Personal information | |
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Nickname | Bubbles |
Nationality | Jamaican |
Born | 1 May 1993 |
Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Jamaica |
Sport | Basketball, Netball |
Marvadene (Bubbles) Anderson (born 1 May 1993) is a Jamaican basketball and netball player, at one time recognized as the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m). [1] Anderson is originally from Prospect in Clarendon Parish, [2] where she attended Edwin Allen Comprehensive High School. [3] She also played in the Jamaican U16 netball team. [4] Anderson subsequently travelled to the United States on a basketball scholarship to Rutgers Preparatory School in New Jersey. [5]
As the world's tallest teenage girl, Anderson was featured on The Learning Channel documentary The World's Tallest Children, and in 2010 she was interviewed on The Oprah Winfrey Show. [6] Anderson committed to play basketball at the University of Pittsburgh, [7] and redshirted during the 2012-13 season.
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Bubbles |
Nationality | Jamaican |
Born | 1 May 1993 |
Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Jamaica |
Sport | Basketball, Netball |
Marvadene (Bubbles) Anderson (born 1 May 1993) is a Jamaican basketball and netball player, at one time recognized as the world's tallest teenage girl at 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m). [1] Anderson is originally from Prospect in Clarendon Parish, [2] where she attended Edwin Allen Comprehensive High School. [3] She also played in the Jamaican U16 netball team. [4] Anderson subsequently travelled to the United States on a basketball scholarship to Rutgers Preparatory School in New Jersey. [5]
As the world's tallest teenage girl, Anderson was featured on The Learning Channel documentary The World's Tallest Children, and in 2010 she was interviewed on The Oprah Winfrey Show. [6] Anderson committed to play basketball at the University of Pittsburgh, [7] and redshirted during the 2012-13 season.