HIGH SCHOOL - A two-time all-district performer and was named to the all-East Jefferson Parrish team as a sophomore . . . led Country Day to a 75-32 overall record including a pair of state runner-up finishes as a sophomore and senior . . . during his senior campaign, he helped the Cajuns to a 29-12 overall record, including a perfect 8-0 league mark . . . as a junior, he averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game and helped his squad to a district title . . . registered a then career-high 25 points and 15 rebounds against Plain Dealing in the state tournament . . . in AAU action, was a member of the New Orleans Panthers . . . high school coach was Mike McGuire.

PERSONAL - Undecided on a major . . . born December 13, 1987 in Gouda, Netherlands . . . one of three children and the only son of Juliene Van Vliet and Jan Andersen . . . speaks Dutch, Norwegian and English.