2022-23 (Junior Year)
Played in 32 of the team’s 33 contests, starting in 17 … Averaged 4.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game … Shot 49-of-117 (41.9 percent) from the floor and 34-of-92 (37.0 percent) from beyond the arc … Ranked 22
nd in the MEAC with 1.1 3-point field goals per game … Scored in double-figures five times … Opened the season with 14 points and six rebounds against Virginia Lynchburg on Nov. 7, knocking down four 3-pointers …Scored 15 points against St. Mary’s (Md.) on Nov. 22, draining four 3-pointers … Tied season-high of four three-pointers two more times, against Penn State Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 4 and South Carolina State on Feb. 25, tying career best 17 points against the Bulldogs while corralling five rebounds … Pulled down career-high eight rebounds at Old Dominion on Dec. 3, then again at Delaware State on Jan. 9 for a 10-point, eight-rebound double-double.
2021-22 (Sophomore Year)
Played in 30 of the team’s 31 contests, starting in 11 … Averaged 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game … Shot 24-of-67 (35.8 percent) from beyond the arc … Blocked career-high five shots against South Carolina State, the most in a single game by any Spartan that season … Scored a season-high 11 points against William & Mary, shooting 4-of-7 from the floor … Also reached double figures against Regent, tallying 10 points on a 4-of-6 effort from the field … Made three of four shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, for eight points and five rebounds against Penn State-Wilkes-Barre … Recorded nine points with two rebounds in a win at Coppin State … Made both of his shot attempts, and both free throw attempts against the Eagles in the MEAC Championship game.
2020-21 (COVID)
Played in 23 games on the year … Averaged 4.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … Shot 26-of-59 from deep (44.1 percent) and 34-of-68 overall (50.0 percent) … Also made 17-of-21 (81.0 percent) from the charity stripe … For the year, totaled 111 points, 38 rebounds, 10 steals, seven assists and three blocks … Ranked second in the MEAC in 3-point field goal percentage (44.1) … Scored in double figures in five games, including a career-high 17 points against Old Dominion on Dec. 2 … Shot season-best 5-of-7 overall and 4-of-6 from 3-point range … Made 4-of-6 overall, 3-of-5 from deep, for 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in a win over Radford on Nov. 28 … Also made 3-of-4 from deep the day before for nine points and two rebounds in a win at James Madison … Sank three more 3-pointers and shot 4-of-5 overall for 12 points in a win over Hampton on Dec. 7, adding a season-high seven rebounds to his stat line in a career-best 35 minutes … Sank 3-of-7 from the 3-point line and made a season-high 4-of-4 free throws with four rebounds against Coppin State on Feb. 8 … Scored 11 points at CSU on Jan. 24 on 4-of-6 shooting with a career-high three steals and two rebounds … Posted eight points on 3-of-4 shooting in a victory against North Carolina Wesleyan on Jan. 13.
2019-20 (Freshman Year)
Named MEAC Rookie of the Week on March 3 … Competed in 21 games on the season … Averaged 2.3 points in 4.5 minutes per game … Shot 16-of-35 overall (45.7 percent), including 14-of-29 from deep (48.3 percent) … Also made 3-of-4 from the free throw line on the year … Totaled 49 points, 17 rebounds, two assists and two steals on the year … Scored a season-high 10 points on a season-best 3-of-3 shooting, all from 3-point range, in a season-high 16 minutes in a win over the Apprentice School on Nov. 14 … Also added three rebounds, a season-high two assists and one steal … Grabbed a season-high four rebounds with three points in a win over Greensboro College on Nov. 5 … Made a pair of 3-pointers and shot 3-of-6 overall for eight points in a win at Delaware State on March 2 … Made a pair of 3-pointers and had six points in wins at Coppin State on Jan. 6 and against Delaware State on Feb. 8.
High School
Competed for Miller School of Albemarle his senior year in 2018-19 … Led Miller to the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) D-II Championship game and a 22-8 overall record … Guided Miller to the Virginia Independent Conference (VIC) Division II semifinals as well … Scored 27 points in a regular season game against St. Anne’s-Belfield School … Led Miller to the Benedictine Capital City Classic title over Mt. Saint Joseph’s … Member of the school’s Honor Roll and the first black engineering program … Competed for Millwood School in Midlothian, Virginia from 2016-18 during his sophomore and junior years after reclassifying … Earned second-team VISAA Division II all-state honors as a junior in 2017-18 … Led the team to the state quarterfinals … Averaged 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game that year … Also averaged 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block per game his sophomore year … Member of Millwood’s Honor Roll both years … Was also leader of the entrepreneurship program … Was also a sophomore in 2015-16 while at Amelia Academy in Amelia Court House, Virginia … Averaged 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal and 1 assist per game … Led the team to the VISAA Division III state championship game … Member of the school’s Honor Roll and was a poetry contest winner … Attended Midlothian High School in 2014-15 as a freshman and was a member of its basketball team.
AAU/Club
Competed for the Team Loaded 804 and Boo Williams EYBL AAU teams.
Personal
Full name is Daryl James Anderson … Full name is March 3, 2000 … Son of DeAnna Anderson and Daryl Anderson Sr. … Has one older sister, Tyana, and two younger sisters, Taylor and Kamryn … Majoring in sociology … Wants to start a business when he finishes his basketball career … Enjoys watching movies in his free time.
CAREER HIGHS |
Points |
17 (2x), last at South Carolina State (2-25-23) |
FG Made |
6, at South Carolina State (2-25-23) |
FG Att. |
16, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11-7-22) |
3 Pt. FG Made |
4 (5x), last: at South Carolina State (2-25-23) |
3 Pt. FG Att. |
14, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11-7-22) |
FT Made |
4, vs. Coppin State (2-8-21) |
FT Att. |
5, vs. Old Dominion (12-2-20) |
Rebounds |
8 (2x), last: at DSU (1-9-23) |
Assists |
2 (8x), last: at UMES (2-11-23) |
Steals |
3, at Coppin State (1-24-21) |
Blocks |
5, vs. South Carolina State (2-26-22) |
Minutes |
36, vs. Tennessee State (11-13-21) |