SAN ANTONIO (July 11, 2014)- The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have signed Kyle Anderson. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not announced.
The Spurs selected Anderson with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft.
Anderson, 6-9/230, recently completed his sophomore season out of UCLA. In 36 games he averaged 14.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.78 steals in 33.2 minutes while shooting .480 (153-319) from the field and .483 (28-58) from three-point range. The forward became the first player in Pac-12 conference history to record 200 rebounds and 200 assists in the same season and the first player at UCLA since 1973-74 to average 10-plus points, 5-plus rebounds and 5-plus assists (Bill Walton). Following his sophomore campaign, he was voted to the All-Pac 12 First Team and was a Third Team AP All-America selection.
Over the course of his career he appeared in 71 games, averaging 12.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.77 steals in 31.6 minutes. Anderson helped lead UCLA to the Pac-12 regular season title in 2013 and to the Pac-12 Tournament title in 2014 where he was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Anderson is currently on the Spurs Las Vegas Summer League roster. The Silver and Black will tip-off Summer League action tonight when they take on the Sacramento Kings at 9 p.m. CT.