Kyan Anderson

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kyan Anderson

| image = 2022-05-01 ALBA Berlin gegen MLP Academics Heidelberg (Basketball-Bundesliga 2021-22) by Sandro Halank–093.jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 176

| league = LNB Pro B

| team = Alliance Sport Alsace

| number = 5

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|25}}

| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas

| highschool = North Crowley
(Fort Worth, Texas)

| college = TCU (2011–2015)

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2015

| years1 = 2015–2016

| team1 = Okapi Aalstar

| years2 = 2016–2017

| team2 = medi Bayreuth

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Prishtina

| years5 = 2019

| team5 = medi Bayreuth

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = BG Göttingen

| years7= 2020–2021

| team7= Falco KC

| years8 = 2021–2022

| team8 = Gießen 46ers

| years9 = 2022

| team9 = MLP Academics Heidelberg

| years10 = 2022–present

| team10 = Alliance Sport Alsace

| highlights =

}}

Kyan Anderson (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Labas Gas Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.He competed in college for Texas Christian University (TCU).

College career

Anderson averaged 17.0 points and 4.5 assists per game as a junior at TCU.{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Tim |title=Jayhawks Big 12 favorites once again |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/big_12/article/Jayhawks-Big-12-favorites-once-again-5892012.php |accessdate=July 3, 2018 |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=November 13, 2014}} As a senior, he averaged 13.4 points per game and finished seventh all-time in TCU scoring.{{cite news |last1=Mendez |first1=Carlos |title=TCU basketball carries optimism, but also reality for Trent Johnson |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article44536374.html |accessdate=July 3, 2018 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=November 12, 2015}}

Professional career

In the 2015–16 season, Anderson played for Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian league.{{cite web | work=Texas Christian University | url=http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080315aaa.html | title=Anderson Continues Career in Belgium | date=August 3, 2015 | accessdate=July 1, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011019/http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080315aaa.html | archive-date=July 2, 2018 | url-status=dead }} He led the team in scoring with 15.9 points per game. The following season, he signed with medi Bayreuth.{{cite web | work=medi Bayreuth | url=https://www.medi-bayreuth.de/details/News/neuer-motor-des-medi-spiels-heisst-kyan-anderson/ | title=Neuer Motor des medi-Spiels heißt Kyan Anderson | date=July 17, 2016| accessdate=July 3, 2018}} He posted 12 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest. In July 2017, Anderson signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez.{{cite web |title=Pau-Orthez officially signs Kyan Anderson |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/240630/pau-orthez-officially-signs-kyan-anderson.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 3, 2018}} He left the team in January 2018 after averaging 9.3 points and 4.4 assists per game.{{cite web |title=Pau-Orthez, Kyan Anderson expected to part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/261702/pau-orthez-kyan-anderson-expected-to-part-ways.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 3, 2018}}

On August 19, 2018, Anderson signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovan league.{{cite web |title=Kyan Anderson inks with Sigal Prishtina |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/kosovo/286027/kyan-anderson-inks-with-sigal-prishtina.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 19, 2018}}

On July 31, 2019, he signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/kyan-anderson-wird-neuer-point-guard-der-bg-gottingen/|title=Kyan Anderson wird neuer Point Guard der BG Göttingen|date=July 31, 2019|publisher=Sportbuzzer.de|language=German|access-date=August 23, 2019}}

On June 16, 2020, he has signed with Falco KC of the Hungarian Basketball League.{{Cite web|url=http://falcokc.com/hirek/kyan-anderson-az-elso-uj-legiosunk_2221/|title=KYAN ANDERSON AZ ELSŐ ÚJ LÉGIÓSUNK!|last=|first=|date=June 16, 2020|website=falcokc.com|publisher=|language=Hungarian|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 13, 2020}}

On August 2, 2021, he has signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.de/bbl/jobstairs-giessen-46ers-komplettiern-kader-ehemaliger-bayreuth-goettingen-guard-kyan-anderson/|title=Gießen komplettiert Kader mit Kyan Anderson|last=|first=|date=August 2, 2021|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 2, 2021}}

On February 22, 2022, he has signed with MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bblprofis.de/index.php/2022/02/22/kyan-anderson-wechselt-innerhalb-der-easycredit-bbl/|title=Kyan Anderson wechselt innerhalb der easyCredit BBL|last=|first=|date=February 22, 2022|website=|publisher=|language=De|access-date=February 22, 2022}}

On July 8, 2022, he signed with Alliance Sport Alsace of the French LNB Pro B.{{Cite web |title=Kyan Anderson meneur de l'ASA - ASA - Alliance Sport Alsace |url=https://www.asa-basket.fr/actualites/kyan-anderson-meneur-de-lasa |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=www.asa-basket.fr}}

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