Sacar Anim (born September 19, 1997) is a basketball player who plays shooting guard for

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of the

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. He played four years of college basketball for the

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Early life

Anim was born in

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. His parents are Sam (a four-year starter in high school basketball) and Carla Anim. He is , and weighs .

High school career

Anim attended

DeLaSalle High School DeLaSalle High School ( ) is a Catholic, college preparatory high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located on Nicollet Island. History DeLaSalle opened in 1900 and has been administered by the De La Salle Brothers (French Christian Brot ...

('15) in Minneapolis. He played basketball for the Islanders and was named the

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Player of the Year in Minnesota as a senior. He averaged 25.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2014–15, and was his division's top scorer in the state tournament, earning him a spot on the all-tournament team. He was a three-time all-conference selection, and was selected to play in the Minnesota State Basketball Coaches All-Star Game after his senior year.

College career

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four-star basketball recruit, Anim committed to

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('20) in

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, where he earned a degree in advertising. Anim then studied Corporate Communication at the Marquette Graduate School of Management. In the 2015–16 season, as a

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at Marquette, Anim played for the

in 16 games, and averaged 1.2 points per game, playing 5.2 minutes per game. The following season, he

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ed for Marquette. In the 2017-18 campaign, as a redshirt

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, he averaged 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds, while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor. In the 2018–19 season, as a redshirt

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, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds, while shooting 43.8 percent from the floor and 39.1 percent from 3-point range (42.5% in

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regular season games, 3rd in the conference). He was praised especially for his defensive skills. In the 2019–20 season, as a redshirt

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, Anim was ranked 15th in the Big East in scoring (13.1 points per game), 9th in 3-point field goal percentage (.392), and 9th in minutes played per game (33.5).

Professional career

In 2020–21, Anim played for the Agua Caliente Clippers in the

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; he played in 11 games, averaging 3.2 points per game. He joined the rest of the team as they spent an abbreviated season in a bubble at

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outside

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, the same isolation bubble used for the

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. In 2021–22, he played for

Medi Bayreuth Medi Bayreuth, official stylized as medi bayreuth, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bayreuth, Germany. It was re-founded as BBC Bayreuth in 1999. The team plays in the ProA, the second-highest division of basketball in Ge ...

in the

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in Germany. Anim signed with the team on July 9, 2021, and averaged 13.2 points per game. In 2022–23, he played for

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Pallacanestro Reggiana, also simply known as Reggiana or Reggio Emilia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Unahotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as ...

in the

in Italy, with whom Anim signed on July 11, 2022. He averaged 9.6 points per game, while shooting 38.4% from three point range. In 2023–24, Anim played for Hapoel Eilat in the

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. On June 21, 2024, he signed with Igokea in the

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. On December 19, 2024, he signed with

of the

(LBA).

References

External links

College profile
at

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anim, Sacar 1997 births Living people Agua Caliente Clippers players Basketball players from Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis) alumni Hapoel Eilat basketball players KK Igokea players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Medi Bayreuth players Pallacanestro Reggiana players Scafati Basket players Shooting guards