Little Anderson second team All-WHAC

Lourdes University sophomore Little Anderson (Cardinal Stritch) garnered Second Team All Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference accolades and was also selected to the All-Defensive Team.

Anderson, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound sophomore guard, tallied 10.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while handing out 20 assists for the Gray Wolves.  Defensively he registered seven steals and had five blocked shots as well.

Lourdes coach Dennis Hopson credits Stritch coach Jamie Kachmarik for preparing Anderson well for college.

“Little comes from a high school program that has a great coach. He is committed to being good and he buys into coaching. Little is just scratching the surface and I see him as being one of the premier players in the league before he graduates,” Hopson said.

Lourdes saw the 2020-2021 season come to a close as the Gray Wolves fell 92-73 to Madonna in the quarterfinals of the WHAC tournament inside Alliance Catholic Credit Union in Livonia, Michigan.

“We struggled on both ends of the court,” Hopson said. “We didn’t defend, and we couldn’t make shots.  It’s been a tough year for everyone but I’m happy the kids got a chance to play some games.”

Brett Lauf (Napoleon) led Lourdes with 15 points while Anderson added 14. Lourdes finished the year with a 9-6 record overall.

As a Lourdes freshman, Anderson appeared in all 31 games, making 30 starts. He was a member of the WHAC All-Newcomer Team, averaging 9.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. He scored a season-high 23 points at Akron Wayne, tallied double figures in scoring 13 times, grabbed nine rebounds at Concordia (Mich.) and tallied four assists in his collegiate debut against Harris-Stowe. Anderson shot 45.1 percent from the floor and 77.2 percent from the free throw line.

At Stritch, Anderson was a three-year letterwinner for the Cardinals. He was a First Team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference selection as a senior, earned Second Team All-TAAC honors as a junior and was Honorable Mention All-TAAC as a sophomore. He was also a Second Team All-District 7 honoree and named the District 7 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.