C.J. Anderson had gone 17 Atlantic 10 games without scoring a point despite playing nearly 10 minutes per game. That changed on Saturday at George Washington when the rookie from Memphis recorded a pair of baskets. Dan Malone of MassLive.com spoke with the guard at practice on Monday.
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Mark Chiarelli of the Daily Collegian has a story on the importance of the Minutemen bench - both over the past few games and going forward through the remainder of the 18-game Atlantic 10 season.
In case you missed it, listen to the January 12, 2015 edition of the Bud Light UMass Basketball Show featuring head coach Derek Kellogg and freshman guard C.J. Anderson recapping back-to-back road wins over La Salle and George Mason and previewing a busy week at the Mullins Center with games vs. Davidson and Rhode Island.
Dan Malone of MassLive.com has an article on freshman guard C.J. Anderson and his pursuit to improve as his freshman season evolves.
Freshman guard C.J. Anderson continuing to work his way onto UMass basketball's radar | masslive.com
Freshman guard C.J. Anderson talked with Dan Malone about his first career basket that came on a 3-pointer against Florida State Sunday afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
Matt Vautour of the Daily Hampshire Gazette has an article on the progress of freshman guard C.J. Anderson.
AMHERST -- C.J. Anderson was about a stride behind Trey Davis when he hit midcourt in a 5-on-5 drill at UMass men's basketball practice.
Anderson was on defense when a teammate deflected a pass sending the ball bouncing quickly toward the opposite end of the floor.
By the time Anderson passed Davis it was too late to secure the ball, which bounced over the baseline out of the bounds. In one motion, the freshman leapt, grabbed the ball and caromed it off Davis to give his team possession.
Watching from the sideline, UMass coach Derek Kellogg smiled quickly, before resuming the action.
Anderson's "best attribute is he wants to win," Kellogg said. "Every drill we've done that's competitive he tries to win."
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