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

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player and current assistant coach for the

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of the Summit League. Previously he was the former Director of Player Personnel at the

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from 2017-2019. He was the former assistant coach of the New Mexico State men's basketball team during the 2013-2017 seasons. During his professional career as a player, he played at the 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

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. 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.

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.

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

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. Aerick Sanders joined the

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team as an assistant coach in June 2013.http://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff Menzies adds Sanders and Brand to NMSU basketball staff

References

External links

Euroleague.net Player Profile

Lnb.fr Player Profile

New Mexico State Coach Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Aerick 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey ASK Riga players Basketball coaches from California Basketball players from California JDA Dijon Basket players Montana State Bobcats men's basketball coaches New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball coaches Power forwards San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball players SIG Strasbourg players American men's basketball players