Class of 2001
School DeLaSalle HS, MN
Height and Weight 6'4 219lbs
Reach and Wingspan 8'05, 6'08
Position Shooting Guard
00-01 Ratings Top30 (BG)
#3 shooting guard (R100)
Academically Eligible ---
Status Listing Purdue
Purdue is on the list of Minnesota's Alan Anderson, a 6-foot-4
shooting guard from DeLaSalle HS. He's a strong player who seems
to do everything well, but did seem to be an above average
defender at the Nike Camp. Strengths include defensive awareness
and his ability to power it to the basket. A main weakness we
observed was his inability to hit from the perimeter as consistently
as Division I shooting guards should be expected to hit. Anderson is
an athlete who also can draw a football scholarship at wide receiver.
He possesses 4.6 speed with the strength to back it up. Likely to take
the basketball route, football is still a consideration. Anderson has
been rated as a top 30 basketball recruit in his class and the
third-best shooting guard in the country, but is only considered to
be among the top 100 wide receivers.
DeLaSalle was the defending Class 2A state champs in Minnesota
coming into the 1999-2000 season, when they got Anderson as a transfer
from Minneapolis Edison. Anderson help them again get deep into
the state tournament, but DeLaSalle was knocked off in the 2A semifinal
game by Waterville-Elysian-Morristown. Anderson began his junior season
statistically slow, but by the end was threatening to score between 25
and 30 points per game. His game-high for scoring stands at 34, rebounding
at 16 and assists at 11.
Anderson was a USA Basketball Development League selection in 2000
and averaged 15.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and two assists, shooting
46-percent from the field and 73-percent from the line. Anderson led
his team in scoring as the North Squad won the Gold at the festival.
Anderson paid an unofficial visit to Minnesota on 8/4/00 along with
fellow Minnesotan Maurice Hargrow. The two play in summer amateur
leagues together in Saint Paul. Among the schools offering and
visiting Anderson during July include Michigan State, Iowa, Arizona
and Kansas. Minnesota, Michigan State and Florida are all said to have
moved Anderson up to be their No.1 targets at his position. Others with
offers on the table include UCONN, Marquette and Louisville. Anderson
gave a list of schools at the end of July he had serious interest in,
and that list consisted of Michigan State, Minnesota, Iowa, UCONN,
Arizona, Louisville, Florida, Kentucky, Purdue, and Kansas.
Season thru PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG APG SPG BPG RECORD RANK
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99-00 season 14.3 7.2 5.5 #3
00-01 season
99-00 season Nike Camp Invitee
USA Basketball Development Festival Invitee
All-State Honorable Mention (AP)
All-State Tournament team
All-Metro Minneapolis third team
All-USA Honorable Mention (USA Today)
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