Blue Hens
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE MEN’S BASKETBALL KYLE ANDERSON
KYLE 13 ANDERSON Junior • Guard • 6-2 • 200 • Newark, Ill./Newark As A Blue Hen
Third-year member of the Blue Hens who has earned two letters • Delaware’s top outside shooter • expected to start again on the wing for the Blue Hens • All-CAA candidate • enters the season ranked ninth in UD history with 384 three-pointers attempted and tied for 12th with 130 made. 2012-13 Season: One of four Blue Hens to appear in all 33 games, and started every contest except for the regular season home finale vs. George Mason • led Delaware with 62 three-pointers made, and ranked fourth with 9.1 points per game • was sixth in the CAA with 1.9 three-pointers made per game and eighth with a 33.7 three-point percentage • reached double figures in 14 games on the year • scored 10 points versus Pitt (11/23) • scored 11 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and two steals at Lafayette (11/28) • contributed 12 points versus Delaware State (12/8) • scored 10 points and made five free throws at Villanova (12/16) • scored a season-high 19 points versus Northeastern (1/19) • led the Blue Hens with 15 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out a career-best four assists during the win at Drexel (1/28) • scored 16 points and collected a career-high nine rebounds against William & Mary (1/30) • scored 12 points on 4 of 7 shooting from behind the arc against Old Dominion (2/11) • recorded 16 points and grabbed six rebounds versus James Madison (2/17) • scored 12 points and hit four threepointers at UNCW (2/23) • chipped in 10 points at Hofstra, and converted a putback with five seconds remaining to put Delaware up four (2/27) • scored 17 points during the win over George Mason (3/2) • had 11 points against James Madison in CAA Tournament Semifinals (3/10) • first team CAA All-Academic Team selection • earned the UD Team Sportsmanship Award • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll. 2011-12 Season: Appeared in 31 games and started the final 30 during his freshman campaign (missed the season-opener at Radford with a stress reaction in his left foot) • was fourth on the team with 8.9 points per game • ranked sixth in the CAA with 2.2 three-pointers made per game and 13th with a 34.0 threepoint percentage • set UD freshman records with 68 three-pointers made and 200 three-pointers attempted • his 200 three-point attempts are fifth most in a UD single season, while his 68 three-pointers made are 10th most • reached double figures 13 times on the year • made his Blue Hen debut at Villanova (11/18), scoring 12 points on four three-pointers • scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds during the victory over Cornell, and hit a clutch three-pointer with 1:23 remaining to put Delaware up four • scored 16 points and went 4 of 5 from three-point range in the win over Lafayette (11/26), and hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 30 seconds left to break a 75-75 deadlock • scored a team-high 13 points at Penn (12/7) • scored nine points on 3 of 5 shooting from behind the arc at Delaware State (12/10) • scored five straight points with under four minutes to play during the win over La Salle (12/19), breaking a 60-60 tie and giving the Blue Hens the lead for good • scored 17 points while adding three rebounds versus Hofstra (1/4) • led Delaware with 17 points and grabbed five rebounds at William & Mary (1/7) • again led the Blue Hens with 17 points against Old Dominion (1/11) • scored 11 points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds versus Georgia State (1/21) • scored 14 points during the win over Towson (1/23) • scored a career-high
21 points during the win over George Mason, going 8 of 11 from the field and 5 of 7 from three-point range (2/1) • scored 13 points, going 3 of 4 from behind the arc, in the victory at James Madison (2/4) • posted nine points and seven rebounds against UNCW (2/8) • scored UD’s first four points of the extra session during the overtime win at Georgia State (2/11) • scored 12 points on four three-pointers at Hofstra (2/14) • scored 11 points during the CAA Tournament Quarterfinal game against Old Dominion (3/3) • named CAA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 28 and CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 6 • selected to CAA Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Career Highs
Four-year starter on the Newark (Ill.) High School basketball team • led the squad to a 33-1 record Points..........................................21 vs. George Mason, 2/1/12 and the 2011 state championship Field Goals Made........................8 vs. George Mason, 2/1/12 as a senior • scored 17 points Field Goals Attempted............. 14 at William & Mary, 1/7/12 during the semifinal win and post3-pt. Field Goals Made..............5 vs. George Mason, 2/1/12 ed 11 points, nine steals and four 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted....................................10, twice assists during the championship Free Throws Made.................. 6 vs. James Madison, 2/17/13 game • the Norsemen increased their win total during each of his Free Throws Attempted.............................................6, twice four years, and went a combined Rebounds..................................9 vs. William & Mary, 1/30/13 84-12 during his final three seaAssists.................................................... 4 at Drexel, 1/28/13 sons • led Newark to the Super Blocks........................................................2 at Penn, 12/7/11 Sectional round of the IHSA Class 1A state tournament as a sopho- Steals..................................................................2, seven times Minutes.....................................47 vs. Georgia State, 1/21/12 more and junior • first team Class 1A All-State selection as a junior and senior • unanimous All-Conference honoree during all four years • was a Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team pick during all four seasons, and a Christmas All-Tournament Team selection during his final three years • averaged 20.8 points per game as a junior and 19.9 points as a senior • finished his career with a school record 2,279 points • honor roll student during all four years of high school.
Personal
Kyle S. Anderson • son of Scott and Judy Anderson • has a brother Kurt, who played basketball at Trinity International University, and a sister, Kate • married wife, Laura, over the summer • is an uncle to six children • father is a farmer • worked as a hay bailer during the summer • enjoys bowling in his free time • health and physical education major at Delaware • team representative on the UD Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
Kyle Anderson at Delaware Year GP/GS Min Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Tot Avg. PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg. 2011-12 31/30 949 30.6 97-259 .375 68-200 .340 14-21 .667 19 71 90 2.9 70 0 24 33 8 15 276 8.9 2012-13 33/32 1095 33.2 97-263 .369 62-184 .337 44-58 .759 30 72 102 3.1 67 1 36 42 15 24 300 9.1 Totals 64/62 2044 31.9 194-522 .372 130-384 .339 58-79 .734 49 143 192 3.0 137 1 60 75 23 39 576 9.0
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