| Rakim Sanders |
|
|
AS A FRESHMAN
Played in and started all 31 games.
Averaged 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game; averaged 10.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in league contests.
Registered one point-rebound double-double; totaled 14 points and 12 rebounds in a home win over NC State (2-14).
Led or tied for the team lead in scoring five times, in rebounds five times, in assists five times and in steals 10 times.
Scored in double figures 17 times, including five games with 20 or more points.
Registered five or more rebounds in each of 16 games; grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against NC State (2-14).
Registered a career-high 22 points in 35 minutes of action in the season opener against New Hampshire; shot 9-for-18 from the field.
Totaled 21 points in a home win over Rhode Island (11-21); scored eight of BC's first 10 second-half points and later sank a clutch three-pointer with 1:07 to play; sank four three-pointers.
Netted 20 points in 27 minutes in a home win over Northeastern (12-22); shot 4-for-6 from three-point range.
Scored a team-high 21 points against Kansas (1-5); shot 8-for-15 from the field, including 3-for-7 from long range; also totaled a career-best five assists.
Recorded 20 points in a home win over Miami (1-15).
Notched 17 points and nine assists against Virginia Tech (1-26).
HIGH SCHOOL
Honored as the 2006-07 Gatorade Rhode Island Player of the Year.
Gained All-State first-team honors during his junior and senior seasons at St. Andrew's.
Earned MVP honors in the New England Prep School Class B Tournament in 2006 and 2007.
Averaged 21.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior; shot 53 percent from the field.
Averaged 18.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a junior.
Led St. Andrew's to the NEPSAC Class B titles in 2006 and 2007.
Finished his schoolboy career with 2,432 career points.
Played for head coach Mike Hart.
Played for the Gold team in the 2007 Adidas Kentucky Derby Festival All-Star Classic in Louisville's Freedom Hall (April 14, 2007).
PERSONAL
Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Rakim is the brother of Nyisha Conry; has four more brothers and sisters.
Born on July 8, 1989.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 22 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)
Rebounds: 12 vs. NC State (2-14-08)
Assists: 5 vs. Kansas (1-5-08)
Steals: 4 vs. Sacred Heart (12-28-07)
FGM: 9 vs. New Hampshire (11-10-07)
3PFGM: 4 - four times
FTM: 6 vs. Virginia Tech (1-26-08)
FTA: 11 vs. Virginia Tech (1-26-08)
Minutes: 36 vs. Miami (3-5-08)
