Tevester Anderson
Tevester Anderson (born February 26, 1937)
Teams coached: Murray State Racers, Jackson State Tigers
Murray State record: 103-52 (.665)
Jackson State record: 149-170 (.467)
Overall record: 252-222 (.532)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1999, 2002, 2007)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2010)
- SWAC Regular Season Champion: 2 (2007, 2010)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Champion: 2 (1999, 2000)
- SWAC Tournament Champion: 1 (2007)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Champion: 2 (1999, 2002)
Awards:
- Ohio Valley Coach of the Year: 1 (1999)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2003-2013 | Jackson State |
| 1998-2003 | Murray State |
| 1995-1998 | Murray State (assoc. HC) |
| 1987-1995 | Georgia (asst) |
| 1982-1987 | Auburn (asst) |
Tevester Anderson Facts
- Tevester Anderson
- Born February 26, 1937
- Hometown: Canton, Mississippi
- Alma Mater: Arkansas AM&N University (BS, 1962) / North Carolina A&T University (MS, 1971)
- Started his career as the head coach at his alma mater, Canton HS (MS), accumulating a record of 416-98 over nine years
- Also coached for nine years at West Fulton HS (MS)
- Moved up to the college ranks in 1982 as one of Sonny Smith‘s assistants at Auburn
- Was on the Tigers’ staff for the 1986 NCAA Elite Eight appearance, the deepest run in program history
- Served as Hugh Durham‘s assistant at Georgia for eight seasons, where he was a part of two NCAA Tournament appearances
- Joined Mark Gottfried‘s staff at Murray State in 1995 and three years later was promoted to head coach of the Racers
- Won two Ohio Valley titles and went to the NCAA Tournament twice in five seasons at Murray State
- Hired as the head coach at Jackson State in 2003, coaching the Tigers for ten seasons
- Won 149 games at JSU, winning the SWAC regular season title in 2010 and earning the NIT berth that came with it
- Reached the SWAC Tournament title game in three straight years, including a win in 2007 that put the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history
- Retired in March 2013 at the age of 76 after 5+ decades in the coaching profession
- Along with his wife, Joyce, has nine children
Tevester Anderson Coaching Tree
- Anthony Boone (Central Arkansas)