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Monmouth University Athletics

2003-04 Men's Basketball Roster

45 Russ Anderson

  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 215
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Position Forward
  • Hometown Chester, N.Y.
  • Highschool Don Bosco Prep

Biography

QUICKLY: Returning after missing 2002-2003 season with a hip injury... Provides veteran leadership in the frontcourt... Expecting to see plenty of action in the post rotation.

2002-2003 (Senior - Medical Redshirt): Missed entire 2002-2003 season as a medical redshirt following hip surgery.

2001-2002 (Junior): Played in all 30 games, including five starts... Ranked fifth on the squad with 6.6 points per game... Logged a .722 free throw percentage, the second-highest on the squad... Booked nine points, six rebounds and three assists in win at FDU (2/25)... Tallied 13 points in win at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/4)... Logged a career-high 20 points in home win vs. Long Island (2/2)... Recorded double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in win at St. Francis [N.Y.] (1/6)... Paced Hawks with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range in loss at Maryland (12/11)... Registered 14 points in win over SEC power Vanderbilt (11/24)... Booked nine points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field in 64-61 win over Akron (11/23).

2000-2001 (Sophomore): Played in all 31 games, including one start... Tallied five points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists in NCAA Tournament loss vs. Duke (3/15)... Scored 11 of his season-high 15 points in NEC first-round win vs. FDU (3/3)... Logged 14 points and six rebounds in win at Robert Morris (2/10)... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and added six points in victory over Long Island (2/1)... Logged 11 points and five rebounds in victory over Sacred Heart (1/29)... Booked nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point land vs. St. Francis [N.Y.] (1/25)... Hit a pair of free throws with :07 remaining on the clock to seal victory over Wagner (1/13)... Tallied five points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks in victory over Robert Morris (1/8)... Tallied 11 points and three assists at Gonzaga (12/30)... Came off the bench to provide 11 points and two assists in win vs. Wagner (12/2).

1999-2000 (Freshman): Played in all 28 games as a freshman, including two starts... Averaged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game... Increased output to 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in league play... Scored nine points off the bench in Monmouth's loss at DePaul (12/6)... Contributed seven points in the Hawks' one-point victory over UMBC (1/10)... Registered first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in Monmouth's 73-67 loss to St. Francis [N.Y.] (1/22)... Tallied nine points in overtime loss vs. Robert Morris (2/5)... Posted 16 points and four rebounds in loss at Quinnipiac (2/12)... Logged 12 points and five rebounds in road loss vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J... Played center for Coach Kevin Diverio... Averaged 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks per game as a senior... Shot 88 percent from the charity stripe and 58 percent from the field during his senior campaign... Named first-team All-Bergen County by The Record as a senior... Selected to play in both the New Jersey State High School All-Star Game and the Bergen/Passaic All-Star Classic in 1999... Also named team most valuable player and all-league as a senior... Helped Dons to a Bergen County title in 1996 and league crowns in 1996 and 1997... Also earned three letters in track and field and participated in soccer... Led squad to the Bergen County title in 1999... Earned All-Bergen County honorable mention in the discus.

PERSONAL: Brother, Karl is a member of the basketball squad at Quinnipiac University... Son of Pat and Russ Anderson... Born December 25, 1980 in Goshen, N.Y... Majoring in business marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2001-02Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2002-03Redshirt

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2003-04Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    45