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Kyle F. Anderson (born September 20, 1993)〔 is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. In his sophomore year in 2013–14, he was an all-conference player in the Pacific-12 Conference and earned All-American honors. Anderson developed the ball-handling skills of a point guard at an early age, but his height provided him the versatility to play as a forward. As a high school player in New Jersey, Anderson led his teams to two consecutive state titles, and was named state player of the year during his senior year. One of the top recruits out of high school, Anderson was named All-Pac-12 second team while playing mostly at forward in his freshman year with UCLA. The following season, he moved to point guard, and was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the Pac-12 Tournament as the Bruins won their first conference tournament title in six years. He declared for the 2014 NBA draft after his sophomore year, when he was selected in the first round with the 30th overall pick by San Antonio. ==Early life== Anderson was born in New York City, and grew up in New Jersey in North Bergen before moving to Fairview while in high school.〔 He started playing basketball the day he started walking, which was three days before his first birthday. He attended his first basketball camp at age three.〔 Anderson's father, a longtime high school basketball coach in New Jersey, groomed him to be a point guard. Although Anderson was tall, his father did not want him to be "pigeonholed" as a post player. He had his son play with older players on Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams; usually the smallest player on the court, Anderson developed point guard skills early while passing to his larger teammates.〔 He began his high school career at Paterson Catholic High School. Although he possessed the skills of a point guard, his height led coaches to play him on the wing or in the post. After two years at Paterson Catholic, the school closed, and Anderson moved to St. Anthony High School.〔 Overall, he compiled 119–6 record as a four-year starter, including 65–0 in his two years at St. Anthony.〔 When St. Anthony captured its second straight New Jersey Tournament of Champions title and concluded its second straight undefeated season with a 66–62 victory over Plainfield, Anderson was the team’s third-leading scorer with 14 points. Still, St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley said Anderson was the team's "heart and soul and he was the reason we won the game.’’ For the season, Anderson led the team in scoring (14.7 points per game), rebounding (6.5 per game), assists (3.9 per game), blocked shots (2.0 per game) and deflections. ''The Star-Ledger'' named him their state boys basketball Player of the Year.〔 He received national recognition as a ''Parade'' All-American, McDonald's All-American, and he was invited to play in the Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit.〔 In spite of all the praise he had received in his career, Anderson was described by Hurley as "unassuming", which the coach credited to Anderson's family doing a "great job keeping him balanced."〔 The Anderson was often listed as a small forward,〔 but still considered himself a point guard. Among 2012 recruits, he was ranked the No. 1 small forward by Rivals.com, and No. 2 by ESPN.com and Scout.com behind Shabazz Muhammad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=UCLABruins.com )〕 Hurley called Anderson's passing "his best asset."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kyle Anderson (basketball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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