Christian Anderson selected in first round of NBA Draft

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (KCBD) - Fresh off a successful two-year run with Texas Tech basketball, Christian Anderson is officially in the NBA.

On Tuesday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., the former Red Raider point guard was selected by the Charlotte Hornets as the 18th overall pick in the first round.

During his two years in Lubbock, Anderson scored 983 points, had 321 assists, and completed 179 three-point attempts. While emerging as a team leader last season, he averaged 18.5 points and 7.4 assists per game.

He was also a part of the All-Big 12 First team last year and was also named the “Most Improved” player in the conference.

Anderson is the first Red Raider drafted since Jahmi’us Ramsey was selected as the 43rd overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in 2020. He’s also the first Tech player taken in the first round since Jarret Culver went No. 6 in 2019 to the Phoenix Suns, who traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves soon after.