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Kamira Sanders Season 2016-17

Pos.G
YearFreshman
HometownRedding, Calif.

2019-20: Named First Team All-WAC, WAC Defensive Player of the Year, and WAC All-Defensive Team...started 28 games in her senior season...led team in scoring (17.7), assists (3.6), steals (2.6), and made free throws (105)...led WAC in scoring in conference games (17.2) and topped conference in steals for the season...finished career with 1,435 points, eighth-most in program history...tallied 232 steals, good for third in school history...ranked in school's all-time top 10 in made free throws (fifth-326), assists (seventh-337), free throw attempts (seventh-474), seventh-field goal attempts (seventh-1,230), made field goals (eighth-513)...scored 1,000th career point at Idaho State (11/11)...put up career-high 30 points twice in November, dropping 30 at Utah State (11/9) and then at Northern Arizona (11/16)...compiled 24 games with double-digit points...recorded three double-doubles...claimed 20 games with at least two steals, including six with four or more...grabbed seven steals at New Mexico State (1/18)...won team's Best Defender Award.
 
2018-19:
 Junior year for SU… Appeared in 26 games, started in 25 games… Averaged 13.4 points and 6 rebounds in 34.2 minutes per game… Led the team in points per game… Led the team in rebounds per game… Had 2 double-doubles this season… 7th in WAC for ppg… Season high for points (23) came against California Baptist… Hit 9 of 10 free throws against California Baptist… Hit 3 3-pointers against Pacific… Led the team in steals and assists…

2017-18: Started 31 games…averaged 11.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a team-high 1.7 steals…ranked seventh in the WAC in assists, fourth in steals, ninth in field goals, eighth in assist-turnover ratio, and sixth in minutes… scored a season-high 21 points at UC Santa Barbara (11/17)…notched a career-high nine assists against Portland State (11/22)… posted a career-high seven steals against NMSU (01/18)…claimed a career-high nine rebounds against Idaho State (11/17), Nevada (12/9) and UTGRV (1/20)…led the team in steals with 55 on the season…put up game-high 20 points in WAC Championship Game win over CSU Bakersfield (3/10), adding five rebounds...named WAC Tournament MVP… shot 67 percent from the floor over three games at the WAC Championship, including seven made three-pointers… received WAC Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 20.

2016-17: Started all 33 games...named WAC Freshman of the Year...averaged 7.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, all tops among WAC freshmen...played 32.6 minutes per game, third on the roster...recorded seven games with double-digit points...logged at least 22 minutes in every game of the season...scored career-high 24 points on 11-14 shooting against Grand Canyon (1/21)...made career-high three treys on her way to 20 points vs. New Mexico State (2/25)...scored 17 points, making 7-7 free throws, at Wyoming in WNIT (3/16)...contributed 12 points and personal-best 9 boards against CSUN (12/29)...put up 10 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals vs. Portland State (11/23)...played season-high 41 minutes at Boise State (11/20), posting nine points and eight rebounds...first Redhawk to win a major WAC award.

Career Highs:  Points-24 vs. Grand Canyon 1/21/17 ... Rebounds-9 vs. CSUN 12/29/16) ... Assists-5 at Montana 2/2/16 ... Steals-4 three times (most recently vs. NM State 3/11/17) ... Made FGs-11 vs. Grand Canyon 1/21/17.

Enterprise High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner... four-time All-Region selection (2013-2016)... first freshman to ever be named North State MVP, repeated this award sophomore and junior years... scored 44 points in a single game and scored over 2,000 points over her four years at Enterprise HS.

Personal: Born in Redding, Calif. ... daughter of Wendell Sanders and Jennifer Nelson... three siblings, Andi, Kamari and Kyree… pursuing a career in physical therapy.