Aerick Rashal Sanders (born June 1, 1982) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay of the Horizon League. Previously he was the former Director of Player Personnel at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2017 to 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.
| Green Bay Phoenix | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Horizon League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 1, 1982 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Junipero Serra (Gardena, California) |
| College | San Diego State (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–2011 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 8, 34 |
| Coaching career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004–2005 | Tuborg Pilsener |
| 2005 | Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. |
| 2005–2006 | CB Ciudad de Huelva |
| 2006–2007 | Strasbourg IG |
| 2007–2008 | ASK Riga |
| 2008 | Aliağa Petkim |
| 2008–2009 | JDA Dijon Basket |
| 2009–2010 | SPO Rouen Basket |
| 2011 | Académica Coimbra |
| As coach: | |
| 2012–2013 | Montana State (assistant) |
| 2013–2021 | New Mexico State (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Southern Utah (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Kansas City (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Green Bay (assistant) |
College career
editSanders was a standout basketball player at San Diego State. 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.[1]
Professional career
editAfter 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.[2]
Coaching career
editShortly 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 Montana State. Aerick Sanders joined the New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team as an assistant coach in June 2013.[3]
References
edit- ^ Sanders scheming vs. his alma mater
- ^ "Aerick Sanders: The Evolution of a Student to a Teacher". Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ http://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff Archived 2014-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Menzies adds Sanders and Brand to NMSU basketball staff
External links
edit- Aerick Sanders at Euroleague.net (archived)
- Aerick Sanders at LNB Élite (in French)
- Aerick Sanders at LNB Pro A (archived) (in French)
- Aerick Sanders player profile at San Diego State (archived)
- Aerick Sanders coach profile at New Mexico State (archived)