Mavs draft Justin Anderson 21st overall

The Dallas Mavericks announced that they have selected guard Justin Anderson with the 21st overall selection of the 2015 NBA Draft.

Anderson (6-6, 228) played three years at Virginia leading the Cavaliers to two Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles and just the second ACC Tournament Championship in school history. As a junior, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting .466 from the field, .452 from behind-the-arc and .780 from the foul line.

The versatile guard improved his three-point shooting from .294 (30-102) as a sophomore to an ACC-leading .452 (47-104) as a junior on his way to being named NABC All-America Third Team and All-ACC Second Team.

The Rockville, Md., native played at Montrose Christian School which also produced Kevin Durant.