Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1992)
Ryan Anderson | |
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| Born | December 4, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball player, basketball coach |
| Years active | 2011–2025 (player), 2021–present (coach) |
| Known for | Collegiate basketball at Arizona and Boston College; professional career in Europe and NBA G League; assistant coach for Texas |
Ryan James Anderson (born December 4, 1992) is a former American basketball athlete who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Texas team. Prior to this role, he was the director of player development and recruiting at Xavier University. Anderson's collegiate playing career included stints with both the Arizona and Boston College programs.
College career
Anderson launched his collegiate basketball journey at Boston College (BC), where, standing 6'9", he played as a power forward and secured a spot in the starting lineup immediately. He posted averages of 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, earning unanimous recognition on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-freshman team. Although he delivered two more dependable seasons, BC endured losing records, which led to the dismissal of coach Steve Donahue. Subsequently, Anderson transferred to Arizona.
Due to NCAA transfer regulations, Anderson sat out the 2014–15 season. Upon returning to competition with the Wildcats, he excelled by averaging 15.3 points alongside 10.1 rebounds per game—marking the first double-double average by an Arizona player since the 2008–09 season. His outstanding performance earned him first-team honors in the All-Pac-12 Conference at the conclusion of that season.
Professional career
Although Anderson was not selected in the 2016 NBA draft, he participated with the Orlando Magic during the 2016 NBA Summer League before signing professionally with Belgium’s Antwerp Giants.
Following the 2016–17 campaign, he moved to Germany to compete for s.Oliver Würzburg in the Basketball Bundesliga. For the 2018–19 season, Anderson joined the Delaware Blue Coats competing in the NBA G League.
On January 29, 2020, Anderson inked a deal with MBC Mykolaiv, competing in Ukraine’s premier league. Later that year, on July 11, he signed with Šiauliai, a team in Lithuania’s Basketball League.
Coaching career
Anderson returned to his alma mater on September 2, 2021, taking on a graduate assistant position with the Arizona program. After completing the 2024-25 season, he departed from Xavier to reunite with former head coach Sean Miller by joining the coaching staff at Texas.