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The strange case of Avery Anderson

Avery Anderson is shooting an abnormal 16.6% from three on the season.

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Avery Anderson is a stat sheet anomaly.

The grid of numerals, decimals and percentages is an enigma. It’s hard to make sense of it, which makes Anderson’s value to OSU difficult to define throughout his entire Cowboy career. He’s always been one of the best defenders on the team, whether on the ball or in the passing lanes, but that’s unquantifiable with silly numbers.

The scoring efficiency numbers are what alarm basketball nerds, and what makes Anderson an unusual player.

He was an off-the-bench role player as a freshman on a young team whose hopes got cut short, and only made two three-pointers all season.