Yvonne Anderson

Yvonne Marche Anderson (born March 8, 1990 in Springdale, Arkansas) is a professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia in Venice, Italy and a member of the Serbia national women's basketball team.

Yvonne is the daughter of former UAB Blazer's basketball coach Mike Anderson. She was a standout high school player and was named the 2006 "6A Player of the Year" by the Alabama High School Athletics Association as a sophomore for the Hoover High School Lady Bucs. Mike Anderson was hired by the University of Missouri that same year, and Yvonne transferred to Hickman High School in Colombia, Missouri.

In 2016–2017 Anderson played for Galatasaray Spor Kulübü in the Turkish Super League. Her coach, Marina Maljković, offered her an opportunity to compete internationally with her Serbian national team. Anderson began applying for dual citizenship in January 2020 and was approved to join the team for their gold medal-winning appearance at the Eurobasket 2021 tournament in Valencia, Spain. She remained with the team which represented Serbia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in July–August 2021.

References

• Walker, Teresa M. (July 31, 2021) "Former Alabama high school player of the year playing basketball for Serbia in Olympics." Associated Press/The Birmingham News