Ambrosia Anderson

Ambrosia Anderson (born March 14, 1984) is a professional basketball player. She is 6'1".

Professional career

The Detroit Shock drafted the 6’1” Anderson from Brigham Young University with the 17th pick in the second round of the 2006 WNBA draft. She was then traded to the Minnesota Lynx for Jacqueline Batteast. On May 9th she was waived by Minnesota and immediately picked up by the Connecticut Sun. She appeared in one game for the Sun before being waived on June 29th. Anderson signed as free agent for the New York Liberty on July 2, 2006.

During the 2007-2008 season, Anderson played in Europe for the Siemens team in Greece.

[http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/ambrosia_anderson/index.html See Ambrosia Anderson's WNBA Profile]

Collegiate career

A 2006 graduate from Brigham Young University, Anderson appeared in 120 games and averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg during her career with the Cougars. As a senior in 2006, Ambrosia led BYU in both scoring (18.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) in 2005-2006. In the Mountain West Conference, Anderson ranked second in scoring average and third in rebounding. She was also seventh in the conference in three-point percentage (.364) and fourth in defensive rebounds per game (5.47). Ambrosia was named the Mountain West Conference (MWC) Co-Player of the Year and All-MWC First Team in 2006. She also became one of only 18 players in BYU women’s basketball history to surpass the 1,000 point mark. In 2006 she was also named a Kodak All-American Honorable Mention.

[http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1128 See Ambrosia Anderson's BYU Profile]