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SHANDON ANDERSON
Guard/Forward
Height: 6-6; Weight: 210
College: Georgia '96
Born: December 31, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Crim (Georgia)
Pro Experience: 5th NBA Season
How Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 29, 1999

1999-2000
Averaged career highs of 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.17 steals in 82 starts ... was the only Rockets player to start every game, making 74 starts at shooting guard and eight starts at small forward ... ranked second on the team in total assists, steals and minutes and finished third on the team in field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, and total points and increased his scoring average every month of the season ... led or tied for the team lead in points 12 times, as the Rockets went 9-3 with him as their leading scorer ... also led or tied for the team lead in rebounds and assists six times each ... scored in double figures 50 times ... reached 20 points 14 times and 30 points four times ... had four double-doubles ... scored a career-high and Rockets individual season-high-tying 35 points on March 24 at Orlando and April 18 at Phoenix and set a career high and tied a Rockets individual season high with six 3-pointers in his 35-point effort vs. the Suns and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Denver on Jan. 20 ... delivered a career-high eight assists vs. Chicago on March 26 ... set a career high and tied a Rockets individual season high with six steals Jan. 11 at Golden State.

As a Professional
Holds career averages of 9.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 279 games with Utah and Houston and has increased his scoring average every season and has not missed a game over the last three seasons and served as a valuable reserve during Utah's runs to the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals and averaged 7.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 197 games with the Jazz ... after being selected 54th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft, scored 5.9 points in 16.4 minutes in 65 games as a rookie and set a career high with a 3-point percentage of .511 his first year and came off the bench in 80 of 82 games in his second season, contributing 8.3 points in 19.5 minutes per game and his field goal percentage of .538 placed him second on the Jazz in his second year and in his third and final season with Utah, averaged 8.5 points in 21.4 minutes, as he appeared in all 50 games.

In the Playoffs
Has averaged 6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 49 playoff games with Utah and has increased his scoring and rebounding average in his three years of participation and helped the Jazz reach the NBA Finals in each of his first two seasons and assigned to guard Michael Jordan in the Finals series with Chicago and has improved postseason scoring average by at least two points per season, raising his 4.6 points per game average as a rookie to 9.5 points per game in 1999 ... in the 1999 NBA Playoffs, he scored seven of his playoff-career-high 16 points in overtime of Game Five vs. Sacramento to help the Jazz advance to the Western Conference Semifinals and matched this scoring output vs. Portland in Game Two of the 1999 Western Conference Semifinals.

As a Collegian
Played four seasons at the University of Georgia and is the only player in school history to accumulate 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists and ranks seventh on Georgia's career scoring list with 1,517 points and averaged 12.9 points (on .498 shooting) and 5.0 rebounds in 118 career games at Georgia and named Third Team All-Southeastern Conference following his junior and senior seasons and as a senior, scored 14.9 points per game (on .538 shooting) while tying for first in the SEC in steals and named to the All-NCAA West Regional team following a Sweet Sixteen appearance as a senior.

Personal
Full name is Shandon Rodriguez Anderson and has one daughter, Kori and brother, Willie, played nine NBA seasons, seven with San Antonio and enjoys tennis and football and his favorite vacation spot is the Bahamas.

Career Transactions
Selected by Utah in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft (54th pick overall). Re-signed with Utah on July 10, 1997. Signed with Houston on Sept. 29, 1999.