Marvadene Anderson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bubbles |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Born | 1 May 1993 |
| Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Basketball, Netball |
Marvadene (Bubbles) Anderson (born 1 May 1993) is a Jamaican basketball and netball player, at one time recognized as the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m).[1] Anderson is originally from Prospect in Clarendon Parish,[2] where she attended Edwin Allen Comprehensive High School.[3] She also played in the Jamaican U16 netball team.[4] Anderson subsequently travelled to the United States on a basketball scholarship to Rutgers Preparatory School in New Jersey.[5]
As the world's tallest teenage girl, Anderson was featured on The Learning Channel documentary The World's Tallest Children, and in 2010 she was interviewed on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[6] Anderson committed to play basketball at the University of Pittsburgh,[7] and redshirted during the 2012-13 season.
