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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Profile

  • Forward
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Tacoma, Wash.
    Hometown
  • 6'6
    Height
  • 220
    Weight
  • Garfield HS
    High School
  • North Idaho College
    Previous School
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Alphonso Anderson
Forward
Position
Senior
Class
Tacoma, Wash.
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS: Academic all-Mountain West (2020)... Jamaica Classic all-Tournament team (2019-20)... 2021 Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year.

2020-21 SEASON (SR): Named the Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year... Appeared in every game during the year, starting in the final four games of the regular season... Scored in double figures seven times during the year, turning in a season-high 14 points at New Mexico... Totaled 197 points on the year, averaging 6.8 points per game... Shot 40.3 percent (71-of-176) from the floor, 33.8 percent (23-of-68) from behind the 3-point line and 72.7 percent (32-of-44) at the free throw line... Recorded 80 rebounds, averaging 2.8 boards per contest and pulling down five or more in five games... Also finished the year with 19 assists and 11 steals.

2019-20 SEASON (JR): Appeared in every game during the year, starting in four... Named to the Jamaica Classic all-tournament team after averaging 21.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game against LSU and North Texas... Scored in double figures 12 times, including a season-high 24 points against LSU (11/22)... Only player coming off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a game... Totaled 276 points on the year, averaging 8.1 points per game... Shot 49.0 percent (99-of-202) from the floor, 32.8 percent (21-of-64) from behind the 3-point line and 75.0 percent (57-of-76) at the free throw line... Pulled down five or more rebounds in 10 games, including a season-high 11 boards against UTSA (11/18)... Totaled 127 rebounds on the year, averaging 3.7 per contest... Also averaged 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played one year at North Idaho College, leading the Cardinals to a 31-2 mark and a Northwest Athletic Conference Championship... Finished third on the team with 15.6 points per game, scoring in double figures 22 times, including 12 games with 20 or more points and three games with 30 or more... Shot 48.7 percent (184-of-378) from the floor, 35.7 percent (30-of-84) from behind the 3-point line and 71.9 percent (87-of-121) at the free throw line... Scored a season-high 33 points at Wenatchee Valley, adding a season-high 24 rebounds... Logged a total of eight double-doubles during the year... Led NIC with 9.0 rebounds per game, pulling down double-digit boards in eight games... Was especially active on the offensive glass, tallying multiple offensive rebounds in 21 games... Also averaged 1.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game... Named first-team all-NWAC... NIC led all teams in the NWAC in scoring, averaging 114 points per game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash., leading the team to a state championship as a junior... Logged 17 points and 14 rebounds in the championship game... Averaged 16.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a junior, shooting 52 percent from the floor and 37 percent from behind the 3-point line... Led GHS to a third-place finish at state as a senior, averaging 13 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

PERSONAL: Son of Christina Tate and Rodney Anderson... Majoring in communication with a minor in business management.
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