named David Anderson, see David Anderson (disambiguation).

David Andersen

Andersen with FC Barcelona.
Position	Power Forward Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg)
League	Serie A Euroleague
Team	Montepaschi Siena
Born	23 June 1980 (1980-06-23) (age 31) Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian / Danish
High school	Australian Institute of Sport
Draft	37th overall, 2002 Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	1998–present
Career history	Wollongong Hawks (Australia) (1998-1999) Kinder Bologna (Italy) (1999-2003) Montepaschi Siena (Italy) (2003-2004; 2011-) CSKA Moscow (Russia) (2004-2008) FC Barcelona (Spain) (2008-2009) Houston Rockets (2009–2010) Toronto Raptors (2010) New Orleans Hornets (2010-2011)
Awards	Albert Schweitzer Tournament MVP (1998) Australian Junior Player of the Year (1998) Italian League Finals MVP (2004) All-Euroleague First Team (2005)

David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian professional basketball player. He also holds a Danish passport (because he has a Danish father and an Australian mother).^[1] He is 6 ft 11 (2.11m) tall and currently plays for Montepaschi Siena in Italy.

Player profile

Andersen played in the Euroleague for 9 seasons, where he was a part of three Euroleague championship teams: Virtus Bologna 2001, CSKA Moscow 2006, 2008. He did not play during the 2006 Euroleague playoffs, as he was injured, but he still was on CSKA's team that season that won the championship.

He is a power forward-center. While he can play at the center position, his natural position is power forward, and he mainly played that position during his Euroleague career. In Europe he was not known for being a defensive player and rebounder for his size, but for being a good offensive power forward that could both spread the floor and score in the low post.

Pro career

Andersen started playing basketball with Frankston and as a teenager moved to the Australian Institute of Sport. He signed his first professional contract with the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League in 1998. After just one year, he moved to the Italian A League and signed a multi-year contract with Virtus Bologna, with whom he won numerous titles in his four-year span with the team. After the team went into bankruptcy in the summer of 2003, he moved to the Italian club Montepaschi Siena, with whom he won another Italian Championship.

The following season he moved again, this time to the Russian Superleague A club CSKA Moscow. Andersen earned an All-Euroleague First Team selection in the 2004-05 Euroleague season, when CSKA made it to the Euroleague Final Four. Before the 2008-09 season, he transferred to the Spanish ACB League club FC Barcelona. With Barcelona he won the Spanish Championship.

In the summer of 2011, Andersen went back to Europe by signing a three-year contract with Montepaschi Siena.^[2]

NBA

Andersen was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 37th draft pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. On 14 July 2009, his NBA draft rights were traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Houston Rockets for $2 million cash and a future second round draft pick.^[3][4] The Rockets then paid a $500,000 contract buyout to Andersen's Spanish club FC Barcelona. Andersen then signed a 3 year contract with the Rockets worth $7.5 million, with the third year of the contract being a team option.^[5]

On 28 July 2010, Andersen was traded to the Toronto Raptors for a protected second round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.^[6]

On 20 November 2010, Andersen was traded along with Jarrett Jack and Marcus Banks to the New Orleans Hornets for Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojaković.^[7]

Australian national team

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
Gold	2003 Australia	National Team
Gold	2005 New Zealand	National Team
Gold	2007 Australia	National Team

Andersen is a member of the senior Australian national basketball team. He won the gold medal at the FIBA Oceania Championship 2003, the FIBA Oceania Championship 2005, and the FIBA Oceania Championship 2007. He also represented Australia at both the 2004 Olympics Basketball Tournament and the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament.

Andersen also played for Australia in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• Australian Junior Player of the Year: (1998)
• Won 2 Italian Cups: (2001, 2002)
• Won 3 Euroleague Championships: (2001, 2006, 2008)
• Won 2 Italian Championships: (2001, 2004)
• Won 2 Triple Crowns: (2001, 2006)
• Italian League All-Star Game: (2003)
• Italian League Finals MVP: (2004)
• Won 3 Russian Cups: (2005, 2006, 2007)
• All-Euroleague First Team: (2005)
• Won 4 Russian Championships: (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• Won the Spanish Championship: (2009)

Australian national team

• Albert Schweitzer Tournament: MVP: (1998)
• FIBA Under-19 World Championship: All-Tournament Team: (1999)
• FIBA Oceania Championship 2003: Gold Medal
• FIBA Oceania Championship 2005: Gold Medal
• FIBA Oceania Championship 2007: Gold Medal

NBA career 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Houston	63	0	14.1	.432	.346	.687	3.3	.7	.2	.2	5.8
2010–11	Toronto	11	0	13.6	.489	.300	1.000	3.1	.6	.3	.3	5.1
2010–11	New Orleans	29	0	7.7	.446	.385	.467	1.7	.2	.1	.2	2.7
Career		103	0	12.3	.440	.347	.674	2.8	.6	.2	.2	4.9

References

1. ^ NBA.com - David Andersen Bio - Background - In Life.
2. ^ MONTEPASCHI brings back David Andersen
3. ^ Chron.com Commentary: Rockets make best of bad situation
4. ^ "Rockets Acquire Rights to David Andersen". NBA.com. 14 July 2009. http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_Acquire_Rights_to_Davi-319162-34.html. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
5. ^ MyFoxHouston.com Rockets Reach Agreement with Andersen.
6. ^ "Raptors Acquire Andersen From Houston". NBA.com. 28 July 2010. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/andersen_trade_072810.html. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
7. ^ "HORNETS ACQUIRE JACK, ANDERSON AND BANKS FROM RAPTORS". NBA.com. 20 November 2010. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_acquire_jack_anderson_2010_11_20.html. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 

External links

• The Official Site Of David Andersen
• NBA.com Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Hoopshype.com Profile
• 2010 FIBA World Championship Profile
• 2008 Olympics Profile

Persondata
Name	Andersen, David
Alternative names
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Date of birth	23 June 1980
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
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