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Justin Anderson
Justin Anderson

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Montross, Va.

High School:
Montrose Christian

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 226

Position:
G



04/11/2013

Bennett Already Looking Ahead to 2013-14

By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu)

03/28/2013

Curtain Falls on Cavaliers' Postseason Run

By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu)

03/28/2013

Curtain Falls on Cavaliers' Postseason Run

By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu)

03/27/2013

Jones Embraces Role in NIT Run

By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu)

03/27/2013

Jones Embraces Role in NIT Run

By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu)

03/27/2013

Men's Basketball NIT vs. Iowa (by Matt Riley)

Men's Basketball NIT vs. Iowa (by Matt Riley)

03/24/2013

Men's Basketball NIT vs. St. John's (by Matt Riley)

Men's Basketball NIT vs. St. John's (by Matt Riley)

03/19/2013

Men's Basketball NIT vs. NSU (by Matt Riley)

Men's Basketball NIT vs. NSU (by Matt Riley)

03/19/2013

Virginia vs. Norfolk State - AP Photos

NIT First Round

03/15/2013

Men's Basketball ACC vs. NC State (by Matt Riley)

Men's Basketball ACC vs. NC State (by Matt Riley)

WORTH NOTING
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in wins over Clemson (2/7/13) and Maryland (2/10/13)
• Established career highs in points (24) and 3-pointers (5) and tied a career best with five blocked shots vs. Iowa (3/27/13) in NIT quarterfinals
• 2012 Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Boost Mobile Elite 24 Game Co-Most Valuable Player in 2011
• Scored more than 1,000 career points at Montrose Christian School

AT VIRGINIA

2012-13 SEASON
• Played 35 games and started 17 games
• Averaged 6.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game
• Shot 42 percent from the field, 30.3 percent from 3-point range and 76.4 percent from the free-throw line.
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in wins over Clemson (2/7/13) and Maryland (2/10/13)
• Led Virginia in scoring during the NIT, averaging 19 points per game in three contests
• Established career highs in points (24) and 3-pointers (5) and tied a career best with five blocked shots vs. Iowa (3/27/13) in NIT quarterfinals
• Led Virginia in scoring in five games and scored in double figures in 12 games
• Led UVa freshmen in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocked shots
• Was part of the first Virginia freshmen trio along with Mike Tobey and Taylor Barnette to start a game at UVa, starting the season opener at George Mason (11/9/12)
• Was Virginia's top scorer against North Texas (14), Boston College (16), Norfolk State (15), St. John's (18) and Iowa (24)
• Led Virginia with a career-high nine rebounds against Mississippi Valley State(12/8/12) and Maryland (2/10/13)
• Led Virginia with a career-best six assists at Virginia Tech (1/24/13)
• Tallied three steals against North Texas (11/20/12), Virginia Tech (1/24/13), Clemson (2/7/13) and Iowa (3/27/13)
• Lettered

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played four years at Montrose Christian School for head coach Stu Vetter
• Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a senior
• Earned first-team Washington Post All-Metropolitan honors for 2011-12
• Named the Gazette.Net's 2012 Player of the Year and to the All-Gazette.Net Boys Basketball Team
• Most Outstanding Player of the Iolani Classic in Hawaii in December of 2011
• Averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, three assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks a game as a senior
• Second-team ESPN High School Underclass All-American as a junior in 2010-11, Co-MVP of the 2011 Boost Mobile Elite 24 Game and a second-team Washington Post All-Metropolitan selection
• Averaged 14 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, two steals and 2.1 blocked shots a game as a junior
• Montrose Christian finished the 2010-11 season by winning the ESPN National High School Invitational and he averaged 14.7 points and 8.3 rebounds a game in the team's three victories in the tournament
• Averaged 7.5 points a game as a sophomore and five points a game as a freshman
• Scored more than 1,000 career points at Montrose Christian
• Top 100 Recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com • Scored 17 points for the Capital All-Stars in the Capital Classic
• Member of the United States Junior National Team that won a Gold Medal in Germany in the summer of 2010
• Played junior varsity basketball at Courtland High School

PERSONAL
• Justin Lamar Anderson
• Parents are Kim and Edward Anderson
• Has an older sister, Resha, and an older brother, Edward III
• Brother played at the University of Mary Washington
• Mentor/Trainer for Anderson Athletics
• Served as a guest speaker at local youth basketball camps
• Scholar-Athlete at Montrose Christian

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