Assistant Coach Tysor Anderson

The Gamecock coaches ASSISTANT COACH Tysor Anderson

Tysor Anderson joined head coach Ray Harper’s men’s basketball staff in August 2019. Anderson was named assistant coach in October 2020 after serving the 2019-20 campaign as the coordinator of basketball operations. He made the move to floor assistant during the Covid-19 pandemic season, in a season that brought plenty of challenges. JSU persevered to an 18-9 mark overall, and advanced to the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament after knocking off Murray State in the overtime during the first round. The Atlanta, Ga., native came to Jacksonville after spending the previous four seasons as a head coach at the high school level. He served as head coach at Atlanta’s South Gwinnett High School from 2016 to 2018 before taking the head coaching job at Holy Spirit Prep across town in 2018. In his first season at South Gwinnett in 2016-17, Anderson led the Comets to their first state playoff appearance since the 2008-09 season. The season prior to Anderson’s arrival, SGHS won just five games; Anderson improved its record by nine victories. South Gwinnett return to the playoffs in 2017-18. Anderson tallied a 40-13 record with the Comets. At Holy Spirit Prep in 2018-19, Anderson steered the Cougars to a 15-14 overall record, perfect 10-0 mark in the region and an appearance in the GISA State Championship game. Anderson coached future NBA first-overall pick Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves while at HSP. At the collegiate ranks, Anderson spent two seasons as an assistant coach. His 2011-12 season was spent at South Georgia State College, and he served in the same capacity at the University of North Georgia during the 2015-16 season. In between those stops Anderson served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia from 2012 to 2014. Anderson is a 2010 graduate of Georgia Tech where he received his degree in Social Science, Technology and Culture, and also earned a certificate in Business Management. As a walk-on for the Yellow Jackets, Anderson lettered three years and served one season as a student assistant under head coach Paul Hewitt. Anderson is the grandson of legendary, Hall of Fame, college basketball coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell, who retired in 2003 after 41 years as a head coach at Davidson, Maryland, James Madison and Georgia State.

THIRD YEAR AT JSU

THE ANDERSON FILE

BORN: Nov. 12, 1987 HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Ga.

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL: Oconee County High School COLLEGE: Georgia Tech – Social Science, Technology & Culture, ‘10

PLAYING CAREER

Georgia Tech: 2006 – 09

COACHING CAREER

2020-present: JSU, Assistant Coach 2019-20: JSU, Coordinator of Basketball Operations 2018-19: Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta, Ga.), Head Coach n Coached projected first-overall NBA Draft pick Anthony Edwards 2016-18: South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Ga.), Head Coach 2015-16: University of North Georgia, Graduate Assistant 2011-12: Waycross College, Assistant Coach 2009-10: Georgia Tech, Student Assistant