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Sophomore who started nearly half the season as a freshman, becoming the 49ers first regular starting guard since Jobey Thomas ... nailed 39 three-pointers in his first year -- the fifth-most by a 49ers frosh ... won program's 2007 Charles Hayward Memorial Award ... Chancellor's List, Spring, 2007 with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... Dean's List in the fall, 2006 ... parents, who met in a rock and roll band, named him after the Jethro Tull band member.
2006-07: Averaged 4.6 points while shooting .315 from three-point range as a freshman ... hit 39 three-pointers as a rookie (5th-most by a 49ers freshman) ... started 14 of 30 games (the last guard to start regulary as a freshman: Jobey Thomas, 1998-99: 7.6 ppg; freshman-record 61 3FG) ... the 49ers' top freshman contributor, Ian scored in double figures three times with a high of 11 points vs. Georgia State (3-5 3FG) ... netted 10 points vs. George Washington (4-9 FG) and Wofford (3-6 3FG) ... Niners were 8-6 in his 14 starts ... shot .385 (22-of-57) from long range over the first 12 games (prior to A-10 play) ... 68% of his scoring (94 points) came in the first half of games including all 11 of his points vs. Georgia State and all 10 vs. George Washington.
At Wilson High: Averaged 22.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists ... shot .473 from the floor and .445 from three-point range, hitting 49-of-110 threes ... led team with 30 steals and 85 assists .... shot .752 from the foul line .... one of the top players in Oregon, Andersen was named MVP of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Summer Series ... was a unanimous first team all-Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) choice and a first team Portland Tribune all-City choice ... Wilson posted a 15-10 record ... played at the Five-Star Basketball Camp.
Personal: Born December 6, 1987 ... son of David and Glenda Andersen ... the youngest of three kids, Ian has an older brother, Joel and an older sister, Brittany ... wears goggles as protection after being shot in the right eye in August, 2002 by a BB gun ... was blind in the eye for a month and 10 days but had surgey to repair the lens ... 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
