2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Christian Sanders

  • Position Guard
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 192
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • High School St. Thomas HS
  • Major Science, Technology & Society

Biography

FEATURES: www.gostanford.com (12/23/12)

Career Statistics

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2016-17) | Game-by-Game Stats 
• Point guard, who started 17 games and saw action in all 31 contests.  
• Started the first 11 games, came off the bench for the next 14 contests, re-inserted into the starting lineup for the final 16 games.
• Averaged 17.2 minutes per contest.
• Ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) with 103 assists and 55 turnovers.
• 173 assists over final two seasons.
• Recorded at least five assists in nine games.
• Season-high eight assists on two separate occasions against Arizona State at home and at the Pac-12 Tournament.
• Also posted season-high 13 points in first meeting with the Wildcats.
• Career-best seven rebounds in 23 minutes in win over Indiana State.

As a Senior (2015-16) | Game-by-Game Stats 
• Point guard, who started 24 games
• Owned a team-best 2.6 assists per game
• Career-high 10 assists against Oregon
• Logged a career-long 33 minutes against Oregon
• Played at least 22 minutes in 16 games
• Career-high 23 points in season opener against Green Bay
• Posted eight assists, without a turnover, against Charleston Southern
• Finished with six assists and zero turnovers in 26 minutes against DePaul
• Six rebounds in just 19 minutes against Carroll College

As a Junior (2014-15) | Game-by-Game Stats 
 Competed in 35 games, making five starts
 Shot 9-30 from the field
 Added five points and two assists against BYU (Dec. 20)
 Against Texas (Dec. 23), played season-high 21 minutes while making first start since Nov. 28, 2012
 Contributed five points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 29)
 Added five points in 10 minutes off bench against Utah (Feb. 12)

As a Sophomore (2013-14)
• Out for the season with a hip injury

As a Freshman (2012-13) | Game-by-Game Stats 
• Played in 25 games, making four starts
• Averaged 2.2 points and 0.7 rebounds per game
• 22-27 from the foul line, good for 81.5 percent
• Made his collegiate debut against San Francisco (Nov. 9), playing three minutes off the bench
• Scored season-high 11 points and grabbed three rebounds against Belmont (Nov. 18)
• Added nine points against Seattle (Nov. 28)
• Against Denver (Dec. 2), chipped in with five points off the bench
• Added six points (4-4 FT) in seven minutes off bench at Oregon (Feb. 23)

Prior to Stanford
• 2012 graduate of St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas
• Listed as the No. 23-ranked shooting guard by Scout.com and No. 36-ranked shooting guard in ESPNU's 100 national rankings
• Two-time first-team TAPPS All-State selection
• Led St. Thomas High School to a TAPPS 5A State championship as a junior, while averaging 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game
• Garnered district MVP honors along the way
• Three-time all-district selection
• Earned third-team all-state accolades as a freshman
• Member of AAU squad Houston Defenders

Personal
• Born in Wichita, Kansas
• Parents are Brad and Linda Sanders
• Has one brother, Bo, and one sister, Casey

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
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    2013-14Sophomore

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    6'4" 185 lbs
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    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
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    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 192 lbs
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    2016-17Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 192 lbs
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