Anderson won an Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988.

After attending and playing college basketball at the University of Georgia, Anderson was selected by the San Antonio Spurs, with the 10th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft.

[3] The Spurs advanced past the Denver Nuggets in the first round, before losing to the eventual Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers, in a hard-fought seven game playoff series.

He helped AEK make it to the EuroLeague's 1998 Final, which they lost to the Italian League club Virtus Bologna, by a score of 58–44.

Anderson signed with the Israeli Super League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, for the 1998–99 season.