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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

3 Taj Anderson

  • Position G
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 171
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Queens, N.Y.
  • High School Quality Education Academy
  • Prev School Indian Hills CC
  • Instagram lul.skoot
  • Twitter TajAnderson2

Biography

CAREER OVERVIEW
Mutually parted ways with the program in January of 2023 … transferred to UTA in advance of the 2022-23 season after two seasons at Indian Hills Community College (JUCO).
 
AWARDS
2022 NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention
2022 NJCAA All-Region XI First Team
2021 NJCAA All-Region XI Second Team
2021 NJCAA Region XI All-Academic Second Team

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23) | Game-By-Game Stats
Averaged 4.2 points and 1.3 rebounds in 16 games … began the year with consecutive double-figure scoring games on a team-high 14 at Oklahoma State (Nov. 7) and 19 versus Southwestern (Nov. 12) … only other double-digit scoring performance came with a 10-point outing against Utah Valley (Jan. 5) … secured a season-high three rebounds at Tarleton (Dec. 29) … knocked down two 3-pointers on five occasions, four of which came in the first five contests of the season … had 11 steals in the first five games of the year, but just two after that juncture … started six-straight games from Nov. 12-23 … did not play in four-straight games in mid-late January before mutually parting ways with the program.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE AT INDIAN HILLS (2021-22) | Game-By-Game Stats
Named an NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention and to the NJCAA All-Region XI First Team … led the team in scoring at 13 points per game … knocked down 81 3-pointers – which ranked as the 12th-most in Indian Hills single-season history – and were the 25th-most in the nation … reached double-figure points 19 times … had a pair of 30-point games: scored 31 on 11-15 shooting, including a school-record nine 3-pointers in a win over Vincennes on Nov. 24; knocked down 30 points with eight made 3-pointers in a victory over Dawson on Mar. 5 in the NJCAA North Central District Championship … made at least four 3-pointers in 10 different games … had 14 points and six steals against Kankakee on Jan. 22 … appeared in 26 games, making 14 starts … led Indian Hills to the NJCAA Region XI Championship along with the NJCAA North Central District Championship and a berth in the NJCAA D-I Tournament.
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT INDIAN HILLS (2020-21) | Game-By-Game Stats
Named to the NJCAA All-Region XI Second Team … ranked second on the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game ... led the team with a team-high 58 3-pointers while shooting 40.6 percent from beyond the arc … reached double-figure points in 14 games, including a stretch of 11 in a row from Jan. 30-Mar. 3 ... season-high 24 points came in a 108-86 victory at Northeast (Feb. 27), shooting 8-14 from the floor and 6-10 from 3-point range … followed it up the next game with a 23 points versus Southeastern (Mar. 3) … season-high seven rebounds at Ellsworth (Mar. 6) … appeared in 22 games, making nine starts … helped lead Indian Hills to the NJCAA Region XI Championship … attended the JUCO Advocate 48 showcase July 8-9 in Niceville, Fla. – an invite-only showcase featuring the top-48 rising sophomores in junior college basketball.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Named First Team All-State at Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C. … played for head coach Isaac Pitts.
 
PERSONAL
Born on Aug. 23, 2000 ... six siblings: Tyree, Tashai, Treasure, Rasheed, Ricky Jr. and Kayla ... Uncle Kenny Anderson played in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets and Boston Celtics; cousin Moses Brown played in the NBA for the Portland Trailblazers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks.

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