Larissa Anderson Explained

Larissa Anderson
League:WNBL
Team:Melbourne Boomers
Position:Assistant Coach
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Birth Date:1977 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality:Australian
Career Start:1995
Career End:2008
Career Position:Forward / Center
Career Number:10
Years1:1995
Team1:Dandenong Rangers
Years2:1997
Team2:Bulleen Boomers
Years3:1998
Team3:Brisbane Blazers
Years4:1998–2006
Team4:Bulleen Boomers
Years5:2006–2008
Team5:Dandenong Rangers
Coach Start:2015
Cyears1:2015–2019
Cteam1:Dandenong Rangers
Cyears2:2019–present
Cteam2:Melbourne Boomers (assistant)

Larissa Anderson (née Cavanagh; born 27 March 1977) is a former Australian professional basketball player. She currently is an assistant coach for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL.

Career

WNBL

Anderson grew up in Victoria and played for the Nunawading Spectres before joining the Dandenong Rangers WNBL team in 1995. Anderson had a strong career through until 2008 playing for Brisbane, Bulleen & again Dandenong. After seven years away from the WNBL and coaching success in the SEABL, Anderson has returned to the WNBL and to Dandenong as the head coach of the team for the 2015–16 season. She won the WNBL Coach of the Month award twice in her first season.[1] After spending four years in the head coach role at Dandenong, Anderson was not re-appointed when the franchise was rebranded for the 2019–20 season.

In July 2019, Anderson joined the Melbourne Boomers as an assistant coach under Guy Molloy.[2] Anderson was appointed to also focus on the new Boomers Academy program for up-and-coming player development.

Coaching record

WNBL

|- | align="left" |Dandenong| align="left" |2015–16| 24 | 15| 9|| align="center" |3rd of 9|1|0 |1|| align="center" |Lost Semi-final|-| align="left" |Dandenong| align="left" |2016–17| 24 | 15| 9|| align="center" |2nd of 8 |5|2|3|| align="center" |Lost Grand Final|-| align="left" |Dandenong| align="left" |2017–18| 21 | 7| 14|| align="center" |7th of 8|–|–|–|–||-| align="left" |Dandenong| align="left" |2018–19| 21| 9| 12|| align="center" |5th of 8|–|–|–|–||-class="sortbottom"| align="left" |Career| ||90||46||44|||| ||6||2||4||

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Larissa Anderson . Fox Sports Pulse . 7 July 2016.
  2. Web site: LARISSA ANDERSON JOINS BOOMERS COACHING STAFF. 14 July 2019 . wnbl.com.au. 1 April 2020.