Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Email:
- lyrander@iu.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 855-2238
Anderson returned to IU in June 2015 after serving as the associate director of sports performance for the University of Houston football program. During his career he has helped train more than 40 professional athletes.
Prior to joining Houston, Anderson worked with the IU football program as assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2012-13. He also served in a similar capacity at Rice University for two years.
Anderson will come aboard and oversee the weight room in Cook Hall, which has been critical in helping the Hoosiers reach new heights in several areas. Specifically, former Hoosiers Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller and Noah Vonleh utilized their training at IU to become lottery picks in the NBA as they posted impressive marks at their respective combines.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., Anderson began his career in the profession as a graduate assistant in 2008 at his alma mater, the University of Kansas. He also served as a season intern with the Denver Broncos that year and was an assistant strength coach for football at Youngstown State in 2009.
Anderson was a tight end at Kansas from 2003-04, Anderson caught 43 passes for 485 yards and three touchdowns in 21 career games. Following his career, he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals and was a member of the Green Bay Packers practice squad. He also played for the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush.
He began his collegiate football career at Alfred State College and caught 19 passes for 382 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman and 26 passes for 534 yards and three TDs as a sophomore before transferring to KU. As a prep at Wilson Magnet High School, he was selected as one of the top 50 basketball players in New York and was a member of the All-Greater Rochester Super 15 Basketball team in 2000 and was a two-time All-Star at the 5-Star Basketball Camp.
He earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Kansas in 2008 and has one son, King.
