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Larissa Anderson
Melbourne Boomers
PositionAssistant Coach
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1977-03-27) 27 March 1977 (age 46)
Sydney, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
Playing career1995–2008
PositionForward / Center
Number10
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1995 Dandenong Rangers
1997 Bulleen Boomers
1998Brisbane Blazers
1998–2006 Bulleen Boomers
2006–2008 Dandenong Rangers
As coach:
2015–2019 Dandenong Rangers
2019–present Melbourne Boomers (assistant)

Larissa Anderson (née Cavanagh; born 27 March 1977) is a former Australian professional basketball player. She currently is an assistant coach for the Melbourne Boomers in the WNBL.

Career

WNBL

Anderson grew up in Victoria and played for the Nunawading Spectres before joining the Dandenong Rangers WNBL team in 1995. Anderson had a strong career through until 2008 playing for Brisbane, Bulleen & again Dandenong. After seven years away from the WNBL and coaching success in the SEABL, Anderson has returned to the WNBL and to Dandenong as the head coach of the team for the 2015–16 season. She won the WNBL Coach of the Month award twice in her first season. [1] After spending four years in the head coach role at Dandenong, Anderson was not re-appointed when the franchise was rebranded for the 2019–20 season.

In July 2019, Anderson joined the Melbourne Boomers as an assistant coach under Guy Molloy. [2] Anderson was appointed to also focus on the new Boomers Academy program for up-and-coming player development.

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

WNBL

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Dandenong 2015–16 24 15 9 .625 3rd of 9 1 0 1 .000 Lost Semi-final
Dandenong 2016–17 24 15 9 .625 2nd of 8 5 2 3 .400 Lost Grand Final
Dandenong 2017–18 21 7 14 .333 7th of 8
Dandenong 2018–19 21 9 12 .429 5th of 8
Career 90 46 44 .511 6 2 4 .333

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Larissa Anderson". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ "LARISSA ANDERSON JOINS BOOMERS COACHING STAFF". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2020.