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==College career==

A [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] native,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://25eroejv5iexh3g7.vistaprintdigital.com/about|title=Owner. Coach. Trainer|publisher=Ultimate Basketball Training|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> Training Anderson joined [[Angelina College]] in [[Lufkin, Texas]] in 1991. During his first season he averaged 29.3 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game,<ref name=junior>Stats at Angelina College as shown in the 1995–96 Classic Rookie Card #75 for Roderick Anderson, Classic Marketing, 1995.</ref> and was named a first-team junior college All-American at the end of his freshman season.<ref name=hof>{{Cite news|url=https://kicks105.com/angelina-college-inducts-several-players-teams-into-new-hall-of-fame/|title=Angelina College Inducts Several Players, Teams into New Hall of Fame|author=Merrell, Danny|date=November 9, 2015|website=kicks105.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> In his sophomore season with the Angelina Roadrunners, Anderson posted averages of 28.6 points, 9 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game,<ref name=junior /> and again earned first-team All-American honors.<ref name=hof /> He scored 47 points in 1993 against [[Navarro College]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.luckyshow.org/basketball/college47.htm|title=U.S. College Single-Game Scoring Records, 47 points in one game|website=luckyshow.org|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> an all-time record for Angelina.<ref name=hof /> He also holds the record for most free throws in a single game with 25.<ref name=hof /> In 2015 Anderson was inducted in the Angelina Hall of Fame.<ref name=hof />

Anderson's performances at JUCO level earned him attention from three Division I programs: [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]], [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] and [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=UC keeps scolarship options open|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=April 13, 1993|page=11}}</ref> In April 1993 he signed with Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Anderson tells UC it's Texas|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=April 20, 1993|page=25}}</ref> In his first year with the Longhorns he ranked second on the team in assists per game (behind [[B. J. Tyler]]) and fourth in points per game with 12.3, playing a total of 824 minutes over 29 games (28.4 per game).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/1994.html|title=1993-94 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name=usenet>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1995_draft/scout/pg.html|title=Point guards - 1995 Usenet Draft|website=ibiblio.org|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> In his senior season Anderson was named co-captain with [[Terrence Rencher]]<ref>''2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book'', 2014, p. 66.</ref> and improved his averages to 7 assists and 20.3 points per game, ranking first on the team in assists and second in scoring (behind Rencher), playing a total of 1023 minutes (34.1 per game).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/1995.html|title=1994-95 Texas Longhorns Roster and Stats|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> On February 11, 1995 he tied a Texas record for most free throws in one half with 12 against [[Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball|Texas A&M]].<ref>''2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book'', 2014, p. 116.</ref> His 7 assists per game ranked him second in the [[Southwest Conference|SWC]] behind [[Nelson Haggerty]] of [[Baylor Bears men's basketball|Baylor]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1995-leaders.html|title=1994-95 Southwest Conference Leaders|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> and he led the nation in steals per game with 3.4 (101 total).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1995-leaders.html|title=1994-95 College Basketball Leaders|website=sports-reference.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> At the end of the season he was a consensus First-team All-SWC selection,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/champ/item/1602/show/1531|title=Southwest Conference Men's Basketball|page=89|website=digital.lib.uh.edu|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> and he was named the team co-MVP together with Rencher.<ref>''2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book'', 2014, p. 142.</ref>