Kobe Sanders
| File:Kobesandersoceanside.jpg Sanders with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2025 | |
| No. 4 – Los Angeles Clippers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 30, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Christian (El Cajon, California) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 50th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New York Knicks |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2025–present | →San Diego Clippers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Kobe Michael Sanders (born May 30, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cal Poly Mustangs and the Nevada Wolf Pack.
Early life and high school career
[edit | edit source]Sanders attended Christian High School located in San Diego, California. During his senior season, he averaged 16.7 points and five rebounds per game. Ultimately, Sanders committed to playing college basketball for Cal Poly.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Cal Poly
[edit | edit source]During his four-year career with the Mustangs of San Luis Obispo from 2020 through 2024, Sanders appeared in 100 games with 71 starts, with a career-high of 35 points, while earning All-Big West Honorable Mention honors after averaging 19.6 points per game in his final season with the team.[2][3] In December 2023, Sanders set an all-time school record for most free throws made in a game without a miss, making all 17 of his free-throw attempts against CSUN.[4] As a senior, Sanders set Cal Poly's Division I-era single-season record for free throws made, with 174.[5] After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, he decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[3]
Nevada
[edit | edit source]Sanders transferred to play for the Nevada Wolf Pack.[6] On November 22, 2024, he scored 10 points including the game-winning three in a 64–61 victory over VCU.[7] On February 22, 2025, Sanders scored 30 points; however, the Wolf Pack would fall to Boise State 70–69.[8] On February 25, 2025, he tallied 27 points in a win over Wyoming.[9] Sanders finished the 2024–25 season averaging 15.8 points, 4.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. He was named third-team All-Mountain West.[10] After the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, he declared for the 2025 NBA draft while also accepting an invite to participate in the 2025 NBA scouting combine.[11]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Sanders was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, who traded his rights to the Los Angeles Clippers in a draft-night deal.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Cal Poly | 20 | 8 | 16.2 | .375 | .364 | .467 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | 4.2 |
| 2021–22 | Cal Poly | 27 | 14 | 24.8 | .372 | .333 | .607 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .7 | .3 | 6.4 |
| 2022–23 | Cal Poly | 24 | 20 | 27.8 | .355 | .269 | .778 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .3 | 7.7 |
| 2023–24 | Cal Poly | 29 | 29 | 33.6 | .459 | .339 | .874 | 3.7 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | 19.6 |
| 2024–25 | Nevada | 33 | 32 | 31.7 | .460 | .342 | .795 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 15.8 |
| Career | 133 | 103 | 27.7 | .427 | .329 | .794 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .9 | .3 | 11.5 | |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Nevada Wolfpack bio
- Cal Poly Mustangs bio
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from San Diego County, California
- Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- People from Spring Valley, San Diego County, California
- Shooting guards