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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

2 Malik Sanders

  • Class Junior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Selma, N.C.
  • High School Smithfield-Selma HS

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE AT WESTERN NEW MEXICO (2019-20): Played in 25 games (14 starts) … Averaged 11.9 points, 4.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game … Shot better than 40 percent (99-for-246) from the field, including a 41.3 percent (43-for-104) success rate from the perimeter … Also connected on nearly 74 percent (56-for-76) of his free throw attempts … Ranked ninth among Lone Star Conference leaders in assists per game, and led Mustangs in assists, steals and 3-point shooting … Western New Mexico turned in its best record since 2013 in 2019-20 … Scored 10 or more points in 16 outings, including four contests with 20 or more points … Nearly logged his first double-double of the season with 12 points and nine boards at Eastern New Mexico … Turned in five or more assists 11 times, highlighted by a trio of 8-assist performances … Scored a season-best 22 points on 5-of-6 shooting (5-for-5 from the perimeter) in the season finale against Lubbock Christian.
 
BEFORE WESTERN NEW MEXICO: Played one season (2018-19) at Shelton State Community College … Played in 34 games (16 starts) … Averaged 5.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game … Connected on nearly 43 percent (61-for-143) of his field goal attempts, including 35.8-percent shooting (19-for-53) from the perimeter … Scored 10 or more points on six occasions, including a season-high at points against Coastal Alabama … Dished out five or more assists on five occasions.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Smithfield-Selma High School for coach Travis Holder … Played in all 24 games as a senior and connected on 40 percent of his field goal attempts on the campaign, including 50 percent shooting from the perimeter … Played his first three prep seasons at Prominence Academy … Played AAU basketball for Team Winston and coach John Hopper.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Keysha Burgess and Robert Williams … Has three brothers – Montay, Jauquan and Deion – and three sisters – Daraveiya, Jeremysha and Trinity … Enjoys writing music … Names his mother and grandfather as his heroes … Favorite movie is Angel Has Fallen, and his favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite food is chicken … A business major at UNCP.



 

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP (Updated: 1/28/2021)
Points 13 at Francis Marion (1/27/21)
FG 4, twice - last at Francis Marion (1/27/21)
FGA 11 at Francis Marion (1/27/21)
3FG at Francis Marion (1/27/21)
3FGA 10 at Francis Marion (1/27/21)
FT 2, four times - last at Francis Marion (1/27/21)
FTA 4 vs. Georgia College (1/24/21)
Rebounds 4, twice - last vs. Georgia College (1/24/21)
Assists 1, four times - last vs. Flagler (1/20/21)
Steals 1, twice - last vs. Flagler (1/20/21)
Blocks None
Turnovers 4 vs. Flagler (1/20/21)
Minutes 31 vs. Georgia College (1/24/21)
Double-Figure Points 2 times
Double-Figure Rebounds None
Double-Doubles None
20+ Points None
7+ Rebounds None
5+ Assists None
5+ Steals None

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