Florida Gators

Gator Basketball Letterwinner (2014-18)
Major: Telecommunications – News (Graduated May 2018)
Name Pronunciation: dee-ANN-dree-uh
 
 
OF NOTE:

• Earned bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications – News in May of 2018
• Future career plans include coaching basketball
• Selected for and participated in 2018 WBCA “So You Want to Be a Coach” program
• Spent the entire 2014, 2016 & 2017 summers taking classes at UF and working out
• First enrolled at UF for the 2014 Summer B semester (June)

• Her entire family frequently made the three-hour drive to Gainesville for home games
• Has a twin brother, Kendall, who attended Eastern Florida State College
• When they were babies, Kendall used to climb over Dyandria to get out of the crib
• Her older brother Chris and her twin brother both played high school basketball
• Was a Little League Softball state champion, playing shortstop

• Named to “NCAA.com’s Starting Five” on Dec. 6, 2017 after her career-high 29-point-game at Oklahoma, Dec. 3, 2017
• 2015-16 Co-Most Improved Player (team award)
• 2015 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll

• Appeared in 121 games
• Started 79 games including final 63 of career
• Scored in final 56 games of career
• 25 double-figure scoring games
• 2 double-figure rebounding games
• 2 double-figure assist games
• 2 double-doubles
• Scoring leader in 4 games
• Rebounder leader in 5 games
• Assist leader in 37 games
• 3-point-play (traditional) free throws: 9-13
• Longest streak of consecutive-made free throws: 14 (during 2015-16)

• UF leader for steals (29, 1.0 pg), ranked second on team for assists (93, 3.1 pg), three-pointers (50, 1.7 pg) and minutes played (973, 32.4 pg)
• Among all SEC players ranked (All Games): No. 15 assists, No. 10 assist/turnover ratio, No. 13 three-pointers made, No. 18 minutes played
• Among all SEC players ranked (SEC Games): No. 20 minutes played
• took 13 games to hit 26 threes this season - more than she hit in last 3 years combined (91 games)
• big jump in scoring average from last year (7.2 ppg)
• reset career-high scoring three times during the season - most recently 29 points at Oklahoma, Dec. 3 (6-7 threes); career-high 21 pts vs. Stetson (5-11 threes)
• Named to “NCAA.com’s Starting Five” on Dec. 6, 2017 after her career-high 29-point game at Oklahoma
• 700th career point and 400th rebound came vs. Vanderbilt (February 18)

• Played in all 30 games, one of five players
• Started all 30 games, one of three players
• Scored in 30 games, one of three players
• 14 double-figure scoring games
• UF’s scoring leader in 4 games
• UF’s assists leader in 10 games
• Consecutive made free throws: 8
• 3-point-play (traditional) free throws: 2-3

• One of two Gators who started every game and one of five who played in all 31 games
• Led UF in assists (4.9 pg), steals (1.6 pg), minutes (33.9 pg); second for made free throws (59/1.9 pg)
• Among SEC athletes (all games), ranked No. 2 for assists, No. 10 for steals, No. 10 assist/turnover ratio, No. 11 minutes played
• Among SEC athletes (SEC games), ranked No. 3 for assists, T-No. 7 for steals, No. 11 assist/turnover ratio, No. 5 minutes played
• Career-high 19 pts with nine rebounds, five assists in SEC Tournament win vs. Arkansas (March 1)
• Dished 200th career assist vs. Georgia (Feb. 26)
• Scored 400th career point at Kentucky (Feb. 19)
• Career-high 11 rebounds, career-high 11 assists vs. Mizzou (Feb. 16) - first double-double of season/second in career

• Played in 31 of 31 games
• Started all 31 games
• Scored in 30 games
• 6 double-figure scoring games
• 1 double-double
• UF’s rebounder leader in 3 games and assists leader in 24
• Consecutive made free throws: 8
• 3-point-play (traditional) free throws: 5-7

• Appeared in 30 of 31 games, starting 13, including NCAA First Round
• Not with the team for its SEC Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Kentucky (March 4) as she attended the funeral of her maternal ‘grandpa’ (Noel Cameron), who passed away on the morning of Feb. 25
• Came up with some of the biggest shots during win against Texas A&M (Feb. 4) and totaled 12 points (4-5 FG), 2-2 3FG), three rebounds and three assists.
• Made her first 12 free throw attempts of the season until going 1-for-2 at Arkansas (Jan. 28)
• Notched first double-double of career at South Alabama (Dec. 1), 13 points and 10 rebounds
• In the win against Ball State (Nov. 27), had a stellar all-around game and flirted with a triple-double, recording nine points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, all of which were career-highs. It was the first time a Gator has dished double-figure assists since Brandi McCain handed out 11 against Kent State on Dec. 29, 2001.
• Also completed a career triple-double with double-figure points (several times), 10 rebounds (at South Alabama, Dec. 1) and 10 assists (vs. Ball State, Nov. 27)
• Anderson also was clutch from the free throw line down the stretch against Ball State, as she hit all four of her attempts from the line in the final eight seconds to seal the victory. Those four free throws were her first attempts of the season.
• Scored all of her 9 pts vs FSU during 9-0 Gator 4Q run that gave UF lead for good after 15-pt deficit

• Played in 30 of 31 games
• Scored in 24 games
• 5 double-figure scoring games
• 1 double-double
• UF’s rebounder leader in 2 games and assists leader in three
• Consecutive made free throws: 14
• 3-point-play (traditional) free throws: 2-2

• 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member
• Appeared in all 30 games; earned five starts, with four of those in SEC games
• Scored in 20 games
• First career start came against Charleston Southern (November 25) – her fourth collegiate game
• First significant playing time in SEC was vs. Ole Miss (January 8): 17 minutes, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
• During a 37-second span against Southern (December 21) in first half, had two steals (both led to points), one assist and one field goal
• Bucketed first career 3-pointer in then-career-high 17 minutes played vs. Virginia Tech (December 1)
• Entered season-opener against Jacksonville (November 14) at the 13:10 mark of the first half and scored 74 seconds later on a jumper in the paint (12:34 remaining in the half)
• Finished collegiate debut with a season-high seven points (3-4 FG, 1-2 FT), two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 15 minutes

• Graduated from Viera High School in May of 2014
• 2013 & 2014 Class 7A First Team All-State by FABC/Source Hoops
• VHS reached regional semifinals of 2014 FHSAA Class 7A Tournament
• Totaled 1,702 career points
• Senior year compiled 437 points, 268 rebounds, 99 steals and 65 assists for averages of 19.9 points, 12.2 rebounds
• Hawks were 22-4 in 2013-14 season, her senior year when she played in 22 of 26 games, missing five due to injury
• Ranked as No. 25 wing player in the country by 2014 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings – espnW
• FLORIDA TODAY's 2013 Girls Basketball Player of the Year
• 2013 & 2014 All-Space Coast First Team
• Led VHS to deepest play-off run: 2013 7A Regional Finals
• Junior year averaged 19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds, blocked 75 shots and collected 106 steals
• Season-bests of 31 points and 13 rebounds came during same game: Nov. 14, 2012, vs. Heritage
• Sophomore year averaged 13.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game
• Hawks were 26-6 in 2012-13 season; 25-5 in 2011-12
• Three-year letterwinner of VHS softball team; played shortstop, second base centerfield; named outstanding freshman
• Coached at Viera HS by Jamie Risberg;
• Coached during summer and travel ball training by Kimberly Davis Powell and E.J. Murray