Dan Anderson (basketball, born 1951)

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

Dan Anderson
Personal information
Born (1951-01-01) January 1, 1951
Torrance, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Torrance
(Torrance, California)
CollegeUSC (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974 / Round: 6 / Pick: 92nd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1974–1976
PositionPoint guard
Number33
Career history
19741976Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-8 (1974)
  • Second-team All-Pac-8 (1973)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.[1]

Personal life

When he retired from the NBA, Anderson became a builder and a woodworker.[2] His company grew to the point they were building over 100 homes every year. Anderson enjoys all manner of woodworking projects. He taught himself AutoCAD and specializes in building beautiful and unique furniture that employs a lot of curves.

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