Men's Basketball | 7/2/2020 1:00:00 PM

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's basketball coach Butch Estes announced the signing of Nick Anderson. He is the third member of the 2020 signing class which already includes a pair of NCAA Division I transfers in T.J. Smith and Amari Haynes. 

"Nick was referred to us by a high school coach in Indiana who is a friend of the program," Estes said. "He said 'hey, there is a kid that's really, really good and is being overlooked because of his frame'. So we reached out to his dad Kevin, found out the interest was mutual and the rest was history. Nick is really smart and he knows how to play the game. He knows how to get open and use screens effectively. We are excited to get him in the weight room with our strength and conditioning coach BK watch his game flourish." Estes added. 

Anderson is a 6-foot-2, 170-pound guard who played and started in 25 of his teams 26 games as a senior during the 2019-20 season at Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana. The Schererville, Indiana native averaged 24.3 points-per-game, set a school record with 11 three-pointers against EC Central on Feb. 11, finishing with 44 points. Anderson notched eight 30-point performances during his final prep campaign. After a very impressive senior season, Anderson earned numerous awards being named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Large School All State Team, Indiana High School Basketball All-State Honorable Mention and DAC All-Conference Team. As a junior, Anderson averaged 16 points and made 48.3 percent of his three-point shots, which was a school record, according to Lake Central coach Dave Milausnic. When asked to describe Anderson during his time with Lake Central Milausnic said Anderson is "an unbelievably great kid. He's in that top percentage of kids that coaches like to coach."

"I was attracted to Barry right away because of their winning culture," said Anderson. "I am so grateful to Coach Estes and the rest of the staff for this opportunity and look forward to winning a lot of games in The Shores." When asked what its like to make a decision on what school to sign with during a global pandemic Anderson said, "Because of Covid-19, I was not able to get out and play or participate in the Top-60 camp locally here at home and possibly gain some more interest, but after speaking with Coach Estes, Coach (Dante) Calabria and Coach (Tito) Arias, they sold me on what Barry University has to offer." Smith added. Anderson received interest from Furman, Lipscomb and a few Division III schools locally.