Kim Anderson (basketball)

Keith Kim Anderson (born May 12, 1955) is a retired American basketball coach and most recently was head coach for the Pittsburg State Gorillas.[1]

Kim Anderson
Personal information
Born (1955-05-12) May 12, 1955
Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSmith-Cotton (Sedalia, Missouri)
CollegeMissouri (1973–1977)
NBA draft1977: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1977–1982
PositionSmall forward
Number42
Coaching career1982–present
Career history
As player:
1977–1978Libertas Forlì
1978–1979Portland Trail Blazers
1979–1980Libertas Forlì
1981–1982Mulhouse
As coach:
1982–1985Missouri (assistant)
1985–1991Baylor (assistant)
1991–1999Missouri (assistant)
2002–2014Central Missouri
2014–2017Missouri
2017–2022Pittsburg State
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • NCAA Division II National Championship (2014)
  • 4× MIAA regular season champion (2005, 2007, 2010, 2014)
  • 2× MIAA Tournament champion (2009, 2014)
  • 2× MIAA Coach of the Year (2005, 2010)
  • NABC Division II Coach of the Year (2014)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

Anderson previously served as the men's basketball head coach of the Missouri Tigers. He led the Central Missouri Mules to back-to-back MIAA championships and three appearances in the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2007, 2009 and winning the championship in 2014. He led the Mules to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in 2014 by defeating West Liberty 84–77.[2] He played collegiately for the University of Missouri.

Born in Sedalia, Missouri, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (28th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA draft and by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7th round (146th pick overall) of the 1978 NBA draft.

He played for the Trail Blazers (1978–79) in the NBA for 21 games.[3]

He also was a court coach for Team USA during the Pan American Games Team Trials.

On April 28, 2014 it was announced that he would take over the job vacated by Frank Haith at the University of Missouri, his alma mater.[4]

After three seasons of finishing in last place in the Southeastern Conference, Missouri asked him to step down on March 5, 2017.[5]

On March 24, 2017, Anderson was announced as the Pittsburg State men's basketball coach, returning to the MIAA.[6]

On March 1, 2022, Anderson announced that he would retire as Head Coach at Pittsburg State effective the end of the season.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Central Missouri Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2002–2014)
2002–03 Central Missouri 12–166–128th
2003–04 Central Missouri 18–1010–84th
2004–05 Central Missouri 24–614–41st (tie)NCAA D-II First round
2005–06 Central Missouri 24–811–52ndNCAA D-II Second round
2006–07 Central Missouri 31–415–31st (tie)NCAA D-II Final Four
2007–08 Central Missouri 18–1011–73rd (tie)
2008–09 Central Missouri 30–516–42ndNCAA D-II Final Four
2009–10 Central Missouri 27–418–21stNCAA D-II Sweet 16
2010–11 Central Missouri 18–1113–95th
2011–12 Central Missouri 19–815–53rd
2012–13 Central Missouri 22–813–51st (tie)NCAA D-II First round
2013–14 Central Missouri 30–516–31stNCAA D-II Champions
Central Missouri: 274–94 (.745)158–67 (.702)
Missouri Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2014–2017)
2014–15 Missouri 9–233–1514th
2015–16 Missouri 10–213–1514th
2016–17 Missouri 8–242–16T–13th
Missouri: 27–68 (.284)8–46 (.148)
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2017–present)
2017–18 Pittsburg State 17–139–10T–8th[7]
2018–19 Pittsburg State 17–139–10T–6th[8]
2019–20 Pittsburg State 12–187–12T–9th[9]
2020–21 Pittsburg State 10–1210–1210th[10]
Pittsburg State: 56–56 (.500)35–44 (.443)
Total:356–222 (.616)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Pittsburg State Gorillas – Pitt State to Formally Introduce Anderson as Men's Basketball Coach Monday". Pittstategorillas.com. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. "Mules win National Championship with 84–77 win over West Liberty". ucmathletics.com. March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  3. "Kim Anderson". Basketball-Reference.com.
  4. "Kim Anderson is Missouri's new men's basketball coach". kansascity.
  5. "University of Missouri Athletics – Statements on the Mizzou Men's Basketball Program". Mutigers.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. Matter, Dave (March 24, 2017). "Kim Anderson jumps back into coaching at Pittsburg State | Eye on the Tigers". stltoday.com. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Standings".
  8. "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Standings".
  9. "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Standings".
  10. "2020-2021 Men's Basketball Standings".
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