Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Part-time starter and returning letterman.....Played in all 14 contests (with six starts) during the covid 10-shortened and delayed 2020-21 season....Third among returning scorers (6.2 ppg)....Shot 31 percent from behind the arc....Fourth on the team in steals (15)....Scored in double figures three times (all 11-point outings)....Attended Moravian Prep School in 2019-20....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2021 (spring, fall).

PERSONAL:

• Born Ja'Von Correll Anderson in Columbia, SC
• Graduate of Ridge View High School, where he played for coach Yerrick Stoneman
• Nickname is Juice

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Professional basketball player
• How you got your nickname: My basketball coach in 7th grade gave me the name Juice. He would see me around school and call me Juice. Before I knew it everybody started calling me juice in middle school and then it stuck with me and carried on into my family.
• Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
• Favorite Athlete: Ray Allen
• Favorite Sports Team:  Boston Celtics
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: He Got Game
• Favorite Food:  Oxtail with Rice & Peas
• Twitter Handle: @espnjuice20 
• Instagram Account: @juicewitdabutta
• Favorite Musical Artist: Meek Mill
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The nature around and within the campus 
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity:  Grinding for my on-court activity
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Conference Championship
• Why you first chose your sport: It's a beautiful sport, the most beautiful if you ask me. Basketball is an art that many may not understand. It's difficult, but I love a challenge. 
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Focus on the little things for the little things will take you further than the bigger things
• Interesting Notes:  Lettered in football, basketball, and track in high school; two state championship rings in basketball and four records in football; was an All-State quarterback