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  • Shandon Anderson
  • #49
  • Guard-Forward

2006-07 Statistics

PPG
RPG
APG
EFF
Born: Dec 31, 1973
Height: 6-6 /  1,98
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
College : Georgia
Years Pro: 10

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Background

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Has appeared in 671 games (225 starts) in his nine-year NBA career and has averaged 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 22.8 minutes while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, 31.7 percent from three-point range and 73.9 percent from the foul line…has missed 16 games due to injury and has been a DNP-CD on 16 occasions…has scored in double figures on 232 occasions (116 as a starter), including 32 games with at least 20 points and four games of at least 30 points…increased his scoring average each of his first four years in the league…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 11 occasions and has recorded eight double-doubles…played in a career-high 543 consecutive games from Jan. 30, 1997-Jan. 21, 2004, the streak tied Karl Malone (Dec. 18, 1991-Apr. 8, 1998) for the 12th longest in NBA history…his streak was the longest current streak in the NBA before sitting out New York’s Jan. 23, 2004 game at Atlanta as a DNP-CD…has appeared in 61 NBA postseason contests and has averaged 5.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 19.4 minutes while shooting 45.3 percent from the floor, 35.6 percent from three-point range and 69.9 percent from the foul line…scored in double figures in the postseason 12 times, grabbed double-figure rebounds once and recorded one double-double…ranks third on the Utah Jazz all-time postseason field goal percentage list, connecting on 48.4 percent (119-246) of his attempts.

2004-05 SEASON:
Appeared in 66 games (five starts) with the HEAT and New York Knicks and averaged 3.9 points (.452 FG%, .818 FT%), 2.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.61 steals and 17.7 minutes…did not miss a game due to injury, but was a DNP-CD on 13 occasions (11 times with Miami)…played in one game with the Knicks (Nov. 6 vs. Boston) and was scoreless in 20 minutes before being waived on Nov. 9…in his five starts he averaged 7.8 points (.536 FG%, .900 FT%), 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.20 steals and 26.6 minutes…scored in double figures on six occasions, including one 20-point effort…grabbed double-figure rebounds once…grabbed eight defensive rebounds in the second quarter against Milwaukee on Mar. 14 to tie the franchise record for defensive rebounds in a quarter…made a season-high 16 consecutive free throws from Feb. 27-Apr. 5…had one double-figure scoring quarter (11 in 3rd Q at Atlanta, Jan. 28)…recorded three dunks and took six charges…topped the HEAT in steals seven times, in assists and blocks twice each and in rebounds and minutes played once each…led the Miami bench in scoring on 11 occasions, in minutes played a team-high 22 times, in steals 19 times, in rebounds on 19 occasions, in assists 16 times and in blocks in 10 contests…tied his career high with three blocks against the Clippers on Feb. 16…scored his 5,000th career point against New York on Jan. 5…made his 1,000th career free throw at New Jersey on Mar. 3…hit his 300th career three-point field goal at Atlanta on Nov. 24…grabbed his 2,000th career rebound against Boston on Nov. 28…topped the 15,000 career minutes played mark against Milwaukee on Mar. 14…recorded his 500th career steal against Utah on Nov. 19…Season Highs: 21 points (at Atlanta, Jan. 28), 10 rebounds (vs. Milwaukee, Mar. 14), four assists (vs. Milwaukee, Mar. 14), four steals (vs. New York, Jan. 5), three blocks (vs. L.A. Clippers, Feb. 16) and 42 minutes (at Atlanta, Jan. 28).

2003-04 SEASON:
Saw action in 80 games (37 starts) with the Knicks and averaged 7.9 points (.422 FG%, .764 FT%), 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.85 steals and 24.7 minutes…missed one game due to injury and was a DNP-CD once…was a DNP-CD at Atlanta on Jan. 23, ending his league-leading streak of 543 consecutive games played…was not with the team for the Jan. 24 game against Miami due to a migraine headache, his first game missed due to injury since his rookie season…in his 37 starts he averaged 11.3 points and 32.9 minutes…scored in double figures 29 times (23 as a starter), including four 20-point games…led the Knicks in scoring four times and in rebounds once…attempted a career-high 22 field goals at Boston on Nov. 24…played the full 48 minutes against Chicago on Jan. 2, the Knicks only complete game of the regular season…played at least 40 minutes on seven occasions…Season Highs: 28 points (at Boston, Nov. 24), nine rebounds (vs. Phoenix, Jan. 31), seven assists (at New Orleans, Feb. 11), five steals (twice), two blocks (twice) and 48 minutes (vs. Chicago, Jan. 2).

2002-03 SEASON:
Appeared in all 82 games (nine starts) for the Knicks and averaged 8.4 points (.462 FG%, .732 FT%), 3.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.89 steals and 21.1 minutes…started the first nine games of the season and averaged 9.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 36.6 minutes…scored in double figures on 34 occasions, including two 20-point games…topped the Knicks in scoring twice and in assists once…played a career-high 50 minutes against New Orleans on Nov. 10…Season Highs: 21 points (at Cleveland, Apr. 12), eight rebounds (twice), five assists (at Indiana, Nov. 8), three steals (twice), two blocks (twice) and 50 minutes (vs. New Orleans, Nov. 10).

2001-02 SEASON:
Saw action in all 82 games (six starts) for the Knicks and averaged 5.0 points (.399 FG%, .692 FT%), 3.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 19.5 minutes…in his six starts he averaged 12.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 34.5 minutes…scored in double figures 19 times (five as a starter), including one 20-point game…topped the Knicks in rebounds twice…logged his 10,000th career minute in New York’s win over Cleveland on Mar. 16…Season Highs: 22 points (at Orlando, Feb. 12), eight rebounds (twice), four assists (twice), three steals (twice), two blocks (vs. Toronto, Feb. 13) and 40 minutes (vs. Denver, Mar. 25).

2000-01 SEASON:
Started all 82 games for the Houston Rockets and averaged 8.7 points (.446 FG%, .734 FT%), 4.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.00 steals and 29.2 minutes…was the only Rocket to start all 82 games…ranked third on the team in minutes and fifth in scoring…scored in double figures on 30 occasions, including seven games with at least 20 points…scored in double figures in eight consecutive games from Jan. 2-16, matching his career high…grabbed double-figure rebounds five times and recorded four double-doubles…had a career-high 40 blocked shots…led the Rockets in scoring three times, in rebounds six times and in assists in eight contests…hit at least one three-point field goal in a career-high eight consecutive games from Jan. 1-15…made a career-high 13 free throws against Milwaukee on Nov. 2…Season Highs: 26 points (at Utah, Jan. 15), 11 rebounds (vs. Philadelphia, Jan. 24), seven assists (twice), five steals (at Dallas, Dec. 30), two blocks (nine times) and 49 minutes (vs. Philadelphia, Jan. 24).

1999-00 SEASON:
Started all 82 games for the Houston Rockets and averaged career highs in points (12.3 ppg), rebounds (4.7 rpg), assists (2.9 apg), steals (1.17 spg) and minutes (32.9 mpg) while shooting 47.3 percent from the floor, 35.1 percent from three-point range and 76.7 percent from the foul line…was the only Rocket to start all 82 games, making 74 starts at shooting guard and eight at small forward…set career highs in minutes played (2,700), points (1,009), field goals made (368) and attempted (778), three-point field goals made (79) and attempted (225), free throws made (194) and attempted (253), offensive rebounds (91), defensive rebounds (293), total rebounds (384), assists (239) and steals (96)…ranked second on the team in minutes played and fourth in scoring…scored in double figures a career-high 50 times, including 14 games with at least 20 points and four games with at least 30 points…scored in double figures a career-high eight straight games from Apr. 7-19…grabbed double-figure rebounds on five occasions and recorded four double-doubles…increased his scoring average every month of the season…led the Rockets in scoring 12 times (Houston was 9-3 in those contests), in rebounds six times and in assists on six occasions…scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Orlando on Mar. 24…hit a career-high 12 field goals en route to 28 points at Seattle on Apr. 7…matched his career highs in points (35) and field goals made (12) at Phoenix on Apr. 18 while setting career highs in three-point field goals made (six) and attempted (11)…pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against Denver on Jan. 20…grabbed a career-high 11 defensive rebounds against Miami on Jan. 23…recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Utah on Jan. 8…handed out a career-high eight assists versus Chicago on Mar. 26…registered a career-high six steals at Golden State on Jan. 13…Season Highs: 35 points (twice), 13 rebounds (vs. Denver, Jan. 20), eight assists (vs. Chicago, Mar. 26), six steals (at Golden State, Jan. 13), three blocks (at L.A. Clippers, Dec. 2) and 48 minutes (twice).

1998-99 SEASON:
Saw action in all 50 games (two starts) for the Jazz and averaged 8.5 points (.446 FG%, .712 FT%), 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 21.4 minutes…scored in double figures 19 times, including once as a starter…finished fifth on the Jazz in scoring…Season Highs: 18 points (vs. Vancouver, Apr. 12), seven rebounds (twice), four assists (at Golden State, Feb. 12), three steals (at L.A. Lakers, Feb. 7), two blocks (twice) and 30 minutes (at Seattle, Apr. 27).

1997-98 SEASON:
Appeared in all 82 games (two starts) for the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz and averaged 8.3 points (career-high .538 FG%, .735 FT%), 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 19.5 minutes…ranked fifth on the team in scoring and second in field goal percentage…scored in double figures on 36 occasions, once as a starter…had a pair of 20-point games…led the Jazz in scoring twice (21 points and a season-high nine rebounds on Opening Night against the Lakers on Oct. 31 and a season-high 26 points vs. Toronto on Mar. 3)…grabbed a career-high six offensive rebounds against Vancouver on Nov. 12…made his first career start against Sacramento on Mar. 11 and registered 14 points, two assists, one rebound, one steal and one block in 31 minutes…Season Highs: 26 points (at Toronto, Mar. 3), nine rebounds (at L.A. Lakers, Oct. 31), seven assists (at Houston, Jan. 10), three steals (five times), two blocks (at Seattle, Mar. 31) and 36 minutes (at L.A. Lakers, Oct. 31).

1996-97 SEASON:
Came off the bench in each of the 65 games in which he appeared for the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz and averaged 5.9 points (.462 FG%, .687 FT%), 2.8 rebounds and 16.4 minutes…connected on 51.1 percent (24-47) of his three-point field goal attempts…missed 15 games from Dec. 30-Jan. 28 due to a stress fracture of his left foot and was a DNP-CD on two occasions…scored in double figures on nine occasions, including one 20-point effort…made his NBA debut against Seattle on Nov. 1 and totaled three points in three minutes, connecting on a three-point field goal…Season Highs: 20 points (at Sacramento, Feb. 11), seven rebounds (four times), three assists (at Charlotte, Mar. 17), three steals (at Cleveland, Dec. 22), one block (eight times) and 31 minutes (at Sacramento, Apr. 20).

NBA PLAYOFFS:
2005: Came off the bench in all eight postseason games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 1.0 points (.250 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 2.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 12.1 minutes…was a DNP-CD on seven occasions…topped the HEAT in steals twice…led the Miami reserves in assists and steals three times each and in minutes and rebounds twice each…took one charge…appeared in all four games in Miami’s Opening Round sweep of New Jersey and averaged 1.5 points (.250 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 3.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.00 steals and 18 minutes…saw action in three games against Washington in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and averaged 0.7 points (.250 FG%, .000 FT%), 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 6.0 minutes…appeared in just one game in the Eastern Conference Finals against Detroit and totaled one rebound and one steal in seven minutes…2004: Started all four games for the Knicks in their Opening Round series against New Jersey and averaged 4.3 points (.259 FG%, .500 FT%), 2.8 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 1.00 steals and 29.3 minutes…made his first career postseason start at New Jersey on Apr. 17 and totaled four points, a postseason career-high five assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block in 30 minutes…played a postseason career-high 40 minutes in Game 2 at New Jersey on Apr. 20…1999: Saw action in all 11 games for the Utah Jazz and averaged 9.5 points (.481 FG%, .706 FT%), 3.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 27.0 minutes…averaged 11.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 27.6 minutes in the five-game Opening Round series against Sacramento…averaged 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 26.5 minutes during the six-game Western Conference Semifinal series against Portland…scored in double figures five times, including a postseason career-high three consecutive games from May 12-16…scored a postseason career-high 17 points in Game 3 at Sacramento on May 12…1998: Came off the bench in all 20 postseason games for the Western Conference champion Jazz and averaged 6.7 points (.515 FG%, .676 FT%), 3.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 18.9 minutes…his 51.5 percent field goal accuracy throughout the 1998 Playoffs and his 26 offensive rebounds both ranked second on the Jazz…scored in double figures on five occasions…averaged 7.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 21.0 minutes while shooting 50 percent (17-34) from the floor in the Finals against the Bulls…recorded his lone career postseason double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Lakers on May 16, setting postseason highs in offensive rebounds (five), defensive rebounds (six) and total rebounds…1997: Appeared in 18 games (no starts) for the Western Conference champion Jazz and averaged 4.6 points (.439 FG%, .714 FT%), 2.7 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 16.4 minutes…missed two games (Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals) due to the death of his father…scored in double figures twice…averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 21.0 minutes in four Finals games against the Bulls…made his NBA Playoffs debut against the L.A. Clippers on Apr. 24 and totaled 10 points, one rebound and one assist in 17 minutes.

COLLEGE:
Averaged 12.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and shot 49.8 percent from the floor during his four-year career at the University of Georgia…left Georgia as the only Bulldog in school history to accumulate 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists…finished his career as the seventh leading scorer in school history (1,517 points)…averaged a career-high 14.9 points as a senior in 1995-96…tied for first in the SEC in steals (2.2 spg) and ranked third in field goal percentage (career-high .538) as a senior…was named to the NCAA West Region All-Tournament team after leading the Bulldogs to the Sweet Sixteen in 1996.


Personal

Full name is Shandon Rodriguez Anderson…has a daughter, Kori (9)…is the son of Dorothy and Willie Anderson…has three brothers, Willie, Michael and Timothy and a sister, Sharnetta…his brother Willie enjoyed a standout nine-year NBA career (1988-89 through 1996-97)…combined with Willie to become the first set of brothers to each play for the HEAT and the third set of brothers to both play for the Knicks…majored in sociology at Georgia…credits his godmother, Jackie Mack, as the person who has made the biggest difference in his life because she always holds him accountable for his actions…started The Shandon Anderson Foundation (sayouth.org) which focuses on giving back to the community through mentorship programs, community events and fundraisers geared especially towards helping teenagers…enjoys reading, hiking and relaxing in his free time…lists football and tennis as his favorite sports other than basketball…chose Glory as his favorite movie…listens to R&B and says Brian McKnight is his favorite artist…his most prized possession is his 1949 Ford pickup truck which is the birth year of his parents…lists Mexican as his favorite food…says salmon is a food he cooks really well…selected the Bahamas as his favorite vacation spot…donated $5,000 to the Aviation Volunteer Fire Company in New York, whose only fire truck was damaged during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks…donated Thanksgiving dinners to 50 families in need at the Little Sisters of the Assumption Agency in Spanish Harlem in November 2003…wears a size 13 shoe.