Jesse Sanders
| File:Jesse Sanders - Aurora Basket Jesi 2012.JPG Sanders with Aurora Basket Jesi in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 5, 1989 Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Homeschool Christian Youth Association (Richmond, Texas) |
| College | Liberty (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–2018 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Fileni BPA Jesi |
| 2013–2014 | Sydney Kings |
| 2014–2015 | Limburg United |
| 2015–2016 | Tigers Tübingen |
| 2016–2017 | BG Göttingen |
| 2017–2018 | S.L. Benfica |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Jesse Sanders (born June 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Sanders is known for his decorated college career for Liberty University, where he was the first NCAA Division I player to record a triple-double in each of his four varsity seasons.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]At Liberty, Sanders was a four-year starter at point guard. For his career, he scored 1,235 points (9.7 per game). He also graduated as the school's all-time assist leader with 726.[2] In 2011, Sanders was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. In the 2011–12 season, his 8.0 assists per game was the third-highest mark in the nation.[1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Jesi (2012–2013)
[edit | edit source]In June 2012, Sanders signed with Fileni BPA Jesi of Italy for the 2012–13 season.[3] In 25 games, he averaged 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game in his first professional season.[4]
Sydney Kings (2013–2014)
[edit | edit source]On June 8, 2013, Sanders signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2013–14 NBL season.[1] On November 14, 2013, Sanders was informed that the November 15 game against the Townsville Crocodiles would be his last, after the Kings signed former NBA veteran Sam Young.[5][6]
On February 23, 2014, the Kings announced that Sanders would be returning to the club following import Charles Carmouche's decision to return the United States.[7][8] On March 16, 2014, Sanders recorded a near triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a crucial 100-90 win over the Adelaide 36ers.[9]
In 13 games for the Kings (over his two stints), Sanders averaged 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.[10]
Limburg United (2014–2015)
[edit | edit source]On August 24, 2014, Sanders signed with Limburg United of Belgium for the 2014–15 season.[11]
Tübingen (2015–2016)
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On May 22, 2015, Sanders signed with Tigers Tübingen of Germany.[12]
Göttingen (2016–2017)
[edit | edit source]On June 21, 2016, Sanders signed with BG Göttingen for the 2016–17 season.[13]
Benfica (2017–2018)
[edit | edit source]On August 21, 2017, Sanders signed with S.L. Benfica for the 2017–18 season.[14]
Personal
[edit | edit source]Sanders is the son of Tom and Nancy Sanders. He is one of six children: two older brothers, Thomas and Ethan, a younger brother, John, and two sisters.[15][16] He also has a wife named Courtney.[8]
As a child, Sanders and his brother, Thomas, started a small business called Sanders Bros Landscaping.[16]
References
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- ^ JESSE SANDERS basketball profile – Season: 2012-2013 (Italy)
- ^ NBL: Sydney Kings score huge coup by signing Indiana forward Sam Young
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- ^ Jesse Sanders returns to Sydney Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b SOS: The Summer of Sanders Returns Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ R22 Report: Sanders fires Kings past Adelaide
- ^ Player statistics for Jesse Sanders
- ^ Jesse Sanders signs with Limburg
- ^ Jesse Sanders moves to Tubingen Walter-Tigers
- ^ Jesse Sanders wird neuer Spielmacher für die BG Göttingen (in German)
- ^ Jesse Sanders: "É um clube com uma uma longa história" (in Portuguese)
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b SOS: Family
External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Fort Bend County, Texas
- BG Göttingen players
- Liberty Flames basketball players
- Limburg United players
- Point guards
- S.L. Benfica basketball players
- Sportspeople from Sugar Land, Texas
- Sydney Kings players
- Tigers Tübingen players