Avery Anderson III threw his body toward the basket and batted the basketball away from the hoop.
A few seconds earlier, he had lost possession of the ball, but with one swift defensive play, he kept his opponent from capitalizing on his turnover.
Anderson, a freshman point guard, showed grit and hustle in the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team’s 69-51 victory against the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
At 6 feet, 2 inches, Anderson is OSU’s shortest scholarship player.