Nelison "Nick" Anderson (born January 20, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former pro basketball player. He spent 13 years in the NBA (beginning in 1989), most of them with the Orlando Magic. Anderson ended his career in 2002. Anderson went through Simeon Vocational High School in Chicago. He wore No. 25 in honor of his late friend, Ben Wilson.

Psychological Disorder

Anderson is well known for his role in sports psychology. After missing two pivotal free throws in the 1995 NBA Championships that led to the defeat of the Orlando Magic to the Houston Rockets, Anderson developed a psychological problem that greatly affected his free throw shooting. His free throw percentage dipped sharply and dropped to 40% at one point. He had developed a fear of shooting free throws as a result of his belief that his missed free throws in the NBA Champanionships caused the Magic to lose. This was an anomaly as he was considered to be a great shooter. After the help of sports psychologists, Anderson improved his free throw shooting but showed signs of his fear again during the last year of his NBA career.