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Aaron Anderson (basketball)

American basketball player (born June 1991)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ19518159
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Aaron Drake Anderson (born June 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Södertälje Kings of the Swedish Basketligan. He won the Swedish championship with the Kings in 2015 and 2016. Anderson led the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol in rebounds during the 2013–2014 season.

College

Anderson played at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, during his collegiate career and left as the schools all-time leader in rebounds.

Playing career

Anderson had a workout with the Phoenix Suns in 2013 but ended up going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft.

In September 2013, Anderson signed with CAB Madeira of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. For the 2013–2014 season, he averaged 12.5 points and league leading 12.2 rebounds and was named to the All-League second-team and to the All-Import team.

Anderson signed with Czech club Sluneta Ústí nad Labem in August 2014 but was released shortly later. A month later, he signed with reigning Swedish champions Södertälje Kings of the Basketligan. On April 21, 2015, Anderson was accused of racist remarks by Uppsala Basket's Brice Massamba.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Aaron Anderson (basketball)” as american basketball player (born June 1991). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1991, 2015, 2016, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1991-06-10. The account is most persuasive where Aaron, Anderson and basketball can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american basketball player (born June 1991). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19518159. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1991, 2015, 2016 and 2013.

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This entry incorporates text from Aaron Anderson (basketball)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.