Biography
Karvel Anderson put forth arguably the greatest offensive season in school history in 2013-14 en route to being named the 2014 Northeast Conference Player of the Year, establishing a number of RMU single-season records. One of the most dangerous shooters in school history, Anderson had the ability to knock down the three-point shot while also diversifying his offensive output, slashing to the basket and showing a solid mid-range game. Despite playing just two seasons in a Robert Morris uniform, Anderson will go down as one of the purest scorers in program history. A look at some of his accomplishments in both 2013-14 and over his two-year career at RMU …
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- Selected as the 2014 NEC Player of the Year, earned a spot on the 2014 All-NEC First Team and was tabbed a 2014 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American.
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- Won the NEC scoring title in 2013-14, pacing the league in scoring at 19.7 points per game. Anderson also led the circuit in three-point field goals made per game (3.31) and three-point field goal percentage (.463) while ranking fourth in the league in free-throw percentage (.841) and fifth in the league in field goal percentage (.510) and steals per game (1.33).
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- During the 2013-14 campaign, Anderson established Robert Morris single-season school records for points (710), field goals (248), field goal attempts (486), three-point field goals (119), three-point field goal attempts (257), three-point field goals made per game (3.31), double-figure scoring games (33), 20-point scoring games (19) and 30-point scoring games (4).
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- Just the second player in school history to eclipse the 30-point plateau in back-to-back games when he turned the trick in RMU’s swing through New England to open the 2013-14 Northeast Conference schedule. Anderson finished with 36 points in a 79-70 win @ Sacred Heart (1/9/14), followed by 32 points in a 71-67 victory @ Bryant (1/11/14).
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- Joined the Robert Morris 1,000-point club in RMU’s 2013-14 regular-season finale @ Wagner (3/1/14), as his three-pointer at the 18:07 mark of the first half helped him become the 23rd member of the fraternity. In 69 career games with the Colonials, Anderson scored 1,123 points and is just the third player in school history to eclipse 1,000 points while playing just two seasons at Robert Morris.
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- The only player in NCAA Division I in 2013-14 to rank in the top 10 in the country in both three-point field goals made per game (3.31) and three-point field goal percentage (.463). Anderson ranked ninth in the country in three-point field goals made per game and seventh in three-point field goal percentage.
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- Anderson saved one of his best performances for last, leading Robert Morris to an 89-78 victory @ St. John’s (3/18/14) in the first round of the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) with a career-high 38 points. In that contest he tied the RMU single-game record for three-pointers thanks nine against the Red Storm, joining former guards Scott Shepherd (1988-91) and Gene Nabors (1995-2000) to turn the trick.
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- Anderson had a flair for the dramatic in his final season at Robert Morris in 2013-14, as on four separate occasions he scored at least 20 points in a half. Anderson’s biggest outburst came in a 73-64 victory over LIU Brooklyn (2/20/14) at the Charles L. Sewall Center, when he scored all of his game-high 26 points in the second half, including 20 in the final 6:43 of the contest to help lift the Colonials out of a 16-point deficit. Anderson’s outburst against the Blackbirds marks the most points scored in a half in school history, eclipsing the 25 points former guard Gene Nabors (1995-2000) scored in the second half of an 80-61 win over Mount St. Mary’s (3/4/00) in the semifinals of the 2000 Northeast Conference Tournament in Trenton, N.J., at Sovereign Bank Arena.
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- Late in the 2013-14 season, Anderson had a stretch where he converted 31 consecutive attempts at the free-throw line, the longest streak on record in program history. Anderson’s streak began in a 73-64 victory over LIU Brooklyn (2/20/14) when he converted his final five shots from the charity stripe and ended when he missed his third attempt at the stripe in an 89-78 victory @ St. John’s (3/18/14) in the first round of the 2014 NIT. Included during that stretch was a 12-for-12 performance against Saint Francis U. (3/8/14) in the NEC Tournament semifinals. Â
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- Anderson concluded his senior season at Robert Morris in 2013-14 by being selected to participate in the 2014 Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game (4/4/14) as part of festivities for the 2014 NCAA Final Four in Arlington, Texas. Anderson earned the start at guard for the East squad at AT&T Stadium and finished with 12 points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal in 21 minutes of action in an 87-75 victory over the West All-Stars.
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- Put forth arguably the most impressive shooting display in school history during his junior campaign in 2012-13 in an 84-76 win over Ohio (12/1/12) at the Charles L. Sewall Center, hitting all 10 of his shots from the floor in the victory, including 8-for-8 from beyond the arc. Anderson is the first student-athlete in school history to post a perfect shooting night from the field with as many as 10 field goals.
