Xavier University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Roddie Anderson III
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Orange County, Calif.
- High School:
- Fountain Valley
AS A MUSKETEER ... BIG EAST HONORS
Named BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year by HoopsHD (hoopshd.com) ... Earned a spot on the March 2 BIG EAST Honor Roll after averaging 24.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals for Xavier’s two games the previous week; he shot 62.1 percent (18-29) from the field for the week ... Scored 27 points on 11-15 shooting at Providence on Feb. 25 ... Followed that up with 21 points in the Georgetown win on Feb. 28 ... Fourth on the team in scoring at 10.9 ppg., including 14 points in the win at Georgetown on Dec. 20 ... 15 points on 5-6 shooting vs. UConn in BIG EAST Tournament on March 12 ... Scored in double figures in 10 BIG EAST regular season games ... First on the team and 11th in the BIG EAST in steals at 1.3 spg. ... 28 points in the Saint Francis win on Dec. 1, hitting 10-16 from the field, including 5-9 from 3-point range ... Had a collegiate career-high 29 points vs. Santa Clara on Nov. 10, including 25 in the second half ... 20 points, hitting 7-10 from the field (4-5 3-pointers) vs. Old Dominion on Nov. 18.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE AT BOISE STATE)
Played in all 33 games, starting 27 games for Boise State, helping the Broncos earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament ... Contributed 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in an upset win at San Diego State on March 8, including the game-tying basket that sent the game to overtime ... 14 points in the NCAA First Four game vs. Colorado on March 20 ... Swept the two regular season games against Richard Pitino's New Mexico squad but lost to UNM in the Mountain West Conference Tournament; UNM won the title ... Posted double-figure scoring eight times, including each of the last three games ... One of those games was a 10-point, three-assist effort vs. UNM in the MWC Tourney Quarterfinals ... Scored 14 points in the home win over San Diego State on Jan. 20 ... Spring Academic All-Mountain West ... Basketball coach: Leon Rice.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN AT UC SAN DIEGO)
2022-23 Honorable Mention All-Big West honors after averaging 13.1 ppg. (13th in the Big West), 3.6 apg. (fourth in the Big West) and 1.2 spg. (10th in the Big West) ... Led Big West freshmen in scoring (15.8 ppg.) in conference play … 20 points or more five times ... Basketball coach: Eric Olsen.
AT FOUNTAIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Sunset League MVP … Three-time First Team All-Sunset League … Two-time All-LA District First Team … Basketball coach: D’Cean Bryant.
PERSONAL
Full name is Roderick Boyd Anderson III … Nicknamed Roddie and Nephew … Completed his undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts earlier this month; will begin work on a master's degree in Sport Administration in the second semester … Born March 29, 2004 in Orange County, Calif. … Parents are Kelly and Roderick Anderson Jr. … Dad played basketball at Utah State and Mom played softball at Utah State and San Diego State … Siblings are Telisha, Jaiden, Isaiah, and Christian … Telisha played basketball at Santa Clara and Jaiden is playing soccer at USC.



