College Career
Sanders arrived at UC-Irvine after averaging 17 points and 12 rebounds per game in high school. His freshman year saw him receive minimal playing time, with Sanders averaging 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he broke into the starting lineup in the second part of the year. He would go onto to start 19 of the final 20 games for the Anteaters.
As a junior, he led the Anteaters in scoring and was named honorable mention All-Big West for an effort that saw him average 11.9 points and 1.6 blocks (ranking second in the league) per game. As a senior, he was named first-team All-Big West after leading the Anteaters with 15.8 points per game. He would finish sixth in the conference in scoring, third in three-point field goal percentage, sixth in field-goal percentage, and seventh in free-throw percentage.
In Big West conference play Sanders ranked 4th in scoring at 17.8pts per game, 7th in field goal percentage shooting at .486, 4th in free throw percentage at .861, and 6th in 3-point percentage at .463.
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