The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Yvonne Anderson
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hickman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Mo.
Video: I am Yvonne Anderson and we are Texas Basketball
AS A JUNIOR IN2010-11:
Earned Academic All-Big 12 and Capital One Academic All-District 6 First Team honors ... dished out team-high tying five assists while racking up six rebounds in Texas[apos] NCAA First Round Tournament game against Marquette (March 19) ... tallied fifth-straight double-digit scoring effort with 12 points (5-of-9 FG, 2-of-3 FT) against Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Championship (March 8) ... also added seven assists ... posted 21 points (7-of-17 FG, 1-of-6 3FG, 6-of-9 FT) at Oklahoma State (March 5) for her third 20+ scoring effort in four games ... recorded 19 points (5-of-9 FG, 2-of-2 3FG, 7-of-7 FT) against Texas Tech (March 2) ... was perfect from the line for the second time this season and reached double-digits for the fourth-straight game ... scored career-high 24 points (10-of-16 FG, 2-of-3 3FG, 2-of-3 FT) and added seven rebounds against No. 5/5 Texas A&M (Feb. 27) ... posted first career double-double with career-high 10 rebounds and 14 points (5-of-16 FG, 2-of-8 3FG, 2-of-3 FT) at Iowa State (Feb. 21) ... also posted career-high eight assists and five steals ... led the Longhorns in scoring for the third time of the season with 17 points (7-of-15 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 1-of-3 FT) against Nebraska (Feb. 15) ... posted third-straight double-digit scoring effort with 18 points (7-of-12 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 1-of-2 FT) at Kansas State (Feb. 9) .... recorded 10 points (4-of-7 FG, 0-of-2 3FG, 2-of-4 FT) against Colorado (Jan. 30) ... scored 17 points (7-of-13 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 2-of-5 FT) and added six rebounds in Texas[apos] loss to No. 1 Baylor (Jan. 12) ... tallied her fourth-straight double-digit scoring performance with 11 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 1-of-2 FT) against Sam Houston State (Jan. 2) ... led the Longhorns in scoring for the second straight game with 18 points (6-of-10 FG, 2-of-3 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) against San Diego (Dec. 30) in the Maggie Dixon Surf `n Slam Classic ... was named to the All-Tournament Team ... tallied a team-high 21 points (9-of-16 FG, 2-of-5 3FG, 1-of-1 FT) against Cincinnati (Dec. 28) ... scored 15 points (4-of-9 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 6-of-6 FT) to help UT knock off USF for the BTI Classic Tournament title (Dec. 20) ... recorded seven assists in UT[apos]s win over UNLV (Dec. 19) ... dished out five assists while picking up nine points (3-of-10 FG, 0-of-3 FG, 3-of-5 FT) against SMU (Dec. 18)... tallied 11 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-5 3FG, 1-of-2 FT) against No. 8/7 Tennessee (Dec. 12) for her sixth double-digit scoring effort of the season ... extended her double-digit scoring streak to five games with 12 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-3 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) against No. 3/2 Stanford (Nov. 28) ... also dished out a team-high six assists ... posted her fourth-straight double-digit scoring effort with 11 points (3-of-5 FG, 0-of-1 3FG, 5-of-6 FT) against Idaho State (Nov. 24) ... registered third double-digit scoring effort in as many games with 17 points (3-of-8 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 4-of-5 FT) against Boston University (Nov. 21) ... tallied 10 points (3-of-6 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) against Northwestern State (Nov. 16) ... also posted team-high seven assists ... recorded18 points (7-of-9 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 1-of-1 FT) as a starter in the Longhorns[apos] first win of the year against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 12).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN2009-10:
Knocked down a career-high seven from the free throw line en route to nine points (1-of-2 FG, 7-of-11 FT) vs. Missouri (March 11) in the first round of the Big 12 Championship ... tallied nine points (4-of-9 FG, 1-of-2 3FG) and four rebounds against Missouri (March 3) ... recorded 11 points (3-of-7 FG, 3-of-6 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) at Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) for first double-digit scoring effort since 17 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 2) ... also set career high with three made from behind the arc ... posted six points (3-of-7 FG), two steals, two assists and one rebound at Colorado (Feb. 10) ... scored career-high 17 points (8-of-11 FG, 1-of-3 3FG) in UT[apos]s 114-53 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 2) ... set career highs in points and field goals made in her first career start as a Longhorn ... registered eight points (3-of-7 FG, 1-of-2 3FG) against Miami (Dec. 29) ... tallied seven points (3-of-4 FG, 1-of-1 3FG) in UT[apos]s 94-83 win over Central Michigan (Dec. 28) ... knocked down six points (2-of-3 FG, 2-of-3 FT) against Texas Southern (Dec. 20) ... also dished out season-high four assists ... registered six points (2-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 3FG) against Ole Miss (Dec. 16) ... registered five points off 2-of-4 shooting from the field against Oral Roberts (Dec. 1) ... also knocked down her first 3-point basket of the year ... posted six points (3-of-5 FG) against No.19/22 Mississippi State (Nov. 26) ... dished out three assists and registered three steals while scoring four points (2-of-5 FG) in UT[apos]s win over North Texas (Nov. 20) ... tallied four points (2-of-7 FG) in season-opener against UTSA (Nov. 13) ... also added three steals, two assists and two rebounds in 18 minutes of action.
AS A FRESHMAN IN2008-09:
Played in all 33 games, averaging 16.1 minutes off the bench ... dished out four or more assists in five games ... scored 10 points (2-of-3 FG, 6-of-8 FT) against Texas A&M (Jan. 28) for her highest scoring effort since she posted 10 at FAU (Nov. 30) ... reached double-digits for the fourth time of her career and tied a career-high with six free throws made ... tallied eight points (3-of-6 FG, 2-of-2 FT), three steals and one rebound against UTEP (Dec. 28) at the Surf `n Slam Classic ... recorded eight points and three rebounds in Texas[apos] 81-71 win over No. 21/21 Arizona State (Dec. 18) ... named Big 12 Freshman of the Week for her efforts against ASU ... reached double-digit scoring for the third time of the season with 10 points at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 30) ... also posted career-high four steals, along with four assists and two rebounds ... registered six points and three rebounds against Georgia Tech (Nov. 29) ... posted seven points (3-of-5 FG, 1-of-2 3FG) in win over Furman (Nov. 23) ... added career-high five assists ... tallied career-high 12 points (2-of-5 FG, 2-of-3 3FG, 6-of-8 FT) against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 20) ... scored six points (2-of-4 FG, 2-of-2 FT) against No. 20/25 Old Dominion (Nov. 17) ... dished out four assists ... recorded 10 points against Saint Mary[apos]s (Nov. 16) ... was 3-of-6 from the field and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe ... added two steals and an assist in 20 minutes ... in career debut against Dayton (Nov. 15), played 22 minutes while registering eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field ... also added career-high four rebounds and two assists.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Invited to the 2008 USA Basketball Women[apos]s U18 National Team Trials ... earned fourth-team All-American honors and named to the 2008 Parade Magazine High School All-America Girls Basketball Team ... ranked the No. 21 overall best senior by the Blue Star Basketball recruiting service ... also tabbed as the No. 7 guard and No. 42 overall recruit by HoopGurlz.com ... was a combination guard at Columbia-Hickman High School in Mo. ... a two-year Missouri All-State standout and all-area MVP after moving to Columbia when her father, Mike Anderson, was named the Missouri men[apos]s basketball head coach ... averaged 23.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.4 steals per game as a senior for the Hickman HS Kewpies ... led Hickman HS to a 20-7 mark in her senior campaign ... prior to attending Hickman HS, she was selected the 2006 Alabama State 6A Player of the Year as a sophomore at Hoover (Ala.) High School in Birmingham, where her father was head coach at UAB.
PERSONAL
Full name is Yvonne Marche Anderson ... daughter of Mike and Marcheita Anderson ... has one older brother, Michael Jr. (25), a former college basketball player at Missouri, and one older sister, Darcheita (30) ... father is the men[apos]s basketball head coach at Arkansas and a former college basketball player at Tulsa ... born March 8, 1990 in Springdale, Ark. ... chose Texas over Illinois, Missouri and Vanderbilt ... 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 second team selection ... 2011 Capital One Academic All-District 6 first team honoree ... 2010 and 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection ... majoring in Finance ... five-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll honoree, including perfect 4.0 efforts in Fall 2008 and Fall 2009.
