ESPN: As a junior at USC in 1981, Dwight Anderson averaged 19.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 12 games. The following season he averaged 20.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27 games. Anderson was named All-Pac-10 first team and was an All-American honorable mention. He helped lead the Trojans to a 19-9 record and an NCAA tournament berth.
Anderson is remembered by USC fans for a behind-the-backboard shot against Washington on March 6, 1982, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. He retrieved an errant pass behind the backboard, spun in the air as he fell out of bounds and shot it over the backboard and in for a basket, which is now against the rules.
Al McGuire, who was broadcasting the game, exclaimed, “A star is born!”
Dwight Anderson, who starred in basketball at Kentucky and Southern California, has died. He was 61.
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