Prospect Spotlight: Trey Anderson (2019)

No matter how many times you watched Orange Lutheran guard Trey Anderson play, you'd be hard-pressed to guess who his famous father was based on size and athleticism alone. Trey is the son of 17-year Major League Baseball veteran, and well-known high school and pro product, Garret Anderson, who was an All-League and All-City performer on the baseball field and hardwood at Granada Hills Kennedy and played for the California, Anaheim and Los Angeles Angels for 14 seasons. Garret was known for his size and smooth athleticism at 6-3 and 190 pounds, while Trey is garnering college interest on the diamond and hardwood for his quickness, toughness and all-out motor. “He was a little more relaxed,” Trey told Prep Hoops of the differences between him and his father. “He was a bigger guy, more athletic and made things look easy. I'm smaller, and don't have much body, so I have to work a little harder.” The hard work that Trey has put in is beginning to pay off as he's impressed this spring and summer with the Lancers, showing an improved jumper while not wavering from his usual defensive intensity. Orange Lutheran guard Trey Anderson uses his speed to star on the diamond and hardwood. “I've been working on my 3-point shot,” Anderson said. “I watch the best shooters - Klay Thompson and Larry Bird - and try and make my shot look like theirs. I get up a lot of shots on the gun at school.” At 5-10, One of Anderson's best attributes in both sports is his quickness. He uses that speed on the basketball court to lockdown opposing point guards, shoot passing lanes for steals and put pressure on the rim in transition. “It's a little similar to baseball,” Anderson said of his speed. “My best ability on the baseball field is my quickness. I'm around a .300 hitter, hit for a lot of singles, steal a lot of bases and just cause problems.” Trey is causing plenty of problems on the basketball court, as well, which has him drawing interest from college programs as a dual-sport athlete. “A couple of PacWest schools have been looking at me for both baseball and basketball,” he said. “I've heard from some higher education schools in the Ivy League. Princeton contacted me recently. I love both sports and I'm looking to play both in college.”