Christian Anderson
{{short description|American basketball player (born 2006)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Christian Anderson Jr.
| image = Christian Anderson Jr. March Madness.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Anderson in 2025
| alt = Christian Anderson Jr. in March Madness Sweet 16. Led Texas Tech Red Raiders to a 85-83 victory with a team high of 22 points, 4 rebounds and handing out 3 assists. Additionally, he played 44 minutes and didn't commit a single turnover.
| number = 4
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 175
| league = Big 12 Conference
| team = Texas Tech Red Raiders
| nationality = German / American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|4|2}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia
| high_school = * Lovett School
| college = * Texas Tech (2024–present)
| highlights =
- FIBA U18 European Championship Division A All-Star 5 (2024)
- FIBA U16 European Championship Division B MVP (2022)
| medal_templates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's basketball}}
{{Medal|Country|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U19 World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Switzerland|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe U18 Championship}}
{{Medal|Gold|2024 Finland | Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Serbia | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Youth Olympic Festival}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Slovakia | Team}}
}}
Christian Anderson Jr. (born April 2, 2006) is a German-American college basketball player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference.
High school career
During his high school career, Anderson attended both Lovett School in Atlanta and Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2024/03/29/michigan-wolverines-basketball-signee-christian-anderson-jr-decommits-after-coaching-change/73146903007/|title=Michigan basketball signee Christian Anderson Jr. decommits after coaching change|work=The Detroit News|first=James|last=Hawkins|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2025}} As a senior, in a matchup versus Montverde Academy and Cooper Flagg, Anderson recorded 20 points, six rebounds, and two assists.{{cite web |last=Pignatello |first=Connor |title=Michigan commit Christian Anderson Jr. talks Wolverine coaches, national championship, fans from Germany |url=https://www.masslive.com/hoophallclassic/2024/01/michigan-commit-christian-anderson-jr-talks-wolverine-coaches-national-championship-fans-from-germany-photos.html |website=MassLive.com |date=January 13, 2024 |access-date=28 March 2025}}
= Recruiting =
Rated as a four-star recruit, Anderson initially made a verbal commitment to play college basketball at the University of Michigan. He then committed to Michigan in October 2021, before the start of his sophomore season.{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Michael |title=Michigan basketball lands 2024 point guard Christian Anderson |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2021/10/06/michigan-basketball-christian-anderson-2024/6024644001/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=28 March 2025}} However after being committed to the Wolverines for almost three years, Anderson de-committed after head coach Juwan Howard was fired. He ultimately committed to play for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.{{cite web |last=Giese |first=Nathan |title=Texas Tech basketball earns commitment from 4-star guard Christian Anderson |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/05/20/texas-tech-basketball-gets-commitment-from-4-star-guard-christian-anderson/73777308007/ |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |access-date=28 March 2025}}
College career
On February 22, 2025, Anderson made his first career start, where he notched a career-high 21 points, while adding four rebounds, and four assists in a win over West Virginia.{{cite web |last=Giese |first=Nathan |title=How Christian Anderson showed his full arsenal in Texas Tech basketball win over WVU |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2025/02/22/christian-anderson-texas-tech-basketball-limit-javon-small-to-down-west-viriginia/78617461007/ |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |access-date=28 March 2025}} On March 14, he got the start where he scored 19 points in the semifinals of the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament versus Arizona.{{cite web |last=Giese |first=Nathan |title=How Christian Anderson carved out role for a Texas Tech basketball team with Final Four dreams |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2025/03/20/texas-tech-basketball-christian-anderson-freshman-march-madness-final-four-red-raiders/82322638007/ |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |access-date=28 March 2025}} For his performance during the 2024-25 season, he was named to the Big 12 Conference all-freshman team.{{cite web |last=Jayagopal |first=Achyuth |title=Dennis Schroder issues 4-word praise as Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson lands major honors |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/dennis-schroder-issues-4-word-praise-texas-tech-guard-christian-anderson-land-major-honors |website=Sportskeeda |date=March 23, 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025}}{{better source needed|date=July 2025}}
National team career
Anderson represented the Germany national under-16 team at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Slovakia, leading his team in scoring and winning a bronze medal.{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2022/08/after-torching-hs-basketball-at-15-michigan-commit-takes-his-game-overseas.html|title=After torching HS basketball at 15, Michigan commit takes his game overseas|work=MLive|first=Andrew|last=Kahn|date=August 15, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250329195207/https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2022/08/after-torching-hs-basketball-at-15-michigan-commit-takes-his-game-overseas.html?outputType=amp|archive-date=March 29, 2025|url-status=live}} Later that summer, he helped the team win the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Bulgaria. Anderson averaged 16.5 points, 2.8 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game on 57.1 percent shooting, earning tournament MVP honors.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/europe-u16b-2022-news-mvp-anderson-headlines-all-star-five-in-sofia|title=MVP Anderson headlines All-Star Five in Sofia|date=August 20, 2022 |publisher=FIBA|access-date=March 29, 2025}}
Anderson helped the Germany national under-18 team win the bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship in Serbia after averaging 14 points per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/321418-christian-anderson|title=Christian Anderson|publisher=FIBA|access-date=March 29, 2025}} The next year, he helped Germany to a gold-medal finish at the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket in Finland – their first-ever gold medal at the event. Anderson averaged 20.3 points, five assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game, earning all-tournament honors. In the championship game, he recorded 31 points, five assists, and four rebounds in a 93–83 win over defending champions Serbia.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-eurobasket-2024/news/germany-dethrone-serbia-for-the-title-slovenia-win-bronze|title=Germany dethrone Serbia for the title; Slovenia win bronze|publisher=FIBA|date=August 4, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-eurobasket-2024/news/rising-stars-10-players-who-made-an-impact-at-fiba-u18-eurobasket|title=Rising Stars: 10 players who made an impact at FIBA U18 EuroBasket|publisher=FIBA|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=March 29, 2025}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://texastech.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/christian-anderson/13302 Texas Tech Red Raiders bio]
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/321418-christian-anderson FIBA profile]
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Category:American men's basketball players