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1981-82 Basketball (M) Roster

Profile

  • F
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Chicago, Ill.
    Hometown
  • 6'8
    Height
  • 195
    Weight
  • Metro H.S.
    High School
Mitchell Anderson
#11
Mitchell Anderson
F
Position
Senior
Class
Chicago, Ill.
Hometown

Season Stats

Season:
1981-82
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Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
One of seven Bradley men’s basketball players to have his uniform number (11) retired - Feb. 6, 1999 ... One of four players in Missouri Valley Conference history to earn All-MVC honors four times ... Selected in the 2nd round (36th overall) by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1982 NBA Draft and played the next three seasons with the 76ers and Utah Jazz ... Set Bradley Basketball career scoring record and still ranks second in school history with 2,341 points ... Third in program history with 947 career rebounds and 36 career double-doubles ... Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame (Photo, Feb. 6, 1999) ... Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame (2006) ... Led Bradley to two MVC regular-season titles (1980, 1982), the 1980 MVC Tournament title, the 1980 NCAA Tournament and the 1982 NIT championship ... The court in the Renaissance Coliseum Basketball Performance Center is named in his honor.
Mitchell Anderson Career Stats

HONORS AND AWARDS
* Bradley Basketball Team of the Century *
* Bradley Basketball Team of the Decade (1980s) *
* All-Missouri Valley Conference (1979 2nd Team, 1980 1st Team, 1981 1st Team, 1982 1st Team) *
* 1982 All-American (Basketball Times 5th Team, Helms Foundation) *
* NABC All-District (1980 2nd Team, 1981 2nd Team, 1982 1st Team) *
* USBWA All-District (1980) *
* MVC Newcomer of the Year (1979) *
* MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 12, 1980) *
* 1982 NIT Most Valuable Player *
* Sugar Bowl All-Tournament Team (1978) *
* Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team (1979) *
* Bradley Basketball Most Valuable Player (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 - co MVP with David Thirdkill) *
* Bradley Basketball Team Captain (1979-80 co, 1980-81, 1981-82 tri) *

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Selected in the second round (36th overall pick) by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1982 NBA Draft ... Played the next three seasons with the 76ers and Utah Jazz, before embarking on a 13-year career overseas ... Was referred to as the Michael Jordan of European Basketball during his prime ... Following his retirement, Anderson joined the Memphis Grizzlies as a scout and assistant coach.