Kevin White
July 23, 2020
Patrick Sanders
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 27/08/85
- Place of Birth: Corona, California (USA)
- Position: SF
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 93
- Junior Assoc:
- College: UC Irvine (2004–2008)
- NBL DEBUT: 3/12/10
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 1/04/11
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Sydney 2011
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Patrick Sanders was born in Corona, California (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Patrick Sanders made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 25 years of age. He scored 13 points in his first game.
With both imports Taj McCullough and Rod Grizzard underperforming the Kings decided to replace both mid-season, bringing in Gilder and Patrick Sanders.
Patrick Sanders played one season in the NBL. He averaged 13.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 25 | Sydney | 8-20 (9) | 21 | 645 | 280 | 83 | 36 | 27 | 56 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 35 | 99 | 256 | 39% | 26 | 67 | 39% | 56 | 73 | 77% | 48% | 44% | 27 | Totals | 21 | 645 | 280 | 83 | 36 | 27 | 56 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 35 | 99 | 256 | 38.7% | 26 | 67 | 38.8% | 56 | 73 | 76.7% | 49% | 44% | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 25 | Sydney | 8-20 (9) | 21 | 30.7 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 39% | 1.2 | 3.2 | 39% | 2.7 | 3.5 | 77% | 48% | 44% | 27 | Total | 21 | 30.7 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 38.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.8% | 1.2 | 3.2 | 76.7% | 49% | 44% | 27 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Sanders joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2008 NBA Summer League. That same year he also played for the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League until he was waived by the Energy on March 23, 2009 due to injury. In 41 games for the Energy (36 starts), he averaged 13.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On January 22, 2009, Sanders scored 43 points in the Energys 142–140 double overtime win over the Dakota Wizards, a team which featured another former Sydney Kings import Taj McCullough.
Sanders returned to the USA after his lone NBL season and on January 12, 2012 was acquired by the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League, only to be waived by the team 10 days later after appearing in five games.
Sanders played games in the NBA. He averaged 0 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists per game over his NBA career.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Argentina - Ferro Carril Oeste (2015–2019) | France - Étoile de Charleville-Mézières (2012–2013) | Japan - Shinshu Brave Warriors (2013–2015), Iwate Big Bulls (2015–2016) | Latvia - VEF Rīga (2010) | México - Rayos de Hermosillo (2012, 2013) | Netherlands - Amsterdam (2010)
After recovering from a injury suffered in the G-League which kept him out of action for 10 months, Sanders joined Amsterdam Basketball Club for the 2009–10 Dutch Basketball League season, signing in January 2010 after a 10-month injury layoff, and he averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game across 20 appearances for Amsterdam.
Sanders joined VEF Rīga for the 2010–11 Latvian Basketball League season, signing a one-year deal on July 30, 2010, and he later parted ways with the club in mid-November after appearing in 11 games.
Sanders joined Rayos de Hermosillo for the 2012 CIBACOPA season in México, and in 53 games he averaged 19.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game while helping Hermosillo win the first league championship in club history.
Sanders joined Étoile de Charleville-Mézières for the 2012–13 French Pro B season, and before leaving in February 2013 he played 21 games and averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
Sanders returned to Rayos de Hermosillo during the 2013 CIBACOPA season and helped the club win a second straight championship, averaging 14.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists across 46 games.
Sanders joined the Shinshu Brave Warriors for the 2013–14 bj league season in Japan and averaged 18.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists across 54 games.
He returned to Shinshu for the 2014–15 bj league season and averaged 18.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game across 48 appearances, adding 1.1 steals per game for the year.
Sanders then played for the Iwate Big Bulls in Japan’s 2015–16 bj league season, appearing in 41 games and averaging 13.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game while shooting 47.5% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range.
Sanders joined Club Ferro Carril Oeste in August 2015 for the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet, and his stint with Ferro ran from 2015 through 2019.
COLLEGE
Sanders played college basketball at UC Irvine from the 2004-05 season through the 2007-08 season, suiting up for head coach Pat Douglass and competing in the Big West Conference across four years with the Anteaters.
Sanders arrived at UC-Irvine after averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds per game in high school, and as a freshman in 2004-05 he received minimal playing time while appearing in 27 games and averaging 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
UC Irvine finished 16-13 overall in 2004-05 (8-10 in Big West play), and Sanders’ freshman stat line across those 27 games included 46 total points, with season shooting splits listed at 29.1% from the field and 68.2% at the free throw line, along with 43 total rebounds and 16 assists.
In 2005-06, Sanders took a larger role and played 23 games while moving into the starting group for 19 of those appearances, lifting his production to 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game with 42.9% field-goal shooting, 38.3% on three-pointers, and 70.9% at the foul line, as UC Irvine again went 16-13 overall but improved to 10-4 in Big West play to finish second in the league standings.
As a sophomore he broke into the starting lineup in the second part of the year and went on to start 19 of the final 20 games for the Anteaters, and his 2005-06 totals included 198 points, 98 rebounds, 17 assists, 16 blocks, and 7 steals while averaging 22.4 minutes per game.
During the 2006-07 season, Sanders became a regular starter and appeared in 33 games with 32 starts, leading the Anteaters in scoring as a junior while averaging 11.9 points per game and earning honorable mention All-Big West recognition, and he also averaged 1.6 blocks per game to rank second in the conference in that category.
UC Irvine went 15-18 overall in 2006-07 (6-8 in Big West play), and Sanders’ season production included 393 total points, with per-game averages of 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 0.5 steals while shooting 41.7% from the field, 31.4% from three, and 81.2% at the line across 30.9 minutes per game.
In Big West conference games as a junior, he averaged 12.2 points per game while shooting 42.4% from the field and 88.3% at the free throw line, adding 5.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game in those league contests.
As a senior in 2007-08, Sanders was named first-team All-Big West after leading UC Irvine with 15.8 points per game, and he finished sixth in the conference in scoring, third in three-point field goal percentage, sixth in field-goal percentage, and seventh in free-throw percentage.
Across the full 2007-08 season, he played all 33 games and started all 33, averaging 15.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game while logging 31.2 minutes per night and shooting 45.9% from the field, 40.8% from three-point range, and 83.1% at the free throw line, with season totals of 499 points and 161 rebounds.
In Big West conference play as a senior, Sanders ranked fourth in scoring at 17.8 points per game, seventh in field goal percentage at .486, fourth in free throw percentage at .861, and sixth in three-point percentage at .463, while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in league action.
During a late-February to early-March run in 2008, he averaged 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in back-to-back Big West wins over Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge while shooting 52.0% from the field and 91.7% at the line, a stretch that earned him Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
One of Sanders’ notable 2007-08 performances came in a 64-57 win over Long Beach State on February 28, 2008, when he scored 23 points and accounted for UC Irvine’s final 11 points, including a three-pointer that put the Anteaters in front late.
UC Irvine finished 18-16 overall in 2007-08 (9-7 in Big West play) and reached the Big West Tournament final, and Sanders closed his Anteaters career with 116 games played and career averages of 9.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game while shooting 43.0% from the field, 37.6% from three-point range, and 79.4% at the free throw line across his four seasons.
AWARDS
- 2× CIBACOPA champion (2012, 2013)
- First-team All-Big West (2008)
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