Victor Sanders (born February 16, 1995) is an American

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player for

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of the

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. He competed in college for

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College career

Sanders tore his ACL in his right knee before starting college at the

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but started playing basketball three months after surgery without medical approval. He received limited minutes as a freshman, scoring four points per game. He improved his scoring average to 14 points per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Sanders averaged 20.9 points per game and became a team leader. He was selected to the First Team All- Big Sky as a junior. As a senior, Sanders was named to the Second Team All-Big Sky. He was also selected to the second-team NABC All-District 6. Sanders averaged 19 points per game as a senior and led the Vandals to a second-place finish in the

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. He finished second on the all-time scoring list at Idaho with 1,804 points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Sanders played two games for the

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in the NBA Summer League. Sanders signed his first professional contract with the Belgian squad

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on August 5, 2018. On July 2, 2020, he has signed with

Dolomiti Energia Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisio ...

of the Italian

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. Sanders averaged 9.8 points per game. On July 15, 2021, he signed with

Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

. Sanders was cut from the team after driving in the wrong direction on the highway. On August 2, 2022, he signed with

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of the Liga Națională. On January 29, 2023, he signed with

of the

References

External links

Idaho Vandals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Victor 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Antwerp Giants players Aquila Basket Trento players Basketball players from Portland, Oregon CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (men's basketball) players Idaho Vandals men's basketball players Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni Lega Basket Serie A players Reyer Venezia players Shooting guards