Chantelle Anderson
Encyclopedia
Chantelle Denise Anderson, pronounced "shawn-tell", (born January 22, 1981 in Loma Linda, California
) is a retired collegiate and professional basketball
player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA) and overseas.
where she attended Hudson's Bay High School
. She was selected as USA Today’s 1999 Player of the Year in Washington. She was also the Washington and West Coast Gatorade
Player of the Year.
in 2003. In her last year she became Vanderbilt’s all-time female leading scorer with 2,604 points as well as setting the Vanderbilt's Career Field Goal Percentage mark of 65.1%. She was named to the All-America
n team in 2001.
Anderson was a member of the Gold Medal
-winning USA Basketball
Jones Cup Team in 2000 as well as being on the Gold Medal
-winning U.S. team at the World University Games in 2001.
Anderson was also named to the Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class. Her #21 jersey was retired during half-time of a game against Tennessee on February 13, 2011.
in the 2003 WNBA draft
. She spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the Monarchs as a utility player. During the 2003 season she appeared in 26 games and averaged 1.6 points in 6.5 minutes per game. She scored a than career-high eight points on June 7 when the monarchs played gaisnt thr Los Angeles. She tallied 42 points in her rookie season with the Monarchs.
In the 2004 season she appeared Appeared in 30 games. She scored a than career-high 10 points, twice gaisnt New York on July and again at Detroit as well as a career-high seven rebounds in the same game.
During the 2004-05 off-season played for USVO in Valenciennes Cedex
On May 18, 2005, after two seasons in Sacramento, the Monarchs traded Anderson to the San Antonio Silver Stars
and would be one of only four Silver Stars players who would see action in all 34 games played that season. She made a career-high 18 points against the Los Angeles on July 3, 2006 and a career-high eight rebounds at New York on June 30. Anderson appeared in 20 games before fracturing her patella in her left leg in July 2006. She missed the rest of the season. then a torn Achilles tendon in January 2007.
On February 6, 2008 Anderson was selected by the Atlanta Dream
in the expansion draft, but before the 2008 season began, she suffered a torn ACL. Later on May 28, 2008 Chantelle Anderson was waived by the Atlanta Dream. Anderson was recovering from injury at the time. She was re-signed by the Dream on February 12, 2009, then waived again on May 31. In her WNBA career she has played in 90 regular season games.
On October 6, 2009 Anderson announced her retirement from professional basketball.
During the 2004-05 WNBA offseason, Anderson played for USVO in Valenciennes, France and averaged 9.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Later, Anderson played for the Galatasaray
club in Turkey
.
She became a naturalized citizen of Lebanon
in 2009 and represented that nation in the FIBA Asia Championship for Women
.
’s MADE
acting as a coach and advisor. She has also done done some modeling and motivational speaking for several organizations.
Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, that was incorporated in 1970. The population was 23,261 at the 2010 census, up from 18,681 at the 2000 census...
) is a retired collegiate and professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA) and overseas.
Personal
Chantelle Anderson was born in Loma Linda, California to Maxine and Paul Anderson and is the oldest of four sisters. Her nickname is "Chan".High School years
Anderson and her family later moved to Vancouver, WashingtonVancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
where she attended Hudson's Bay High School
Hudson's Bay High School
Hudson's Bay High School is located in Vancouver, Washington, USA, in the Central Park area of Vancouver. Hudson's Bay is known for having two strong magnet programs, as well as a children's day care and district-wide mothers transportation program. It is located across from Clark College, where...
. She was selected as USA Today’s 1999 Player of the Year in Washington. She was also the Washington and West Coast Gatorade
Gatorade
Gatorade is a brand of sports-themed food and beverage products, built around its signature product: a line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo, distributed in over 80 countries...
Player of the Year.
College years
Anderson graduated from Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
in 2003. In her last year she became Vanderbilt’s all-time female leading scorer with 2,604 points as well as setting the Vanderbilt's Career Field Goal Percentage mark of 65.1%. She was named to the All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n team in 2001.
Anderson was a member of the Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
-winning USA Basketball
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
Jones Cup Team in 2000 as well as being on the Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
-winning U.S. team at the World University Games in 2001.
- Vanderbilt's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year.
- Named as her team's 2001 co-MVP, along with Trials participant Ashley McElhineyAshley McElhineyAshley Reneé McElhiney is an American basketball coach and former college player. She is best known for having been the first female coach of a male professional basketball team, as the coach of the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association in the 2004-05 season.-Early life and...
. - Earned 2001 NCAANational Collegiate Athletic AssociationThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Midwest Regional All-Tournament team honors after averaging 24.0 plays per game. - Named 2001 All-Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceThe Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC) first team and 2000 All-SEC second team. - Earned her SEC Tournament MVP honors in 2001.
Anderson was also named to the Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class. Her #21 jersey was retired during half-time of a game against Tennessee on February 13, 2011.
WNBA career
Anderson was selected 2nd overall by the Sacramento MonarchsSacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
in the 2003 WNBA draft
2003 WNBA Draft
The 2003 WNBA Draft, both the dispersal draft and the regular WNBA draft, took place on April 24. The dispersal draft involved players from the rosters of the Portland Fire and Miami Sol teams which had both folded after the 2002 season....
. She spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the Monarchs as a utility player. During the 2003 season she appeared in 26 games and averaged 1.6 points in 6.5 minutes per game. She scored a than career-high eight points on June 7 when the monarchs played gaisnt thr Los Angeles. She tallied 42 points in her rookie season with the Monarchs.
In the 2004 season she appeared Appeared in 30 games. She scored a than career-high 10 points, twice gaisnt New York on July and again at Detroit as well as a career-high seven rebounds in the same game.
During the 2004-05 off-season played for USVO in Valenciennes Cedex
On May 18, 2005, after two seasons in Sacramento, the Monarchs traded Anderson to the San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
and would be one of only four Silver Stars players who would see action in all 34 games played that season. She made a career-high 18 points against the Los Angeles on July 3, 2006 and a career-high eight rebounds at New York on June 30. Anderson appeared in 20 games before fracturing her patella in her left leg in July 2006. She missed the rest of the season. then a torn Achilles tendon in January 2007.
On February 6, 2008 Anderson was selected by the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...
in the expansion draft, but before the 2008 season began, she suffered a torn ACL. Later on May 28, 2008 Chantelle Anderson was waived by the Atlanta Dream. Anderson was recovering from injury at the time. She was re-signed by the Dream on February 12, 2009, then waived again on May 31. In her WNBA career she has played in 90 regular season games.
On October 6, 2009 Anderson announced her retirement from professional basketball.
International career
2003-04: she played for MiZo-Pécsi VSK. She had fabulous statistics but she was injured at the halfway point of the season.During the 2004-05 WNBA offseason, Anderson played for USVO in Valenciennes, France and averaged 9.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Later, Anderson played for the Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
club in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
She became a naturalized citizen of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
in 2009 and represented that nation in the FIBA Asia Championship for Women
FIBA Asia Championship for Women
The FIBA Asia Championship for Women is a basketball tournament for women's national team organized by FIBA Asia.- Summary :- Medal table :-MVP Awards:- Participating nations :- See also :* FIBA Asia Championship for Men...
.
After the WNBA
Anderson has worked as a color analyst for FSN and appeared on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
’s MADE
Made (TV series)
MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...
acting as a coach and advisor. She has also done done some modeling and motivational speaking for several organizations.