(2018) G/F Damezi Anderson to Detroit Mercy

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Anderson sure is fun to watch

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From the South Bend Tribune-

"The athletic 6-foot-5 Riley High sophomore put up half a hundred in the Gray team’s 149-116 victory over the Red in the boys portion of the McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Game at Bethel College Tuesday night."

Full article at:  http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/high_school/basketball/anderson-scores-to-lead-mcrout/article_75dbd0db-49a7-52e6-a086-fc1a2f4e8458.html

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Nice article from the South Bend Tribune on sophomore Damezi Anderson who has scored 903 pts. in his first 2 seasons of high school ball.

http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/high_school/basketball/riley-s-anderson-poised-to-take-next-step/article_bbb19a43-60ee-513a-b429-e8956fa4388f.html

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AAU Circuit:  Damezi Anderson bounced back from a poor shooting game last night to have 20 points (7-10), 11 rebounds in a win vs. Team Charlotte today.

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Although Damezi Anderson put 18 points on the scoreboard, Indy Hoosiers fell to DC Premier 67-60.

 

UA Indy Hoosiers ‏@Indyhoosiersbba 8m8 minutes ago

Damezi Anderson tops in all scoring categories including #1 in 3 Pts Made & top 10 in rebounds. http://www.theuaassociation.com/page/show/1734406-16u-league-leaders …

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Jeff Rabjohns @JeffRabjohns

Indy Hoosiers 2019 wing Damezi Anderson is lighting it up. Drives, floaters, 3s. He has 17 points in the first half. Impressive once again.

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2 minutes ago, hoosierpap said:

Jeff Rabjohns @JeffRabjohns

Indy Hoosiers 2019 wing Damezi Anderson is lighting it up. Drives, floaters, 3s. He has 17 points in the first half. Impressive once again.

2019?

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1 minute ago, ccgeneral said:

2019?

Just wrong lol

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Recap of Anderson’s AAU season thus far:

April 15:  9 pts. on 4 of 13 from the field; 1 of 7 on 3’s; 5 reb.

April 16:  20 pts. on  7 of 10 from the field; 4 of 6 on 3’s; 11 reb.

April 16:  18 pts. on 6 of 16 from the field; 4 of 8 on 3’s; 6 reb.

April 17:  3 pts. on 1 of 6 from the field; 1 reb.

April 22:  5 pts. on 2 of 13 from the field; 1 of 7 on 3’s; 4 reb.

April 23:  18 pts. on 6 of 16 from the field; 3 of 6 on 3’s; 6 reb.

April 24:  21 pts. on 9 of 14 from the field; -0- for 2 on 3’s; 8 reb.

April 24:  29 pts. on 10 of 18 from the field; 3 of 7 on 3’s; 6 reb.

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IU gonna offer this kid? Remember him being at the osu game with Scruggs, Wilkes, Langford, etc

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2:30 min. clip of AAU action.     

 

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Through 12 games of this year's AAU circuit, Anderson is averaging 15.8 ppg on 42% shooting from the field; 33% on 3's and 75% on FT's.  Averaging 5 reb/game; 1 assist/game; 2 TO's/game and 1 steal/game.

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Midwest schools showing interest in forward Damezi Anderson

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Everyone knows Indiana is a hotbed for basketball, and a class of 2018 prospect in the state hopes to play his college basketball close to home.

Small forward Damezi Anderson is a class of 2018 propsect from Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana, and he is turning heads at this weekend's Under Armour Association Session III camp in California.

Anderson is hearing from several top programs in the area.

"I don't have any offers, but I have interest from IU, Purdue, Michigan State and Xavier," Anderson told 247Sports Director of Basketball Scouting Jerry Meyer. "They tell me to just keep working hard, work more on my defense and keep doing what I'm doing."

One think Anderson is doing is scoring. The 6-6, 190-pounder had 32 points in a game for his 16-u Indy Hoosiers, and he is sixth in scoring at the event - averaging 16. 4 points per game.

"I haven't seen anyone this weekend score with the ease that Anderson has scored with," Meyer said. "He is going to be ranked as a four-star in the Top247 and he is going to get high major offers."

Anderson has taken an unofficial visit to Michigan State. He told Meyer he just wants to play Division I basketball, but if he had his choice he would like to play in the Big Ten.

Anderson hasn't been ranked to this point and doesn't have a rating in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

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Anybody have any insight if it's from us?

From their UA Indy Hoosiers AAU team earlier today:  2018 Hoosiers 6'6 G Damezi Anderson, 6'5 G/F Shamar Dillard and 6'2 PG Jamal Harris to land D1 offer tomorrow from in state School.

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Tweet from Anderson:  "Here at IU"  along with the  following graphic.

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I really hope he stays at Riley, as there were rumors he was looking at LaLumiere or other prep schools.

Being from South Bend area originally, I'd like to see us land a top player from there.

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Here's a fluff piece on Anderson from earlier this month interspersed with tweets; the tweets actually being more informative IMO.

http://endlessmotor.net/2016/09/16/getting-to-know-damezi-anderson-jr/

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Indiana Underclassmen To Watch: Damezi Anderson

Jordan Wells | Staff Writer

Mark Johnson knows a great player when he sees one.

The South Bend (Ind.) Riley head man is entering his 34th year overall as a coach and his 14th season at Riley.

Over that span he’s coached numerous high profile players, including 1978’s Indiana Mr. Basketball in David Magley, Don Gandy - who played for Oklahoma in the early 80’s - and former Purdue standout Brandon McKnight (early 2000’s) among others.

Damezi Anderson is his next player with a chance to break into that pack.

“Damezi’s in the picture of all the really good ones,” Johnson said. “He fits in with all those from a standpoint of being unbelievably competitive, he can really shoot the ball and score the ball, and he has a big desire to improve.

“That’s what all those guys had. Damezi’s as good as any kid I’ve ever coached.”

Anderson is only entering his junior season, but he’s already played a role in helping Johnson and Riley win at a high level. They’ve captured the sectional title the last two seasons, and fell just 79-74 to Warsaw in double overtime in last season’s regional semi-finals before Warsaw advanced to the semi-state championships.

“He’s long - he’s a legit 6-5 or 6-6 offguard,” Johnson said. “He’s a very good shooter with very good range.

“He’s improved where he can put it on the floor now. He’s a very good offensive rebounder. From an offensive standpoint, when you can do three things like that - shoot, attack the basket and hit the glass - that makes you a very good scorer.

“He can get easy baskets at the free throw line and in transition.”

According to the Rivals.com national rankings in the class of 2018, Anderson checks in fourth in the state of Indiana for the junior class, rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 93 overall player nationally.

For him to move up that list, he’ll need to continue to work on his one-on-one defense while learning how to sustain a high level of day-to-day effort.

“The biggest thing with Damezi is consistency, and that’s the hardest part for anyone I think,” Johnson said. “It’s not just consistency in play, but consistency in effort.

“That’s the biggest thing that I think a lot of people have to improve on. You don’t want to just play really hard or well against the top competition, you want to play really well whoever you’re against – whether that’s a pickup game, or practice.

“Before you can be consistent in your play, you must be consistent in your effort, and that’s one of the biggest things I think not only Damezi but a lot of players have to understand.”

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association named Anderson underclassmen honorable mention all-state last year after he averaged over 18 points, seven rebounds and two blocks per game for 22-6 overall Riley.

To catch Anderson and Riley in-action this season, a handful of games jump off the page when looking at the schedule. Highlight matchups include versus Southport High in a tournament at Southport in December and a Feb. 11 matchup at Fort Wayne North Side, among others.

For their full schedule for the 2016-17 season, click here (link).

 

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Anderson and SB Riley defeated Michigan City 66-62.  From the South Bend Tribune:  

The Wildcats won in large part because 6-foot-7 forward Damezi Anderson had a monster night – 34 points and 17 rebounds. Anderson, who had a 16-point third quarter, hit a 3-pointer to give his team breathing room, 61-57, coming out of a Michigan City timeout with 4:13 left.

He then rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Michigan City’s Dante Combs with 3.1 seconds remaining, was fouled and hit the final two points from the free-throw line to put the Wolves (1-1) away.

“A special, special player,” Johnson said of Anderson. “He didn’t shoot particularly well (Anderson was 10-of-19 from the field with a pair of second-half 3-pointers) but he scored and rebounded exceptionally well.”

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Still can't figure out why he doesn't have that many high-major offers.

Academics maybe?