Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A SENIOR IN 2019-20
Played in all but one game as a senior … averaged 7.0 points and 4.5 rebounds-per-game … upped those averages to 8.2 points and 4.7 rebounds-per-game during OVC play … had 16 points and eight rebounds in a win over Ohio Chillicothe on Nov. 12 … posted 13 points and six rebounds in a home win over Eastern Illinois on Jan. 9 … followed that up two days later with 14 points and nine rebounds in a win over SIUE … exploded for a season high 20 points to lead the Colonels to a victory over Southeast Missouri on Feb. 1 … connected on a career-high six three-pointers versus the Redhawks … pulled down a season-high 10 boards vs. Murray State on Feb. 27.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018-19
Appeared in all but one game … earned six starts … averaged 5.6 points-per-game … finished third on the team at 4.1 rebounds-per-game … poured in a career high 22 points and grabbed a career high 14 rebounds in a win over Midway on Nov. 13 … went 3-of-4 from deep and finished with 14 points and six rebounds vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 17 … had 12 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two steals in a victory over USC Upstate on Dec. 5 … matched his career high with 22 points in the record-breaking win over Brescia on Dec. 29 … added 13 rebounds in that win … posted seven points and seven rebounds in a win over OVC foe Southeast Missouri on Jan. 19 … had nine points, three rebounds and two steals in a road game at Jacksonville State on Feb. 23.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017-18
 Appeared in 13 games … played a season high 24 minutes against Eastern Washington in Las Vegas on November 22 … finished with three points and one rebound in that game … scored a career-high six points and grabbed five boards against Asbury on November 25 … knocked down a big three-pointer in the stunning road win at OVC rival Tennessee State on February 17 … followed that up by scoring three bench points in the win over Southeast Missouri on December 22 … shot 83 percent (5-of-6) from the field in limited action on the year.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016-17
Appeared in 12 games as a freshman … dropped a season-high five points to go with three rebounds, one assist and one block in a win over Berea College on November 26 … had two points, two rebounds and an assist at ACC power Louisville on December 17 … tallied four points, four rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in a victory over UVa-Wise on December 28 … averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds-per-game on the year.  

HIGH SCHOOL
Played club basketball for the Bankstown Bruins in New South Wales' Waratah League ... averaged 16.8 points-per-game for Bankstown's Division 1 Youth Men's team in 2016 ... scored 20 or more points five times during the season, including a 24-point outing in which he knocked down three three-pointers versus the Central Coast Crusaders on March 12 ... played for Team Royal on the AAU circuit in the summer of 2015, displaying versatility and athleticism at the Chicago Hoops Challenge and NY2LA Summer Jam.

PERSONAL
Full name is Lachlan Gordon Anderson … son of Mark and Michelle Anderson … majoring in sports management.


Get to Know Lachlan Anderson ...

One thing people probably don't know about you:
I played soccer for six years

Why did you attend EKU?
The opportunity to attend a school like EKU was something I couldn't pass up, coming from Australia where this opportunity was not avaliable

If you could live anywhere in the world, it would be:
Australia

Your proudest accomplishment:
Receiving a scholarship

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
I would make sure my family was set up

If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, it would be?
Chicken Schnitzel and fries

Favorite NBA player and team:
Lebron James, Miami Heat