2017-18 Merrimack College Men's Basketball Roster

11 Tawayne Anderson Jr.

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 200
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Long Island Lutheran
  • Major Sports Management/Human Development

Biography

2017-18:

  • Competed in 32 games as a redshirt senior
  • Started a career-best 20 games
  • Record his first-ever double-double on Senior Night with 11 points & 10 boards against Saint Michael’s (2/20)
  • Shot 59.4 percent from the field to lead the Warriors, which would’ve ranked second in the NE10 if he qualified  
  • Second on the team w/ a career-high 137 rebounds; third on Merrimack w/ 37 offensive caroms
  • Posted five double-figure scoring games including four of his last five games

2016-17:

  • Made his season debut against Bridgeport (11/20), appearing in a game for the first time in over two calendar years
  • Played in 28 games making two starts
  • Averaged 10.8 minutes per game
  • Posted an average of 3.6 ppg and 3.0 rpg
  • Started both of Merrimack's NCAA Tournament games against Le Moyne (3/11) and Saint Thomas Aquinas (3/12)
  • Broke out for a career-high 19 points against Bentley (2/21), setting career highs in field goals (7) while hitting his first 3-pointer of the season
  • Averaged 9.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game over the final four games of the season

2015-16: Missed the season due to injury

2014-15: Redshirted after missing the entire season due to injury 

2013-14: 

  • Appeared in 10 games for the Warriors as a freshman
  • Finished the season averaging 2.2 points and 2.0 rebounds a game
  • Posted a career-best six points and five rebounds against Franklin Pierce (2/22)
  • Tallied a season-high four assists against Saint Anselm (2/19).

Before Merrimack: Played four years of varsity basketball at Long Island Lutheran … Averaged 25.6 points per game as a junior … Also played varsity football.

Personal: Born April 23, 1995 … Son of Taywayne and Jillian Anderson … Has a younger sister, Tamia … A sports management major at Merrimack.


SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 19, Bentley -- 02/21/17 
Rebounds: 10, Saint Michael's College -- 02/20/18 
Assists: 4, Saint Anselm -- 02/19/14 
Steals: 2, 5 times
Blocks: 2, at Le Moyne -- 01/13/18 ; Saint Anselm -- 02/19/14 ; Saint Michael's College -- 02/20/18 
FG made: 7, Bentley -- 02/21/17 
FG attempts: 11, Bentley -- 02/21/17 
3FG made: 1, 5 times
3FG attempts: 2, at Assumption -- 02/15/14 ; Saint Michael's College -- 02/25/14 
FT made: 4, Bentley -- 02/21/17 ; Stonehill -- 11/29/17 
FT attempts: 6, Saint Michael's College -- 02/20/18 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2013-14Freshman

    G
    6'5" 190 lbs
    1
  • 11

    2014-15Sophomore

    G/F
    6'5" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

    G/F
    6'5" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2016-17Redshirt Junior

    G/F
    6'5" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2017-18Redshirt Senior

    F
    6'5" 200 lbs
    11