2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
SENIOR (23-24):
Appearing in and starting 29 games for the Mustangs, Sanders earned All-Big West Honorable Mention honors after averaging 19.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, while holding clips of 45.9 percent shooting from the field, 33.9 percent from behind the arc, and 87.4 percent at the free throw line.
He scored 22+ points in each of the Mustangs' final five games, including dropping 30 or more points in three of the five contests. He scored a career-high 35 points against UC Riverside (2/24/24), knocking down 12-19 shots from the field, 2-5 from behind the arc, and 9-10 at the free throw line.
Sanders etched his name into the Cal Poly record books with his sensational season, as he finished second in single season program history with 174 made free throws, third in points (568), and seventh in points per game (19.6). Sanders also eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring mark for his career in Cal Poly's season finale against UC San Diego (3/9/24)
JUNIOR (22-23):
Appeared in 24 of 33 matchups with 20 starts and finished fifth in lineup with 7.7 points per game … averaged 9.0 points per 15 Big West appearances … scored season best 17 points during Big West opening win against CSUN (Dec. 29) amongst seven double-digit outings … produced season high seven rebounds at UC Irvine (Feb. 9).
SOPHOMORE (21-22):
Started final 14 games, appeared in 27 of 28 matchups and finished sixth in lineup with 6.4 points per game … recorded five double-digit scoring games, finishing with career high 22 points at Long Beach State (Feb. 5) … enjoyed 17-point performances in double-overtime setback to CSUN (Feb. 10) and in regular season home finale victory versus UC San Diego (March 5) where he sank five three-pointers in six attempts … grabbed career high eight rebounds versus UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 12).
2020-21 (Freshman)
Appeared in 20 of 24 games during first season with eight starts and averaged 16.0 minutes per outing … scored season high 16 points in season opening win against Bethesda (Nov. 27) and versus Santa Clara (Dec. 9) … also added 10 points against San Diego (Dec. 16) and during Big West Conference Tournament opening round victory against Cal State Fullerton (March 9) … grabbed season best five rebounds versus Bethesda and at CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 9) … produced season best four assists against Bethesda and San Francisco (Dec. 4) … finished third in lineup with a 36.4 (16-for-44) percent three-point mark.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played at Christian High School in El Cajon, California. Two-year letterwinner earned All-Eastern League first team praise after leading program with 16.7 points per game and finishing second with 5.0 rebounds per game during 2019-20 senior season … averaged 12.0 points and 3.8 boards per game during 2018-19 junior season while sinking 36 three-pointers … also a two-year letterwinner at Steele Canyon HS (Spring Valley, Calif.) where he averaged 7.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during 2017-18 sophomore year … finished as career 1,000 point scorer.
PERSONAL:
Son of Roland and Sara Sanders … has one brother, Gage, who preceded him as a letterwinner at Steele Canyon HS … majoring in kinesiology with career ambitions of becoming a physical therapist … enjoys cooking and photography during downtime … Kobe Michael Sanders was born in Spring Valley, Calif.
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