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Bio - Kenny Anderson

Anderson was born in Queens, New York, attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School He was considered one of the best basketball prospects in America as[he was a three-time Parade All-American, a feat not accomplished since Lew Alcindor and the first player to be named All-City four times. In addition, he was a McDonald's All-American, Gatorade's high school player of the year and Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association, and was named New York State Mr. Basketball by the New York State Coaches Organization. He was also named Parade, Naismith, and USA Today player of the year.

Anderson signed a letter of intent in November 1988 to play at Georgia Tech Anderson and played two years for Georgia Tech, helping lead the team to the Final Four in 1990 along with swingmen Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver, who were nicknamed "Lethal Weapon 3." He also played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.

Anderson was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. He was the youngest player in the league at that time. He averaged seven points, two rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. In Anderson's second season he nearly doubled his point, rebound and assist averages. In his third season, he averaged 18.8 ppg and 9.6 apg and voted to the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.

Anderson has played for the Hornets (including both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises), Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto Raptors and Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas.

In September 2008, he was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame

Anderson graduated in 2010 from St. Thomas University in Miami.