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C.J. Anderson, Zach Coleman, Jabarie Hinds

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C.J. Anderson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
207
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Arlington

2017-18 - Senior (Game-by-Game Stats): Played in 30 games and earned the start in 27 contests … Averaged 35.2 minutes per game and reached career-best averages of 5.0 rebounds and 10.3 points per game … Set a season-high with two blocks against UMass Lowell (11/10) in the season-opener and rounded up nine points, five assists and four rebounds to help push the Minutemen to victory … Scored a season high 23 points at Quinnipiac (11/29) on 17 field goal attempts while converting on 4-of-7 three-point buckets … Set a new career-best mark with 12 assists against Maine (12/22) … Spent 49 minutes on the court in the win over Dayton (2/3) putting up 17 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists … Earned his first double-double of the season against George Washington (2/14) with 21 points and 11 rebounds … Put up 12 points and tied his career-high of 12 assists for a double-double win a win over Duquesne (3/3).

2016-17 - Junior: NABC Good Works Team nominee ... Started eight games among 33 total appearances ... Scored 4.9 points, grabbed 2.7 rebounds and dished out 2.3 assists per game ... Posted a 2.03 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Shot an even 50.0 percent (61-of-122) overall and 36.0 percent from beyond the arc (18-of-50) ... Started the year with six points, three steals, a pair of assists and two boards in the win over UMass Lowell (11/11) ... Had five points and as many rebounds at Ole Miss (11/14) ... Recorded a career-high 19 points (8-11 FG, 3-4 3FG) with three rebounds and a trio of assists in the win over Wagner (11/30) ... Was 3-of-4 from the field, including 2-of-3 beyond the arc, for eight points during the victory over Pacific (12/8) ... Nearly had a double-double with nine points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals against North Carolina A&T (12/13) ... Put in 10 points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3FG, 3-4 FT) to go along with five steals in the win at Georgia State (12/28) ... Provided 12 points at VCU (1/7) and against Saint Joseph's (1/18) ... Had an 11-point outing against George Mason (1/28) ... Was 6-of-7 overall, including 3-for-4 on 3-pointers, with a pair of free throws for 17 points in the Atlantic 10 Championship First Round win over Saint Joseph's (3/8).

2015-16 - Sophomore: Started at point guard during 11 of his 32 appearances ... Recorded 3.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game ... Shot 37.3 percent overall (38-of-102) and 75.0 percent on free throws (27-for-36) ... Secured a +1.81 assist-to-turnover ratio (67 assists, 37 turnovers) with 25 steals ... Made his first appearance on the year and tallied six points with two rebounds during the 85-79 win over Howard (11/14) ... Ripped down a personal best 12 rebounds, seven more than his previous career high, and dished out six assists over 26 minutes against Central Arkansas (11/19) ... Notched a career best 12 points with three assists in 27 minutes during the 99-69 win over Boston University ... Solid off the bench at FGCU (12/13) with nine points, four rebounds and a game-best four assists over 31 minutes played ... Totaled five points, tied for the team lead with four assists, grabbed three boards and earned one steal vs. George Washington (1/12)... Made his first collegiate start at point guard at Saint Joseph's (1/27) ... Played a career high 42 minutes through overtime against Fordham (1/30), when he had a near double-double on 11 rebounds, nine points and five assists... Scored all six of his points in overtime to help UMass to its 61-56 OT victory over Rhode Island (2/2) ... Had seven rebounds, five points, four assists and a block in the 108-99 overtime win at Duquesne (2/14) ... Swiped a career-high five steals - tied for the most by a Minuteman this year - and posted six points with five boards at Fordham (2/17) ... Led UMass with nine rebounds, scored four points, earned four steals and dished out three assists in the win over George Mason (2/21) ... Ended the regular season with an eight-rebound, three-point, two-assist, one-block performance in the win over La Salle (3/5).

2014-15 - Freshman: Appeared in 29 games, averaging 10.1 minutes per game off the bench ... Scored 30 points and pulled down 41 rebounds ... Career-high five points with four rebounds and a steal in six minutes against Florida Gulf Coast (12/7) in the Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase at the MassMutual Center ... Played a career-high 28 minutes at La Salle (1/7), recording two steals and a personal-best five rebounds ... Had an assist and three boards in the win at George Mason (1/11) ... Ended the year scoring four points at George Washington (3/7) and versus La Salle (3/12) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Before UMass: Played at Arlington High School for three years and Whitehaven High School for one ... Averaged 22 points, 10 boards and eight assists as a senior at Arlington in 2013-14 ... Named to the Class AAA All-Memphis Team as a junior after averaging 18 points, six assists and six rebounds while leading Whitehaven to a 24-10 record ... Played AAU ball for Team Thad and reached the finals of the Gulf Coast Hoopfest and the Bill Hensley Memorial Run and Slam.

Personal: Full name is Cedric Paul Anderson ... Prefers C.J. to his given first name ... Son of Vicki and Cedric Anderson Sr. ... Has five siblings, Alexis, Aaron, Andrew, Alex and Ava ... Father, Cedric Sr., played basketball at Tennessee Tech.