 Anderson attended Newark Tech High School in Newark, New Jersey, where he was named an All-Conference, All-County and All-State selection in 2010-11 as a senior.Anderson played college basketball at the University of New Haven, where he was named the Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons.Anderson averaged an NCAA Division II best 13.1 rebounds, to go with 16.7 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in his senior year.