Mike Sanders (basketball)

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1960)}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Mike Sanders

| image = Mike Sanders - Phoenix Suns.jpg

| width =

| caption = Sanders in 1987

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|05|07}}

| birth_place = Vidalia, Louisiana, U.S.

| high_school = DeRidder (DeRidder, Louisiana)

| college = UCLA (1978–1982)

| draft_year = 1982

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 74

| draft_team = Kansas City Kings

| career_start = 1982

| career_end = 1993

| career_number = 35, 7, 11, 33

| career_position = Shooting guard

| coach_start = 1998

| coach_end = 2014

| years1 = 1982–1983

| team1 = Montana Golden Nuggets

| years2 = {{nbay|1982|end}}

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs

| years3 = 1983

| team3 = Sarasota Stingers

| years4 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}

| team4 = Phoenix Suns

| years5 = {{nbay|1987|end}}–{{nbay|1988|end}}

| team5 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years6 = {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1991|start}}

| team6 = Indiana Pacers

| years7 = {{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}

| team7 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| cyears1 = 1998–1999

| cteam1 = Wisconsin Blast

| cyears2 = 1999–2000

| cteam2 = Black Hills Gold

| cyears3 = 2000

| cteam3 = Washington Congressionals

| cyears4 = 2000–2001

| cteam4 = Detroit Pistons (assistant)

| cyears5 = 2001–2005

| cteam5 = Asheville Altitude (assistant)

| cyears6 = 2002–2004

| cteam6 = Adirondack Wildcats

| cyears7 = 2005–2007

| cteam7 = Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)

| cyears8 = 2007–2008

| cteam8 = Charlotte Bobcats (assistant)

| cyears9 = 2008–2009

| cteam9 = Minot SkyRockets

| cyears10 = 2009–2011

| cteam10 = Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)

| cyears11 = 2012–2014

| cteam11 = Utah Jazz (assistant)

| highlights =

• All-CBA First Team (1983)
• CBA All-Defensive Second Team (1983)
• CBA Rookie of the Year (1983)
• 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1981, 1982)
• Third-team Parade All-American (1978)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 5,162 (8.0 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 1,927 (3.0 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 880 (1.4 apg)

}}

Michael Anthony Sanders (born May 7, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played primarily as a small forward. He was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the fourth round (5th pick) and was the 74th overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft.{{Cite web |title=Mike Sanders Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sandemi01.html |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}} He is a former assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-promotes-michael-sanders-assistant-coach-brad-jones-hired-assistant-coachplayer-developmen Jazz Promotes Michael Sanders to Assistant Coach; Brad Jones Hired as Assistant Coach/Player Development] Prior to being an assistant coach for Tyrone Corbin, Sanders was the team's director of player development.