Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1987)

Ryan Christian Anderson (born December 19, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He was a four-year standout player for Nebraska, where he earned a degree in sociology with a minor in music technology.

High school career

Anderson attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, Washington. When Anderson was a freshman, his team was ranked No. 1 in the state and, with the help of Stewart Twins and Terrance Williams, they won the state title. In Anderson's sophomore year, Rainier Beach finished as the state's runners-up and as a junior, he gathered all-conference and all-city accolades. In his final high school season, he averaged 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists, leading his team to a fourth-place finish at states with a 23-7 record. Anderson also played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for the Friends of Hoop in the summer of 2005 with Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics and Spencer Hawes, averaging 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. The team reached the semifinals of the Nike Peach Jam and, later in the summer, won the title of the Nike Main Event in Vegas. The win gave them a ticket to participate in the Prep Showcase championship, at which Anderson defeated future NBA MVP Kevin Durant to win the Three-Point Contest.^[1]

Personal life

Ryan was married to the former Danielle Smith on Aug. 8, 2009, in his hometown of Seattle. He is the son of Carla and Paul Anderson, and has four sisters, Taylor, Erin, Deborah and Kela, and a brother, Austin. Anderson is a musician in his spare time, as he sings, writes, produces and also plays six musical instruments (drums, bass, guitar, sax, piano and keyboards). He has completed work for his first CD, on which he wrote and composed every song. He is also the CEO of his record label VeryTrue records to which he is signed to as an artist and has released his debut album entitled Forever.

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