25 Facts About David Andersen

1.

One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships abroad and played in Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and France.

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David Andersen played in the NBA, spending two years in the league between 2009 and 2011.

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David Andersen was born to parents Mary and Danny in Melbourne where he started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School.

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David Andersen's mother coached him and his brother, Stuart, at Frankston East and because there was only one team at the school, Andersen always played a year above his age.

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At the age of 11, David Andersen joined his local basketball association, the Frankston Blues, and in his first year at the club, the under 12 team he played in, won the championship.

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David Andersen played with the Frankston Blues Junior Program until he was 15 years old and then joined the Frankston Blues men's team, going on to play in the 1995 CBA Grand Final.

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David Andersen subsequently moved to Canberra and in conjunction with the AIS, he attended Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.

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8.

In 1999, David Andersen left Wollongong and signed a multi-year deal with Kinder Bologna of the Italian LBA.

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On 26 June 2002, David Andersen was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.

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In 2003, David Andersen was forced to leave Bologna, after the club went into bankruptcy.

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David Andersen helped the club reach the EuroLeague Final Four, for the first time as well.

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In 2004, David Andersen signed a two-year deal with CSKA Moscow, then of the Russian Basketball Super League.

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David Andersen went on to re-sign with CSKA Moscow, and subsequently helped them win the 2007 and 2008 Russian Super League championships, as well as the 2008 EuroLeague championship.

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In June 2008, David Andersen signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB.

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On 28 July 2010, David Andersen was traded, along with cash considerations, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a 2015 protected second-round pick.

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On 28 June 2011, David Andersen signed a three-year deal with Montepaschi Siena, returning to the club for a second stint.

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On 16 July 2016, David Andersen signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United, returning to the NBL for the first time since 1999.

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On 8 May 2021, David Andersen signed with Melbourne United as an injury replacement for Jack White.

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David Andersen has represented the national teams of Australia on many occasions.

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David Andersen went on to play for Australia in Athens, where the Boomers finished in ninth place.

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David Andersen went on to win gold at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Oceania Championships.

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David Andersen represented Australia at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

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In 2016, David Andersen made the Boomers Olympic team for the fourth straight time and he played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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David Andersen is of European heritage, with his father being Danish and his mother being English.

25.

David Andersen has dual Australian-Danish citizenship and holds a Danish passport.

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