Jeff Sanders
Height6 ft
Height in8
Weight lb225
Birth dateJanuary 14, 1966 (age 60)
Birth placeAugusta, Georgia, U.S.
High schoolT. W. Josey (Augusta, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia Southern (1985–1989)
Draft year1989
Draft round1
Draft pick20
Draft teamChicago Bulls
Career start1989
Career end2002
Career number42, 20, 34
Team 1Chicago Bulls
Years 21990–1991
Team 2Albany Patroons
Team 3Charlotte Hornets
Years 41991
Team 4Albany Patroons
Years 51991–1992
Team 5Grand Rapids Hoops
Years 61992
Team 6Fort Wayne Fury
Years 71992
Team 7Atlanta Hawks
Years 81992–1993
Team 8Grupo Libro Valladolid
Years 91993–1994
Team 9Estudiantes Caja Postal
Years 101994
Team 10Fort Wayne Fury
Years 111994–1995
Team 11Teorematour Roma
Years 121995
Team 12Baloncesto Salamanca
Years 131995–1996
Team 13Fórum Filatélico
Years 141996–1998
Team 14Kombassan Konya
Years 151998–1999
Team 15Batangas Blades
Years 161999–2000
Team 16Fenerbahçe
Years 172000–2002
Team 17Rockford Lightning
Highlights

Jeffery Raynard Sanders (born January 14, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. Sanders played for the Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks in four NBA seasons. In his NBA career, he appeared in 55 games and scored a total of 112 points. He played collegiately at Georgia Southern University. He also played for Fenerbahçe and Kombassan Konyaspor in Turkey.

He also appeared in the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association in the Philippines, as an import for the Batangas Blades, where he was listed as one of the league's top players. He also made an All-Star appearance for the 1998–1999 season and was a key contributor in the team's 1999 championship.[1]

Sanders played for the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 2001–02 season and was selected to the All-CBA First Team.[2]

Career statistics

NBA

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 31 || 0 || 5.9 || .325 || – || .500 || 1.3 || .3 || .1 || .1 || .9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 3 || 0 || 14.3 || .429 || – || .500 || 3.0 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 12 || 0 || 9.8 || .444 || – || .778 || 2.2 || .8 || .4 || .3 || 3.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 9 || 0 || 13.3 || .400 || – || .500 || .7 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 2.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 55 || 0 || 8.4 || .395 || .000 || 609 || 1.9 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 2.0

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1989 | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || 1.000 || – || – || – || – || – || – ||0.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 ||0.7 |}

References

  1. ^ "Ala Eh!:The Story of Batangas Blades". Servs Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jeff Sanders minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 27, 2021.