Aerick Rashal Sanders (born June 1, 1982) is a retired American professional

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player and current assistant coach for the

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of the

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. Previously he was the former Director of Player Personnel at the

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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

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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

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. 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.

Professional career

After Sanders completed his career at

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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.

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

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. Aerick Sanders joined the

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team as an assistant coach in June 2013.http://www.ktsm.com/sports/menzies-adds-sanders-and-brand-nmsu-basketball-staff Menzies adds Sanders and Brand to NMSU basketball staff

References

External links

Aerick Sanders
at Euroleague.net (archived)
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(archived)
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(archived)
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