Tysor Anderson joined head coach Ray Harper's men's basketball staff in August 2019. Following a season serving as the coordinator of basketball operations, Anderson was named assistant coach in October of 2020. He enters his third full-time season as an assistant in 2022-23.
In 2021-22, he helped guide JSU through its transition into the ASUN Conference as the program won its first Division I regular-season conference title with a 13-3 mark. JSU finished 21-11 overall, earning a trip back to the Big Dance after its ASUN championship.
The 2021-22 team was a special one led by a veteran core that returned via Covid-19 eligibility with the goal of winning a championship. Senior Darian Adams, who garnered First-Team All-ASUN honors and was an NABC All-District selection, led the way with 477 points for the third-most in a single-season by a Gamecock. Fellow seniors Brandon Huffman and Kayne Henry were also a driving force averaging right at 10 points per game while being the top two rebounders for the season. Senior transfer Jalen Gibbs joined junior Demaree King to create the best outside duo threat in the country. King led the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 45 percent with a school-record 84 treys in a season, while Gibbs etched his name in the record books with a Div. I program record 40-point game at Elon. The team earned a 15-seed in the NCAA Midwest Region, where they fell to the Southeastern Conference champion and second-seeded Auburn Tigers in Greenville, S.C.
Anderson made the move to floor assistant during the Covid-19 pandemic season, in a season that brought plenty of challenges. Following and offseason of uncertainty and little familiarity, he was the perfect fit to connect a large newcomer class for the Gamecocks. JSU persevered to an 18-9 mark overall that year, advancing to the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament after knocking off Murray State in the overtime during the first round.
The Atlanta, Ga., native came to Jacksonville after spending the previous four seasons as a head coach at the high school level. He served as head coach at Atlanta's South Gwinnett High School from 2016 to 2018 before taking the head coaching job at Holy Spirit Prep across town in 2018.
In his first season at South Gwinnett in 2016-17, Anderson led the Comets to their first state playoff appearance since the 2008-09 season. The season prior to Anderson's arrival, SGHS won just five games; Anderson improved its record by nine victories. South Gwinnett return to the playoffs in 2017-18. Anderson tallied a 40-13 record with the Comets.
At Holy Spirit Prep in 2018-19, Anderson steered the Cougars to a 15-14 overall record, perfect 10-0 mark in the region and an appearance in the GISA State Championship game. Anderson coached future NBA first-overall pick Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves while at HSP.
At the collegiate ranks, Anderson spent two seasons as an assistant coach. His 2011-12 season was spent at South Georgia State College, and he served in the same capacity at the University of North Georgia during the 2015-16 season. In between those stops Anderson served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia from 2012 to 2014.
Anderson is a 2010 graduate of Georgia Tech where he received his degree in Social Science, Technology and Culture, and also earned a certificate in Business Management.
As a walk-on for the Yellow Jackets, Anderson lettered three years and served one season as a student assistant under head coach Paul Hewitt.
Anderson is the grandson of legendary, Hall of Fame, college basketball coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell, who retired in 2003 after 41 years as a head coach at Davidson, Maryland, James Madison and Georgia State.
Updated April 2022
