2023-2024 Men's Basketball Roster

Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
James Liebowitz
James Liebowitz
James Liebowitz
James Liebowitz

45 Ian Anderson

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 225
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Sterling, Va.
  • Highschool Potomac Falls

Biography

2023-24 -- Fifth Year --  Concluded his outstanding career as a Captain by playing in 19 games, starting 13 times...averaged 4.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while seeing 18.6 minutes of playing time per game...made 33 of 62 shots for a .532 shooting percentage...his 112 total rebounds included 65 defensive and 47 offensive...dished out 24 assists, posted 18 steals, and also blocked 12 shots...missed a month of the season due to injury from early December to early January...registered two double-double performances by scoring ten points and pulling down ten rebounds at Mary Washington on January 17th, and later scoring 11 points and posting ten rebounds vs. Pfeiffer at the Freeman Center on January 29th...in his next-to-last game, scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Williams in NCAA action on March 8th at Guilford College.

2022-23 -- Senior -- Saw action in 26 games and made 15 starts for CNU in his fourth year as a member of the CNU squad ... Averaged 4.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Knocked down 47.3 percent of his shots from the field ... Scored in double figures in four of his first five games during the season, including a season-high 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Sarah Lawrence on November 26 ...  Hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds against Wilmington (Ohio) on December 30, marking the most in a game by a Captain since 2007 ... Finished that game with a double-double, adding 11 points to his ledger ... Also hauled in 12 rebounds at Eastern Nazarene on January 16 and 10 against Mary Hardin-Baylor in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 on March 10 ... Averaged just under 17 minutes per game ... Added 37 assists, 18 steals, and eight blocks ... Hauled in eight rebounds, ranking second on the squad, in the NCAA Division III National Championship game

2021-22 -- Junior -- Played in 23 games while making three starts for the Captains while battling through injury during his second full season at CNU ... Averaged 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Shot 44.8 percent from the field and 73.8 percent from the free-throw line (31-42) ... Dished out 38 assists while adding 14 blocks and 10 steals ... Scored a season-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in the first game of the season against Washington College (Md.) on November 5 ... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds twice, against Marietta and Lynchburg ... Helped CNU rally in NCAA National Quarterfinals with 5-for-5 performance against Marietta, scoring 14 points in 21 minutes of action ... Notched four double-figure scoring performances 

2020-21 -- Sophomore - Participated in the Captains' shortened exhibition season after a decision to suspend official competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2019-20 -- Freshman - Made an immediate impact on the Captains in his first year at CNU ... Ranked third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.6 points per game while pouring in 270 total points ... Scored a season-high 21 points in the NCAA Tournament Second Round to propel the Captains into the sectional ... Added another 20-point performance with 20 against William Peace on December 4 ... Finished in double figures in 14 games ... Saw action in 28 total games, averaging 17.8 minutes per game ... Ranked third on the team in total rebounding with 154 boards and a 5.5 per game average ... Also ranked second in blocked shots and fourth in steals ... Played a season-high 26 minutes against nationally-ranked Randolph-Macon on Dec 7 ... Posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against York (Pa.) on Jan 10 ... Shot 49.3% from the floor in his first season ... Named to the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Potomac Falls -- Played four years of varsity basketball earning first team All-Conference honors three times ... Also collected first team All-Region accolades and was an All-State selection as a junior and senior ... Three-time All-Loudoun County selection and Loudoun County Player of the Year in 2018-19 ... Was named team captain for two seasons and helped lead the Panthers to a regional championship ... Also won a pair of conference titles and scored 1,233 career points ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal -- Ian William Anderson was born in Reston, Va. ... Son of Karen and Eric Anderson ... Has two sisters, Paige and Kerstin ... Favorite sports personality is Saquon Barkley ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is John Wooden ... Most impressive person met is Kevin Durant ... Dream vacation is a trip to New Zealand ... Favorite food is Chipotle ... Favorite movie is "The Princess Bride" and favorite TV show is "Archer" ... Majoring in Biology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2019-2020Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 210 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2020-2021Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    45
  • 1

    2021-2022Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022-2023Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    1
  • 45

    2023-2024Graduate Student

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 225 lbs
    45