Patrick Elliot Sanders (born August 27, 1985) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for

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of the Argentine

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. He played college basketball for

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College career

Sanders arrived at UC-Irvine after averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds per game in high school. His freshman year saw him receive minimal playing time, with Sanders averaging 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he broke into the starting lineup in the second part of the year. He went to start 19 of the final 20 games for the Anteaters. As a junior, he led the Anteaters in scoring and was named honorable mention All-

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for an effort that saw him average 11.9 points and 1.6 blocks (ranking second in the league) per game. As a senior, he was named first-team All-Big West after leading the Anteaters with 15.8 points per game. 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. In Big West conference play, Sanders ranked fourth in scoring at 17.8 points per game, seventh in field goal percentage shooting at .486, fourth in free throw percentage at .861, and sixth in three-point percentage at .463.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Sanders joined the

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for the 2008 NBA Summer League. He later joined the

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of the

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in November 2008, where he spent the 2008–09 season until being 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.Patrick Sanders D-League Stats
/ref> On January 22, 2009, Sanders scored 43 points in the Energy's 142–140 double overtime win over the Dakota Wizards. The injury kept him out of action for 10 months, signing with Amsterdam Basketball Club in January 2010 for the rest of the 2009–10 season. In 20 games for Amsterdam, he averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. On July 30, 2010, Sanders signed a one-year deal with VEF Rīga of the

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. He later parted ways with the club in mid-November after appearing in 11 games. On November 25, he signed with the

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for the rest of the

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. In 21 games for the Kings, he averaged 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. On January 12, 2012, Sanders was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League, only to be waived by the team 10 days later after appearing in five games. He later joined

Rayos de Hermosillo Rayos de Hermosillo is a Mexican professional basketball club based in Hermosillo, Sonora. The Rayos play in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) and play their home games at the Gimnasio del Estado. They have won thre ...

for the 2012 CIBACOPA season. In 53 games for Hermosillo, he averaged 19.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, helping the team win their first league championship. In August 2012, Sanders signed with Étoile de Charleville-Mézières of France for the 2012–13 season. In February 2013, he left Charleville-Mézières and returned to Mexico where he re-joined Rayos de Hermosillo. In 21 games for the French club, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He went on to help Hermosillo win back-to-back championships in 2013 with averages of 14.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 46 games. Sanders joined the

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of the Japanese

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for the 2013–14 season, averaging 18.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 54 games. He returned to Shinshu for the 2014–15 season, again averaging impressive numbers with 18.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 48 games. In August 2015, Sanders signed with

of the Argentine

.Patrick Sanders (ex Shinshu BW) agreed terms with Ferrocarril Oeste Capital Federal
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Career statistics

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References

External links

French League profile
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