David Andersen

David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). One of Australia\'s most experienced and successful players, Andersen has won 11 championships abroad and has played in Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey and France. He has also played in the NBA, spending two years in the league between 2009 and 2011. He has an Australian mother and a Danish father, and thus Andersen holds a Danish passport.\n', '

Andersen was born to parents Mary and Danny in Melbourne where he started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School. His mother coached him and his brother, Stuart, at Frankston East and because there was only one team at the school, Andersen always played a year above his age.\n', '

At the age of 11, Andersen joined his local basketball association, the Frankston Blues, and in his firs…