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  Anthony Ianni
Anthony Ianni

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Height / Weight:
6-9 / 260

Position:
C

Hometown/High School:
East Lansing, Mich./Okemos (Grand Valley State)

The Word
Will sit out 2009-10 season after transferring from Grand Valley State.

2008-09 at Grand Valley State
Played in 27 games, averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds • Scored a career-best 11 points against Michigan Tech (1/29), adding six rebounds • Scored 10 points against Tiffin (1/17) • Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Marygrove (12/28) • Led the Lakers with a .648 field-goal percentage, connecting on 35-54 shots • Blocked three shots against Saginaw Valley State (1/8).

2007-08 at Grand Valley State
Played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 0.8 points and 1.2 rebounds • Scored six points against Marygrove College (11/27) • Grabbed five rebounds against Tiffin (1/8) • Blocked two shots against Kalamazoo College (11/20).

High School
Averaged 10.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a senior at Okemos High School, playing for Coach Dan Stolz • Led Okemos to a league championship and lost by one point in double overtime of the Class A state finals • Earned 5th-Team All-State accolades • First-Team All-CAAC and Lansing State Journal All-Area selection • Averaged 9.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in 2006, as well as 3.1 blocks, helping Okemos to a 25-2 record • All-state honorable mention • CAAC All-league honorable mention • Earned Okemos Varsity Most Improved Award as a sophomore, contributing to a squad that posted a 16-5 record.

Personal
Born Jan. 10, 1989 • Son of Greg and Jamie Ianni • Comes from family of collegiate athletes: father played baseball at Michigan State; mother played basketball, volleyball and softball at Adrian College; sister, Allison, played volleyball at Pacific and Michigan State • Sociology major.