Forrest "Forddy" Anderson (March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1999) was an American basketball coach. Anderson holds the distinction of being the first coach in NCAA history to take two different teams to the Final Four; Bradley in 1949-50, 1953–54 and Michigan State in 1956-57.

Biography

The Gary, Indiana, native led his Ralph W. Emerson High to a IHSAA Sectional title in 1937; he was recruited to Stanford by fellow Indiana native Everett Dean. Anderson was named All-Pacific Coast after the 1940–41 season; after Pearl Harbor was attacked, he joined the US Navy and spent two years at Great Lakes Training Facility, where he played basketball for Tony Hinkle. After completing his Stanford degree in 1946, he was hired as the basketball coach at Drake University. Anderson was considered one of the most innovative coaches of his era and served a combined 24 seasons as head men's basketball coach at Drake University (1946–1948), Bradley University (1948–1954), Michigan State University (1954–1965) and Hiram Scott College (1965–1970).