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2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Sam Anderson
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich. (Dakota
- High School:
- Eastern Michigan
Bio
2005-06 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 20 games after joining the team as a walk-on forward.
• Made his first career start at UTEP on February 25.
• Led Houston reserves with nine points against BYU.
• Scored a career-high of 13 points against Marshall.
• Recorded nine points and a career high of nine rebounds versus SMU.
• Scored seven points against Rice.
• Registered six points and five rebounds against UCF in the C-USA Tournament.
• Tallied six points against UCF and UTEP in the regular season.
• Pulled down eight rebounds at East Carolina.
• Blocked two shots against Tulsa.
• Collected two steals against the Golden Hurricane and UCF.
COLLEGE
• Originally signed to play football at Eastern Michigan in 2000.
• Played in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2001 before joining the Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Was a star football and basketball player at Dakota High School.
• Averaged 26.7 points and 11 rebounds for the basketball team.
• Was named a Sixth-Team All-State and league Player of the Year as a senior.
• Earned Honorable-Mention All-State and Second-Team All-League honors after averaging 23 points and 10.5 rebounds as a junior.
• Named All-League and Fourth-Team All-County after averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds as a sophomore.
• Was a Class A Football Dream Team Honorable Mention selection, First-Team All-Metro East and Second-Team All-Metro in football by the Detroit News after catching 55 passes for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior.
• Was named First-Team All-Metro East and Honorable-Mention All-Metro by the Detroit Free Press.
• Led Dakota to league championship and a regional title game.
• Played just three football games as a junior due to injuries.
• Caught 11 passes for 200 yards that season.
PERSONAL
• Led Dakota to league championship and a regional title game.
• Played just three football games as a junior due to injuries.
• Caught 11 passes for 200 yards that season.
• Major is economics.
• Came to Houston after serving two years in the U.S. Navy as a culinary specialist.
• Son of Sam Anderson, III of Macomb Township and Catherine Malone of Dearborn Heights in Michigan.
• Born March 27, 1982, in Detroit.
• Was recruited out of high school by Bradley, Western Michigan, Toledo, Stanford, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Oakland and the U.S. Naval Academy.
• Hobbies include reading poetry and writing.
• Played in 20 games after joining the team as a walk-on forward.
• Made his first career start at UTEP on February 25.
• Led Houston reserves with nine points against BYU.
• Scored a career-high of 13 points against Marshall.
• Recorded nine points and a career high of nine rebounds versus SMU.
• Scored seven points against Rice.
• Registered six points and five rebounds against UCF in the C-USA Tournament.
• Tallied six points against UCF and UTEP in the regular season.
• Pulled down eight rebounds at East Carolina.
• Blocked two shots against Tulsa.
• Collected two steals against the Golden Hurricane and UCF.
COLLEGE
• Originally signed to play football at Eastern Michigan in 2000.
• Played in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2001 before joining the Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Was a star football and basketball player at Dakota High School.
• Averaged 26.7 points and 11 rebounds for the basketball team.
• Was named a Sixth-Team All-State and league Player of the Year as a senior.
• Earned Honorable-Mention All-State and Second-Team All-League honors after averaging 23 points and 10.5 rebounds as a junior.
• Named All-League and Fourth-Team All-County after averaging 20 points and 13 rebounds as a sophomore.
• Was a Class A Football Dream Team Honorable Mention selection, First-Team All-Metro East and Second-Team All-Metro in football by the Detroit News after catching 55 passes for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior.
• Was named First-Team All-Metro East and Honorable-Mention All-Metro by the Detroit Free Press.
• Led Dakota to league championship and a regional title game.
• Played just three football games as a junior due to injuries.
• Caught 11 passes for 200 yards that season.
PERSONAL
• Led Dakota to league championship and a regional title game.
• Played just three football games as a junior due to injuries.
• Caught 11 passes for 200 yards that season.
• Major is economics.
• Came to Houston after serving two years in the U.S. Navy as a culinary specialist.
• Son of Sam Anderson, III of Macomb Township and Catherine Malone of Dearborn Heights in Michigan.
• Born March 27, 1982, in Detroit.
• Was recruited out of high school by Bradley, Western Michigan, Toledo, Stanford, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Oakland and the U.S. Naval Academy.
• Hobbies include reading poetry and writing.
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