User:WillAndersULM/sandbox
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | 2nd Assistant Coach |
| Team | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 15–18 (.455) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 9th Monroe, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | LSU ('23) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2023–2025 | Mississippi State (GA) |
| 2025–Present | Louisiana–Lafayette (AC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
| Tournaments | 0–0 (NCAA Division I]) 0–0 (NIT) 0–0 (CIT) 0–0 (CBI) |
Assistant coach[edit]
Mississippi State (2023–2025)[edit]
Anders was hired as a third assistant coach, Graduate Assistant, at Mississippi State University in May of 2023. His role was to maintain practices for the Bulldogs. During his first season with the Bulldogs, they finished with a 15–18 (6–12 SEC) record and finished first in the SEC. They began the season hot, winning their first eight of ten, with wins against Memphis, Northwestern and Troy. The Bulldogs would win the first game of the SEC tournament against Arkansas, but would fall in the quarterfinals to Tennessee. Mississippi State's Adam Brown would be named SEC Freshman of the Year.
In his second season with the Bulldogs, they would start the season off slow, going 8–11, but playing No. 9 Xavier, No. 12 Kentucky, No. 21 Marquette, Arizona State, Creighton, Florida Ole Miss, Oregon State and Stanford. Bulldogs would go on to win the next five, including sweeping the series against Ole Miss. They marked conference wins over No. 22 Arkansas and No. 7 Kentucky. In the SEC Tournament, they would be an 8th seed, the Bulldogs would go on to defeat Auburn in the opening round, then go on to upset top-seeded Kentucky, before falling to Arkansas in the semifinals. The Bulldogs were invited to the CBI Tournament, where they would be the top seed in the bracket. They would defeat Colgate, Charleston and Illinois, before falling to Arizona State in the championship game. The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 20–17 (10–8 SEC) and finished tied in 7th in the SEC.
Louisiana–Lafayette (2025–Present)[edit]
Anders was hired as the second assistant coach at Louisiana–Lafayette in May of 2025. In his first season with the Ragin Cajuns, they finished with a 15–16 (8–10) record and tied in ninth place in the Sun Belt.
Coaching record[edit]
Assistant coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2023–2025) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Mississippi State | 15–18 | 6–12 | T–12th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Mississippi State | 20–17 | 10–8 | T–7th | CBI Finals | ||||
| Mississippi State: | 35–35 (.500) | 16–20 (.444) | |||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 15–16 | 8–10 | T–9th | |||||
| 2026–27 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 0–0 | 0–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette: | 15–18 (.455) | 6–12 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 35–35 (.500) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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