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Jesse Sanders
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 5/06/89
- Place of Birth: Sugar Land, Texas (USA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 190
- Weight (KG): 91
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Liberty (2008–2012)
- NBL DEBUT: 13/10/13
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 22/03/14
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Sydney 2014
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Jesse Sanders was born in Sugar Land, Texas (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jesse Sanders made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 24 years of age. He scored six points in his first game.
Jesse Sanders played one season in the NBL. He averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 13 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 24 | Sydney | 12-16 (6) | 13 | 404.0 | 137 | 61 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 49 | 111 | 44% | 5 | 29 | 17% | 34 | 38 | 89% | 53% | 46% | Totals | 13 | 404 | 137 | 61 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 49 | 111 | 44.1% | 5 | 29 | 17.2% | 34 | 38 | 89.5% | 54% | 46% | 24 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 24 | Sydney | 12-16 (6) | 13 | 31.1 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 44% | 0.4 | 2.2 | 17% | 2.6 | 2.9 | 89% | 53% | 46% | Total | 13 | 31.1 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 44.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.2% | 0.4 | 2.2 | 89.5% | 54% | 46% | 24 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Italy - Fileni BPA Jesi (2012–2013) | Belgium - Limburg United (2014–2015) | Germany - Tigers Tübingen (2015–2016), BG Göttingen (2016–2017) | Portugal - S.L. Benfica (2017–2018)
Sanders joined Fileni BPA Jesi for the 2012–13 Legadue season, playing his first season in Italy after signing in June 2012 and averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 steals across 25 games.
Sanders signed with Limburg United on 24 August 2014 for the 2014–15 Scooore League season in Belgium, appearing in 29 games and averaging 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.2 steals per game while shooting 47.6% from the field, 42.6% from three-point range, and 79.8% at the free-throw line, and he finished as the Belgian League steals leader in 2015 while playing alongside Devin Oliver, Seamus Boxley, Barry Stewart, Scott Thomas, and Nick Celis.
Sanders joined Tigers Tübingen for the 2015–16 German BBL season after signing on 22 May 2015, playing 16 games and averaging 5.0 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game while sharing the roster with Nick Russell, Garlon Green, and Aleksandar Nadjfeji.
He signed with BG Göttingen on 21 June 2016 for the 2016–17 German BBL season, playing 32 games and averaging 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, and he led Göttingen in assists while playing alongside Alex Ruoff, Adam Waleskowski, and Scott Eatherton.
Sanders joined S.L. Benfica for the 2017–18 season after signing on 21 August 2017, and across 26 games spanning Portuguese league play and European competition he averaged 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game, including 6.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game in six FIBA Europe Cup games, while sharing Benfica’s roster with Carlos Morais, Antywane Robinson, Damier Pitts, and João Arroja.
COLLEGE
Sanders played college basketball at Liberty during the 2008-09 season, and he remained with the Flames for four seasons from 2008–09 through 2011–12 as a point guard who started throughout his career.
As a freshman in 2008-09, he appeared in 32 games and made 29 starts, and his season line was 6.9 points per game while shooting 51.4% from the field, 22.6% from three, and 75.9% at the line, alongside 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 1.8 turnovers per game in 30.5 minutes per outing.
Liberty’s 2008-09 team finished 23-12 overall and 12-6 in Big South play, placing third in the conference under head coach Ritchie McKay, and Sanders earned Big South All-Freshman Team recognition while also posting Liberty’s first triple-double of the program’s Division I era with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Presbyterian, with that performance noted as the fifth triple-double in Big South Conference history.
In his sophomore 2009-10 season, Sanders started all 31 games and averaged 8.1 points per game on 43.5% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three, and 67.5% at the foul line, adding 6.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.1 blocks, and 3.3 turnovers per game in 32.3 minutes per contest, and he recorded his second career triple-double in a win over Kentucky Christian with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player in school history and Big South history with two career triple-doubles while also setting a career high of 15 rebounds against VMI that season.
Liberty went 15-16 overall and 10-8 in Big South play in 2009-10, finishing sixth in the conference in head coach Dale Layer’s first season, and Sanders led the Flames in rebounds, assists, and steals while continuing his run as a high-rebounding point guard at the conference level.
In 2010-11, Sanders started 31 of Liberty’s 32 games and posted 11.3 points per game while shooting 42.8% from the field, 26.8% from three, and 75.6% at the line, and he added 6.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 3.0 turnovers per game in 32.6 minutes per game, and he led the Big South in total assists with 183 and 5.7 assists per game while also producing his third career triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Charleston Southern.
In 2011, Sanders was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press, and Liberty noted he became the first player in Liberty men’s basketball history to be voted Big South Player of the Year while also being the first player in Big South history to reach 500 career rebounds and 400 career assists during that season.
Liberty’s 2010-11 team finished 19-13 overall and 13-5 in conference play to place second in the Big South, and Sanders’ season included multiple late-game highlights, including a 19-point performance in an overtime win at Gardner-Webb where he hit free throws to force overtime and scored the game-winning jumper in the final seconds, while his year ended with a career-high 25 points against Winthrop in the Big South Championship quarterfinals.
As a senior in 2011-12, Sanders played 32 games and averaged 12.5 points per game while shooting 48.6% from the field, 35.6% from three, and 78.5% at the line, and he added 7.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.1 blocks, and 2.8 turnovers per game in 35.1 minutes per game, with his 8.0 assists per game ranking as the third-highest mark in the nation that season and his 255 total assists listed among the top single-season assist totals in Liberty program history.
During a January 2012 win over High Point, Sanders recorded a triple-double that made him the first player in NCAA history to post at least one triple-double in each of his four eligible seasons, and he finished his Liberty career as a four-year starter who scored 1,235 points (9.7 per game) and graduated as the school’s all-time assist leader with 726.
Across Sanders’ four-year Liberty career, he combined high-minute usage with steady production and unique all-around milestones, and Liberty later highlighted that he was the only player in Big South history to reach 1,000 career points, 500 career rebounds, and 500 career assists.
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