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Which team did David Andersen play for between Jun 2008 and Sep 2008?
David Andersen David Emil Andersen ( born 23 June 1980 ) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League ( NBL ) . One of Australias most experienced and successful players , Andersen won 12 league championships ( 9 European national domestic league championships and 3 EuroLeague championships ) abroad and played in Italy , Russia , Spain , Turkey and France . He also played in the NBA , spending two years in the league between 2009 and 2011 . He has an Australian mother and a Danish father , and thus holds a Danish passport . Early life . Andersen was born to parents Mary and Danny in Melbourne where he started playing basketball at Frankston East Primary School . His mother coached him and his brother , Stuart , at Frankston East and because there was only one team at the school , Andersen always played a year above his age . At the age of 11 , Andersen joined his local basketball association , the Frankston Blues , and in his first year at the club , the under 12 team he played in , won the championship . He played with the Frankston Blues Junior Program until he was 15 years old and then joined the Frankston Blues mens team , going on to play in the 1995 CBA Grand Final . After a successful Under 16 Australian Junior Championships with Victoria , Andersen was selected to join the Australian Institute of Sport Basketball Development Program . He subsequently moved to Canberra and in conjunction with the AIS , he attended Lake Ginninderra Secondary College . A three-year scholarship holder , Andersen played for the AIS in the Continental Basketball Association ( CBA ) from 1996 to 1998 where he was named the Australian Junior Male Basketballer of the Year in 1998 . Professional career . Australia and Italy ( 1998–2004 ) . Following the conclusion of his time at the Australian Institute of Sport , Andersen signed a two-year deal with the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League . In 1998–99 , he played 25 games while averaging 6.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game . In 1999 , Andersen left Wollongong and signed a multi-year deal with Kinder Bologna of the Italian LBA . In the 2000–01 season , he helped Kinder Bologna win the Italian Cup , the LBA championship , and the EuroLeague 2000–01 season championship . On 26 June 2002 , Andersen was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks . He returned to Kinder Bologna for the 2002–03 season , where he was named to the LBA All-Star Game for the first time . In 2003 , Andersen was forced to leave Bologna , after the club went into bankruptcy . He subsequently signed with Montepaschi Siena for the 2003–04 season , and went on to win the LBA Finals MVP award , after helping Montepaschi Siena win their first title . He also helped the club reach the EuroLeague Final Four , for the first time as well . Russia ( 2004–2008 ) . In 2004 , Andersen signed a two-year deal with CSKA Moscow , then of the Russian Basketball Super League . In his first season with CSKA , the team were crowned Russian League champions and Russian National Cup champions , along with also making the 2005 Final Four of the EuroLeague . Andersen was also named to the All-EuroLeague First Team of the 2004–05 season . After a fantastic start to the 2005–06 season , Andersen unfortunately dislocated his ankle and fractured his fibula in January 2006 , forcing him to return to Australia for surgery , specialist treatment and rehabilitation , before heading back to Russia to continue rehab and to support his team for their 2006 EuroLeague Final Four campaign . Andersen went on to re-sign with CSKA Moscow , and subsequently helped them win the 2007 and 2008 Russian Super League championships , as well as the 2008 EuroLeague championship . Spain ( 2008–2009 ) . In June 2008 , Andersen signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB . Barcelona went on to win the 2008–09 ACB season championship . NBA ( 2009–2011 ) . On 14 July 2009 , the Atlanta Hawks traded Andersens rights to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash and future draft considerations . On 11 August 2009 , he signed a multi-year deal with the Rockets . On 28 July 2010 , Andersen was traded , along with cash considerations , to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a 2015 protected second-round pick . On 20 November 2010 , he was traded , along with Jarrett Jack and Marcus Banks , to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojaković . Return to Italy ( 2011–2012 ) . On 28 June 2011 , Andersen signed a three-year deal with Montepaschi Siena , returning to the club for a second stint . On 19 December 2011 , he was formally waived by the New Orleans Hornets following the conclusion of the NBA lockout . Turkey ( 2012–2013 ) . In August 2012 , Andersen and Montepaschi agreed on a €800,000 buyout , and he subsequently signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League ( BSL ) . On 12 June 2013 , he parted ways with Fenerbahçe . France ( 2014–2016 ) . On 22 January 2014 , Andersen signed with SIG Strasbourg of the French League for the rest of the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season . On 11 September 2014 , Andersen signed a two-year deal with ASVEL Basket . In June 2016 , he helped ASVEL win the 2015–16 Pro A championship . Melbourne United ( 2016–2018 ) . On 16 July 2016 , Andersen signed a two-year deal with Melbourne United , returning to the NBL for the first time since 1999 . For his return season in the NBL , he was named captain of United . He made his debut for United in their season opener on 7 October , scoring nine points in a 76–71 loss to the New Zealand Breakers . On 6 November , he scored a season-high 23 points in an 82–73 loss to the Illawarra Hawks . On 12 December , he was ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury . On 23 March 2017 , Andersen signed with his former club ASVEL Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Pro A season . After helping ASVEL reach the semi-finals , he returned to Melbourne United for the 2017–18 season . In March 2018 , at 37 years old , he became the oldest player to win his first NBL championship , after helping Melbourne defeated the Adelaide 36ers 3–2 in the grand final series . Second stint with the Hawks and return to France ( 2018–2020 ) . On 4 June 2018 , Andersen signed with the Illawarra Hawks , returning to the franchise for a second stint , a full twenty years after his first . On 24 February 2019 , Andersen signed with French team SIG Strasbourg , returning to the team for a second stint . On 15 July 2019 , Andersen re-signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2019–20 season . Frankston Blues and second stint with Melbourne United ( 2021–present ) . In April 2021 , Andersen joined the Frankston Blues for the NBL1 South season . On 8 May 2021 , Andersen signed with Melbourne United as an injury replacement for Jack White . National team career . Andersen has represented the national teams of Australia on many occasions . As a junior national team member in 1996 and in 1998 , he played at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament , where he was voted the tournament MVP . In 1999 , he travelled to Portugal with the Australian mens Under-19 team to play in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Junior Men , and then to Japan in 2001 , for the FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Junior Men . In the 2003 off-season , Andersen was selected to play for the Australian Boomers in the Olympic Qualifying FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand . The Boomers won the series , and secured a place in the 2004 Summer Olympics . He went on to play for Australia in Athens , where the Boomers finished in ninth place . Andersen went on to win gold at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Oceania Championships . He also represented Australia at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey . With Andrew Bogut missing the 2012 London Olympics due to injury , Andersen became the Boomers starting centre at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He was the Boomers third-leading scorer , behind Patty Mills and Joe Ingles , and in six games , he had averages of 12 points , 6 rebounds , and 1.2 assists per game , and an impressive 40% three-point field goal percentage . As a member of the Boomers 2014 FIBA World Cup squad , Andersen averaged 6.3 points , 5.0 rebounds , and 1.2 assists in six games . In 2016 , Andersen made the Boomers Olympic team for the fourth straight time and he played at the 2016 Summer Olympics . External links . - Andersens official website - David Andersen at nba.com - David Andersen at euroleague.net - David Andersen at fiba.com - David Andersen at acb.com - David Andersen at legabasket.it - David Andersen at tblstat.net - David Andersen at olympics.com.au