Aerick Sanders

Aerick Sanders
Kansas City Roos
Position	Académica Coimbra
As coach:
2012–2013	Montana State (assistant)
2013–2021	New Mexico State (assistant)
2021–2022	Southern Utah (assistant)
2022–present	Kansas City (assistant)

Aerick Rashal Sanders (born June 1, 1982) is a retired American professional

power forward

position internationally, including as a member of the Strasbourg IG, Aliaga Petkim and Academia Coimbre basketball clubs respectively.

College career

Sanders was a standout basketball player at San Diego State. He was an All-Mountain West selection and team captain as a senior for the Aztecs. He averaged 16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds in his final season. Additionally, Sanders led Aztecs to the NCAA Tournament following a Mountain West Tournament Championship in 2002.^[1]

Professional career

After Sanders completed his career at

San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball in 2004, he went on to play professionally overseas. Aerick played for six seasons with clubs such as Tuborg (Turkey), Ciudad de Huelva (Spain), Strasbourg (France), ASK Riga (Latvia), Aliaga (Turkey), Dijon (France), SPO Rouen (France) and Academica (Portugal) before a devastating knee injury ended his playing career.^[2]

Coaching career

Shortly after his professional career came to an end, Sanders began his own sports academy focused on helping players develop their skills on the court. The Sanders Sports Academy provided training for players at the professional level and aspiring basketball players at the grade school level.

Sanders spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at

Montana State. Aerick Sanders joined the New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team as an assistant coach in June 2013.^[3]

References

^ Sanders scheming vs. his alma mater
^ "Aerick Sanders: The Evolution of a Student to a Teacher". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
^ http://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Menzies adds Sanders and Brand to NMSU basketball staff

External links

Euroleague.net Player Profile
Lnb.fr Player Profile
San Diego State Player Profile Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
New Mexico State Coach Profile

[1] Sanders scheming vs. his alma mater

[2] "Aerick Sanders: The Evolution of a Student to a Teacher". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-26.

[3] ttp://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Menzies adds Sanders and Brand to NMSU basketball staff

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