For the American journalist, see Christopher Andersen. For people of a similar name, see Chris Anderson (disambiguation).
American basketball player (born 1978)
Chris Andersen
Andersen with the Nuggets in 2009
Personal information
Born
(1978-07-07) July 7, 1978 (age 45) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school
Iola (Iola, Texas)
College
Blinn (1997–1999)
NBA draft
1999: undrafted
Playing career
1999–2017
Position
Center / power forward
Number
15, 11, 1, 12, 7, 00
Career history
1999–2000
Jiangsu Nangang
2000
New Mexico Slam
2000–2001
Fargo-Moorhead Beez
2001
Sugarland Sharks
2001
Fayetteville Patriots
2001–2004
Denver Nuggets
2004–2006, 2008
New Orleans Hornets[a]
2008–2012
Denver Nuggets
2013–2016
Miami Heat
2016
Memphis Grizzlies
2016–2017
Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2013)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman",[1] Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College.[2] Andersen began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues. He then played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets. He received a two-year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy,[3] but was reinstated on March 4, 2008, and re-signed with the Hornets the next day. He returned to Denver later in 2008, and remained with the team until 2012. He signed with the Miami Heat in January 2013 and won a championship with them that same year. He and Oliver Lafayette are the only Blinn students to ever play in the NBA.[4] He most recently played for Power in the Big3 league.
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^"Chris Andersen NBA Stats". he’s a loving person Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
^"NBA.com: Chris Andersen Bio Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^"Hornets' Andersen kicked out of NBA for drug use". ESPN.com. January 27, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^Coleman, Ross (January 24, 2011). "The Best Player From All 119 Schools Represented in the NBA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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