Dan Anderson (basketball, born 1951)

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{for|the American Basketball Association player|Dan Anderson (basketball, born 1943)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dan Anderson

| image = DanAndersonHeadshotPhoto.jpg

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|01|01}}

| birth_place = Torrance, California

| nationality = American

| high_school = North Torrance
(Torrance, California)

| college = USC (1971–1974)

| draft_round = 6

| draft_pick = 92

| draft_year = 1974

| draft_team = Portland Trail Blazers

| career_start = 1974

| career_end = 1976

| career_position = Point guard

| career_number = 33

| years1 = {{nbay|1974|start}}–{{nbay|1975|end}}

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers

| highlights =

• First-team All-Pac-8 (1974)
• Second-team All-Pac-8 (1973)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 347 (3.7 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 91 (1.0 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 166 (1.7 apg)

| bbr = anderda02

}}

Daniel Edward Anderson (born January 1, 1951) is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Anderson was selected with the 2nd pick of the sixth round of the 1974 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His brief NBA career spanned from 1974 to 1976 with the Blazers, averaging 3.7 points in 95 total games. He was also selected in the 8th round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1974&lg=A |title=1974 ABA Draft on Basketballreference.com |access-date=2006-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720162840/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1974&lg=A |archive-date=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead }}