Bulldog Senior Adam Anderson Named To All-District Second-Team

March 26, 2003

Senior center Adam Anderson garnered NABC Second-Team All-District Honors

Senior center Adam Anderson (Kent City) of the 2002-03 Ferris State University men's basketball team recently (March 21) attained second-team National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Great Lakes Region All-District accolades in an announcement made by the NABC.

Anderson, a 2002-03 All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division First-Team honoree, was one of three players from GLIAC institutions named to the second-team squad joining Josh Morgan of Gannon and Ashland's Angelo Edwards. The Michigan Tech senior duo of Matt Cameron and J.T. Luginski garnered first-team all-district recognition along with Lake Superior State's Ben Dewar. The NABC All-District Teams recognize the country's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes, which are selected and voted on by NABC-member coaches.

The 6-10 Anderson, who concluded his career ranked seventh on FSU’s career scoring leaders list (1,597 points), scored 10 points or more in 60 of his final 63 career appearances. Anderson, who ranks as Ferris’ career blocks leader (142), is presently third on the school’s career made free throw chart (482-724) and ranks ninth on FSU's all-time rebounding list with 616 boards.

A 2000-01 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Great Lakes Region First-Team honoree, Anderson compiled a team-high 453 points in 26 outings (17.4 ppg) this campign. He led FSU in scoring 14 of the final 19 games while ranking among the league's season statistical leaders in scoring, blocked shots (1.5 bpg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg). Anderson registered 24 double-figure scoring performances and had eight 20-plus point outings this season, including a season-high 30 points at Saginaw Valley State (1/23/03).

During the 2002-03 campaign, Anderson posted the school's fourth-best single-season blocked shots total (40) and fifth-highest single-season made free throw mark (156). Anderson, who was also a 2002-03 All-GLIAC North Division Defensive Team pick, reached double-figure scoring 80 times in 105 career outings.

Anderson, who missed the final 23 games of the 2001-02 campaign due to a bone bruise injury (knee) suffered in a 79-59 non-conference win versus Olivet (Mich.) College (11/20/01) at FSU’s Jim Wink Arena, petitioned for and was granted an extra season of eligibility last summer through the NCAA’s medical redshirt process.

The 2002-03 Street & Smith's Division II Preseason Honorable Mention All-America performer established FSU single-season records in made free throws (179) and blocks (50) during the 2000-01 season. Anderson previously attained both 2000-01 All-GLIAC North Division First-Team and GLIAC North Division All-Defenisve Team recognition. He was a second-team All-GLIAC choice in 1999-2000.

Ferris posted an 11-15 overall record and a fourth-place 7-11 GLIAC North Division finish this campaign under first-year head coach Bill Sall. The Bulldogs' overall record and league finish were their best since compiling a 21-12 mark and a fourth-place 10-8 league ledger during the 1997-98 season.

The NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary University of Kansas basketball coach. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. Associate memberships also are afforded to athletic directors, conference commissioners, faculty members, officials, and high school coaches.