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Chris Andersen
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American basketball player
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Chris Andersen is an American basketball player who competed as a power forward and center. He represented the United States in the sport and played in the National Basketball Association and the NBA G League. His professional career spanned from 1999 to 2017.
Andersen was a member of several teams, including the Jiangsu Dragons, Fayetteville Patriots, New Orleans Pelicans, and Miami Heat. He was born in Long Beach in 1978. His native language is English.
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Key facts
- 2000
- New Mexico Slam
- 2001
- Sugarland Sharks
- 2016
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Born
- ( 1978-07-07 ) July 7, 1978 (age 47) , Long Beach, California , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 245 lb (111 kg)
- High school
- Iola ( Iola, Texas )
- College
- Blinn (1997–1999)
- Nba draft
- 2000 : undrafted
- Playing career
- 1999–2017
- Position
- Center / power forward
- Number
- 15, 11, 1, 12, 7, 00
- 1999 2000
- Jiangsu Dragons
- 2000 2001
- Fargo-Moorhead Beez
- 2001 2004
- Denver Nuggets
- 2004 2006 2008
- New Orleans Hornets
- 2008 2012
- Denver Nuggets
- 2013 2016
- Miami Heat
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Forward/Center
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Family name
- Andersen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Long Beach
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 111
- Image
- Chris "Birdman" Andersen 2009.jpg
- Height
- 208
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1978-07-07
- Commons category
- Chris Andersen
- different from
- Mike Barrett
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman" for his wingspan and blocking prowess, Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues.
After getting called up to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the NBA D-League, Andersen would go on to play for the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Hornets. He received a two-year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008, and re-signed with the Hornets the next day. He returned to Denver later in 2008, and remained with the team until 2012.
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