MSU Denver Athletics

• 2020-21 All-RMAC honorable mention
• 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

2020-21: Long-distance marksman contended for RMAC Freshman of the Year honors but settled for All-RMAC honorable mention. ... Second in the RMAC and 26th in NCAA Division II in 3-point percentage (43.8) while making 46 of 105 from long distance. ... Fourth in the RMAC and 53rd in the country with an average of 2.7 made 3s per game. ... Third in the RMAC and 69th in Division II with 46 made 3s. ... Only 26 times in program history had a player made at least six 3s in a game, and Sanders did it three times in four games from Feb. 9 through Feb. 26, going 19 of 27 from 3 (70.4 percent). ... Second on the team in scoring (13.5 points per game) while playing all 17 games and starting 14. ... Led the team in points (229). ... Second in assists per game (2.4) and assists (41). ... Scored 24 points while making 6 of 9 from 3 in an 80-64 win over Chadron State on Feb. 26. ... Erupted for a career-high 32 points while needing only 14 field goal attempts (11 made) in a 108-71 win over CSU-Pueblo on Feb. 15, tying the program record for points in a game by a freshman set bby Myron Simms against Grand Canyon on Dec. 20, 1991. Made 6 of 9 from 3-point range, including his first four tries that was part of a 11-for-13 stretch in a little more than two games. His 32 points were the most by an MSU Denver player since Cameron Williams had 38 at UCCS on Feb. 17, 2018. ... One of only six players in program history to make at least six 3s in a game more than once. ... Scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting in a 70-64 win at South Dakota Mines on Feb. 10, capping a two-game stretch in which he averaged 14.5 points while making 11 of 19 from the field (57.9 percent), including 7 of 9 from 3 (77.8 percent). ... Made his first six 3-point tries in a 76-74 win at Colorado Christian on Feb. 9, including four in the final 3:14 of the first half and a 5-for-5 first-half showing. He finished with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from long range. ... Had 18 points while making 5 of 7 free throws and matching a career best with four rebounds against UCCS on Jan. 21. ... Scored 16 points while hitting 6 of 12 from the field -- including 4 of 9 from 3-point range -- in a 72-56 victory over South Dakota Mines on Dec. 17. ... Broke loose for what was a career-high 20 points in a 78-62 win over Colorado Christian on Dec. 15. ... Had 10 assists in a 74-72 win over Western Colorado on Dec. 12, the highest total by a Roadrunner since Marquise Carrington had 11 in a 96-58 win over Chadron State on Feb. 3, 2007 -- a span of 403 games. Sanders also scored a career-best 12 points for his first career double-double. ... Scored nine points while making 2 of 5 from 3-point range at Colorado Mesa on Dec. 5, playing 18 minutes and getting his first career rebound and first career steal.

High School: Chaparral High School, class of 2020. … Two-time Class 5A all-state first team selection. ... Three-time All-Centennial League first team selection, including two-time Centennial League Player of the Year. ... Scored 1,480 career points. ... As a senior, averaged 20.2 points and 4.5 assists while shooting 43.7 percent from the field (176 of 403), including 33.3 percent from 3 (72 of 316), and making 78.7 percent of his free throws (100 of 127). … Averaged 7.8 points as a freshman, 11.7 as a sophomore and 16.3 as a junior. … Had 386 career assists for an average of 3.7 per game. ... Shot a career-best 44.5 percent from 3 (65 of 146) as a sophomore and for his career connected on 35.7 percent (219 of 613) from long range. ... Was a 79.1 percent shooter at the foul line (317 of 401). ... Wolverines were 78-27 in Sanders' four seasons, including state runner-up finish in 2019 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2018.

Personal: Born in Fort Collins, Colo. ... Birthday is Oct. 22. ... Son of Brian and Connie Sanders. … Has a brother, Jalen. ... Jalen Sanders plays at Concordia-Irvine (Calif.). ... Majoring in sport management.