Justin Anderson

Justin Lamar Anderson was born in Montross, Virginia on November 19, 1993. The son of Kim and Edward Anderson II, Justin has an older sister (Eurisha) and an older brother (Edward III), the latter of whom played collegiately at the University of Mary Washington. Anderson played high school basketball at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland, where he posted 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game as a senior en route to the Gatorade Maryland Boys Basketball Player of the Year award. Considered a consensus four-star recruit, Anderson played college basketball at the University of Virginia. Off the court, Anderson is a member of the "Starting Five", a group that focuses on raising money through "Hoops2O" to fund wells for families in East Africa. Find Justin on Twitter and Instagram @JusAnderson1. The Montross, Virginia native led the Cavaliers to the 2015 NCAA tournament as the second seed and dropped 15 points in the NCAA tournament opening win over Belmont. As a junior, finished second on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.452) and second in free throw percentage (.780). He also was a finalist for the Naismith Julius Erving Award in 2015 as the country's best small forward. The combo player ranked second on the team in scoring behind Malcolm Brogdon during the 2014-15 season with 12.2 points per game. In addition, he was third on Virginia in assists (1.7), fourth in rebounds (4.0) and fourth in blocks (0.5). Anderson announced in April 2015 he would enter that summer's Draft and was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 21st overall pick.