Introduction
Jolene Nancy Anderson (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the 2008 WNBA draft.
College career
Anderson played four seasons of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. With 2,312 total points, she is the all-time leading scorer in Badgers women's history. She studied sociology at Wisconsin.
Statistics
Source
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Wisconsin Badgers | 28 | 497 | 43.2 | 32.1 | 85.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
| 2005-06 | Wisconsin | 29 | 503 | 39.7 | 33.3 | 74.7 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 17.3 |
| 2006-07 | Wisconsin | 36 | 714 | 43.3 | 32.2 | 83.9 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 19.8 |
| 2007-08 | Wisconsin | 30 | 598 | 43.7 | 32.2 | 86.5 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 19.9 |
| Career | Wisconsin | 123 | 2312 | 42.5 | 32.5 | 82.7 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 18.8 |
Professional career
Anderson was drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the 2008 WNBA draft and played 24 games for the team during the 2008 WNBA season.
Anderson played the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons in France with ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq. She then played in Turkey for Botasspor Adana in 2010–11, in Poland for Lotos Gdynia in 2011–12, and then back in Turkey for Homend Antakya Belediyesi in 2012–13. Between 2013 and 2018, she played five seasons in Italy for Famila Wuber Schio. She continued in Italy between 2018 and 2021, playing two seasons for Reyer Venezia (2018–20) and one for Fila San Martino Di Lupari (2020–21). For the 2021–22 season, she returned to ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France. She then played in Spain for Barca CBS in 2022–23. She also played for the Wisconsin Glo in the GWBA in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
In 2023, Anderson played for the Norths Bears of the NBL1 East in Australia. She helped the Bears win the championship and earned Finals MVP. She went on to earn NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five honours. She returned to Barca CBS for the 2023–24 season.