Yvonne Anderson
American and Serbian basketball player (born 1990)
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Yvonne Marche Anderson (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивон Андерсон, romanized: Ivon Anderson; born March 8, 1990) is an American-Serbian professional basketball player for ŽKK Crvena zvezda of the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia. She also represents the Serbia national team.
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| No. 12 – Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | First Women's Basketball League of Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | March 8, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hickman (Columbia, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Lady Cobras | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Visby Ladies | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | B.B.C. Amicale Steesel | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pallacanestro Torino | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kayseri Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Beşiktaş JK | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Tango Bourges Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Çukurova Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | ŽKK Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Born in the United States, she obtained Serbian citizenship and represents Serbia internationally.[1][2] She was a standout basketball player at the University of Texas.[3][4] She is the daughter of basketball coach Mike Anderson.[5]
Professional career
WNBA
Connecticut Sun (2022)
On February 22, 2022, Anderson signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun.[6] Anderson made the roster[7] and played in 11 games before getting waived on June 11.[8]
On February 6, 2025, Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Sun.[9] However, she was waived by the Sun on May 15, before the start of the season.[10]
Minnesota Lynx (2025)
On July 28, 2025, Anderson signed a 7-day contract with the Minnesota Lynx.[11] Anderson made her Lynx debut on August 2 versus the Las Vegas Aces, where she record 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 rebound in the Lynx 111-58 victory.[12] On August 4, Anderson signed a second 7-day contract with the Lynx, but she was released by the team on August 9.[13]
National team career
On 11 November 2020, Anderson made her international debut for Serbia in an 82–71 win over Lithuania at the EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification.[14] She recorded 13 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in her debut.[15]
In June 2021, she won a gold medal at the Eurobasket 2021 in Valencia with the Serbian national team.
Texas statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year[16] | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2008-09 | Texas | 33 | 154 | 42.9% | 29.4% | 69.5% | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2009-10 | Texas | 33 | 141 | 39.5% | 32.4% | 57.4% | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| 2010-11 | Texas | 33 | 389 | 46.6% | 43.2% | 70.2% | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | - | 11.8 |
| 2011-12 | Texas | 31 | 363 | 40.8% | 30.4% | 67.7% | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| Career | 130 | 1047 | 42.9% | 135.5% | 56.5% | 17.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022 | Connecticut | 11 | 0 | 9.2 | .462 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 11 | 0 | 9.2 | .462 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 |