Aerick Sanders
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Aerick Sanders
| image =
| league = Horizon League
| team = Green Bay Phoenix
| position = Assistant coach
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 220
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|06|01}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
| nationality = American
| high_school = {{nowrap|Junipero Serra (Gardena, California)}}
| college = San Diego State (2000–2004)
| draft_year = 2004
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2011
| career_position = Power forward
| career_number = 8, 34
| coach_start = 2012
| years1 = 2004–2005
| team1 = Tuborg Pilsener
| years2 = 2005
| team2 = Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
| years3 = 2005–2006
| team3 = CB Ciudad de Huelva
| years4 = 2006–2007
| team4 = Strasbourg IG
| years5 = 2007–2008
| team5 = ASK Riga
| years6 = 2008
| team6 = Aliağa Petkim
| years7 = 2008–2009
| team7 = JDA Dijon Basket
| years8 = 2009–2010
| team8 = SPO Rouen Basket
| years9 = 2011
| team9 = Académica Coimbra
| cyears1 = 2012–2013
| cteam1 = Montana State (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2013–2021
| cteam2 = New Mexico State (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2021–2022
| cteam3 = Southern Utah (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2022–2024
| cteam4 = Kansas City (assistant)
| cyears5 = 2024–present
| cteam5 = Green Bay (assistant)
| highlights =
}}
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.
College career
Sanders 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.[http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Mar/18/sdsu-basketball-aerick-sanders-ncaa/ Sanders scheming vs. his alma mater]
Professional career
After 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209431088 |title=Aerick Sanders: The Evolution of a Student to a Teacher |access-date=2014-03-26 |archive-date=2014-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326120507/http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209431088 |url-status=dead }}
Coaching career
Shortly 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.http://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326105030/http://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff |date=2014-03-26 }} Menzies adds Sanders and Brand to NMSU basketball staff
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162016/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=STR&pcode=LPL&seasoncode=U2006 Aerick Sanders] at Euroleague.net (archived)
- [https://www.lnb.fr/elite/joueur/?id=6845 Aerick Sanders] at LNB Élite {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140326120902/http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A25269/Sanders-Aerick?saison=2008 Aerick Sanders] at LNB Pro A (archived) {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140326103949/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sanders_aerick00.html Aerick Sanders] player profile at San Diego State (archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140326105035/http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&ATCLID=208498762 Aerick Sanders] coach profile at New Mexico State (archived)
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