Cadillac Anderson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1964 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Worthing (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Houston (1983–1987) |
| NBA draft | 1987: 1st round, 23rd overall pick |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 1987–2000 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 33, 34, 22, 0 |
| Career history | |
| 1987–1989 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1989–1991 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1991 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1991–1992 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1992–1993 | Phonola Caserta |
| 1993–1994 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1994–1995 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1995–1997 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1997–1998 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1999–2000 | Belgrano de San Nicolás |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,953 (7.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,246 (6.2 rpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson[1][2] (born June 22, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player.
College career
He attended and played collegiate basketball at the University of Houston, where he was one of the last original members of the famed Phi Slama Jama “fraternity”. He competed in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle while at Houston.
Professional career
A 6'10" power forward/center, Anderson was selected 23rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1987 NBA draft. In 1988, he participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest where he finished in sixth place. The 1988–89 season, spent with the Spurs, was arguably his most productive, averaging 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
In 1989, Anderson was traded to the Bucks along with Alvin Robertson as part of the deal that sent all-star Terry Cummings to the Spurs.[3] On January 8, 1990, Anderson scored a tenure high 28 points along with grabbing 12 rebounds in a 126–113 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[4]
In January 1991, Anderson was traded twice in one week, eventually arriving to Denver as part of the multi-team trade that saw Croatian superstar Dražen Petrović move from Portland to New Jersey.[3] In 1991–92, with the Nuggets, he averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 11.5 rebounds per game.
Anderson spent one year playing in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A with Phonola Caserta in 1992–93, leading the league in rebounding.
Anderson then returned to the NBA, playing mostly as a role player for the Pistons, Hawks, and Spurs again, before finishing his career in Argentina playing for Belgrano de San Nicolás in 2000.
Personal life
As a freshman at the University of Houston, Anderson's mode of transportation around campus was a 10-speed bicycle – an odd sight for someone at 6-foot-10. A friend said the bike "was (Greg's) Cadillac", and the nickname stuck from there.[5]
In October 1998, Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in Biloxi, Mississippi and was sentenced to five months in prison.[6]
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | San Antonio | 82 | 45 | 24.2 | .501 | .200 | .604 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| 1988–89 | San Antonio | 82 | 56 | 29.3 | .503 | .000 | .514 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 1989–90 | Milwaukee | 60 | 28 | 21.5 | .507 | – | .535 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| 1990–91 | Milwaukee | 26 | 0 | 9.5 | .370 | .000 | .571 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1990–91 | New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 1990–91 | Denver | 41 | 2 | 16.1 | .440 | – | .506 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 1991–92 | Denver | 82 | 82 | 34.1 | .456 | .000 | .623 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 1993–94 | Detroit | 77 | 47 | 21.1 | .543 | .333 | .571 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 1994–95 | Atlanta | 51 | 0 | 12.2 | .548 | – | .479 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| 1995–96 | San Antonio | 46 | 7 | 7.5 | .511 | .000 | .240 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 1996–97 | San Antonio | 82 | 48 | 20.2 | .496 | .000 | .667 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 1997–98 | Atlanta | 50 | 0 | 8.0 | .444 | .000 | .390 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Career | 680 | 315 | 20.6 | .492 | .087 | .557 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7.3 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 31.7 | .472 | – | .444 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 1990 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 25.3 | .684 | – | .500 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 1995 | Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | .200 | – | .750 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | San Antonio | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | .000 | – | .500 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | – | – | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 17 | 3 | 16.1 | .477 | – | .484 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | |
References
- ^ Bradley, Bill (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ Frazier, Walt; Sachare, Alex (1998). Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball. Alpha Books. p. 342. ISBN 0-02-862679-6.
- ^ a b "Greg Anderson Stats".
- ^ "Cadillac Anderson Season High Points Game Bucks". StatMuse. January 8, 1990. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ Money Changes Everything Did cash-poor Cadillac Anderson risk his NBA career for a quick score?
- ^ Anderson Admits Drug Offense, New York Times, October 22, 1998, Retrieved October 29, 2009
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Lega Basket Serie A profile Archived October 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 15, 2015 (in Italian)