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Teverster Anderson enters his sixth year at Jackson State. He is the men's basketball program's sixth head coach since 1949. As a head coach, Anderson has compiled an impressive 185-148 overall record. In five seasons at JSU, he has a 77-85 record. The Tigers have shown steady improvement during Anderson's tenure and captured the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Championship, the programs first since 2000. Under Anderson's guidance the Tigers received the SWACs automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and put up a good fight against the eventual back-to-back champion Florida Gators. Anderson came to Jackson State from Murray State University where he spent five seasons at the helm of the Racers' basketball program. During his head coaching career at Murray State he accrued an overall record of 103-52 with two Ohio Valley Conference titles and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The Canton, Mississippi native graduated from Canton High School before attending Arkansas AM&N University. He received a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine from Arkansas AM&N in 1962. He earned a master of science in biological science from North Carolina A&T State University in 1971. Anderson began his coaching career at Canton High School, where he served as head basketball coach and biology teacher. At Canton, from 1962-1971, he had an overall record of 416-98. He later had two stints in the Georgia Public School system before signing on with Auburn University in 1981. While at Auburn, the program enjoyed a Sweet Sixteen finish in 1985 and an Elite Eight finish in 1986. He spent four seasons under Auburn head coach Sonny Smith before moving on to the University of Georgia. From 1986-1995 Anderson served as associate head coach and chief recruiter for the Bulldogs. During that time, Georgia earned six postseason tournament appearances, including three NCAA berths. In 1995 he was named associate head basketball coach at Murray State. Again he served as the chief recruiter on a team that slowly became one of the more recognizable mid-major programs in the nation. The Racers earned two NCAA berths and one trip to the NIT postseason tournament. After three seasons as associate head coach, Anderson was named head coach of the Murray State basketball program in 1998. He averaged 20 wins in five seasons at Murray State including two Ohio Valley regular season titles, two OVC championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Along with his collegiate coaching career, Anderson also has international basketball coaching experience. He has coached in the Pan-American Games three different times, the Tournament of Americas three times, and led the Virgin Islands men's basketball team to two Caribbean Championships. Anderson has coached the Virgin Islands National team for the past 23 years. Coach Anderson was named Ohio Valley Coach of the Year as he reached 100 victories faster than any other head coach in Murray State history. He has coached sixteen players who went on to play in the National Basketball Association, including Charles Barkley, Chuck Person and Raja Bell. He coached two high school All-Americans, Rowland Garrett and Rickey Brown, both of whom went on to have outstanding careers in professional basketball. Anderson is married to the former Joyce Lamb. They have nine children: Tanja, Fernandez, Tevester, Jr., Timothy, Fredric, Adonica, Tiffany, Stephan and Paul. Anderson's Year-by-Year Record at JSU |
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