Justin Anderson

Photo by: Peyton Williams

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Centennial

2020 (Senior): Team co-captain with Cam Macri and William Perry.

2019 (Junior): Started all 15 games as a team co-captain and ended the season with the fifth-most points on the team, combining for 25 points with 19 goals and six assists • Also picked up 19 ground balls and caused seven turnovers • Had the team’s second-most shots on goal with 48 on 72 shots, also the team’s second-most • Named to the 2019 ACC Men’s Lacrosse All-Tournament team • Opened the season at Mercer with five shots, three goals, four ground balls and one caused turnover • Had four shots against Furman as well as two ground balls • Scored three goals on nine shots versus Harvard and added a ground ball • Tallied two points and a ground ball against Johns Hopkins, scoring one goal and assisting on another • Had two goals, an assist and three ground balls against Denver • Assisted on a goal, picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover versus Bucknell • Caused two turnovers against Cleveland State • Added a ground ball at Maryland • Scored one goal and had two ground balls against Duke • Scored one goal and had two ground balls at Virginia • Scored two goals against Syracuse • Finished the regular season with two goals and a ground ball at Notre Dame • Scored a goal in the first round of the ACC tournament against Syracuse • Had a season-high four points – two goals and two assists – along with two ground balls and a caused turnover against Virginia in the ACC semifinal • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Sophomore): Named to All-ACC Academic Team in men’s lacrosse • Played in 11 games as a sophomore • Missed the last three games of the campaign after suffering a hand injury • Started all 11 games he played in • Scored 10 goals and had nine assists for 19 points • Ranks fifth on team in goals, tied for third on team in assists and sixth one squad in points • Also had six ground balls • scored a goal in each of the first six games of the season • Had a goal and three assists versus Furman, scoring the game-winning tally against the Paladins 31 seconds into overtime • Had a goal and an assist in game against St. John’s • High point game of the season was against Richmond as he scored three goals and added two assists against the Spiders • Had a goal and two assists in game against Duke • Earned honors on 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Freshman): Starter in the first midfield • Enrolled at UNC in fall 2016 after serving a two-year mission in Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Played in all 16 games, starting 14 times • Tied for fourth on the team in goals with 14 • Was the squad’s sixth-highest point producer with 17 • Named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll • Tapped as ACC Offensive Player of the Week on February 6 after his performance in his debut in a Tar Heel uniform against UMBC • Opened his career with a three-goal, one-assist performance against UMBC on February 4 • Scored twice against Furman on February 11 and against Denver on March 4 • Had a goal and an assist in ACC win at Virginia • Ended the year with a goal in each of the last four games of the 2017 season • Had a season-high three ground balls at Notre Dame • Named to Dean’s List in fall semester 2016.

Prep: 2014 alumnus of Centennial High School where he was coached by Tank Thomas, playing for him from 2010-14 • Three-time team captain • Three-time high school All-America • Played on two Nevada high school state championship teams • Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American game and the 2014 Adrenaline All-American game • In club lacrosse, he played for West Coast Starz, Vegas Starz and Adrenaline Tropics • Coached in club lacrosse by Gary Campo and Tank Thomas • Served in student body government in high school.

Personal: Justin Kace Anderson is the son of Kirk and Tracy Anderson • Born November 8 in Las Vegas, Nev. • Has 11 siblings, including eight brothers and three sisters • Majoring in sport administration • Justin was married June 23, 2017 to Priscilla Kraft who also also attended Centennial High School • Priscilla works as a hair stylist.