Tickets2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
Named to Jon Rothstein's 20 Under-the-Radar Breakout Players for the 2021-22 season ... Fastest on the team with a 2.91 three-quarters court sprint time ... Dean's List ... Played all 33 games in reserve duty, averaging 7.3 ppg over 20.4 minutes ... Shot 35.9 percent from deep, 14.2 higher than his freshman season ... Team was 7-2 when he scored in double-figures, including a career-high 20 points (9-for-10 from foul line) in win over No. 14 Illinois ... Also scored accomplished the feat against five AAC teams, including 14 at No. 14 Houston and 10 in a quarterfinal win over ECU over the final week ... Notched a three-pointer in final 11 non-conference games, while his biggest strength was full-court layup sprints when defense showed any rest ... Played season-high 28 minutes against Arkansas the night after his breakout Illinois performance.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
Started 10 of 22 games, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 15.3 minutes … started 10 of last 12 games of the season, averaging 5.5 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 45.7 percent (21 of 46) from the field … tallied a season-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting with a pair of threes against Memphis (2/28) … registered 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with six rebounds against SMU (3/12) … had eight points and four assists vs. USF (12/16).
PRIOR TO CINCINNATI
Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior at Wasatch Academy (Utah), guiding the Tigers to a 27-2 record and consensus Top 5 national ranking (No. 2 in Ball is Life, No. 3 in MaxPrep’ Xcellent 25 and No. 3 by ESPN) … team featured five seniors who signed Division I scholarships and earned No. 2 seed in GEICO Nationals tournament before the event canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior while helping the squad to a 26-4 record and the program’s first Top 25 national ranking in 2018-19 … played two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis where his team compiled a 35-17 record during his career … averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore in 2017-18 … rated as a four-star prospect according to ESPN … participated in the Stephen Curry SC30 Select Camp in August 2019.
PERSONAL
Born July 19, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana … son of Nicole and Michael Saunders … has one brother, Jonathan Saunders … right-handed.
Named to Jon Rothstein's 20 Under-the-Radar Breakout Players for the 2021-22 season ... Fastest on the team with a 2.91 three-quarters court sprint time ... Dean's List ... Played all 33 games in reserve duty, averaging 7.3 ppg over 20.4 minutes ... Shot 35.9 percent from deep, 14.2 higher than his freshman season ... Team was 7-2 when he scored in double-figures, including a career-high 20 points (9-for-10 from foul line) in win over No. 14 Illinois ... Also scored accomplished the feat against five AAC teams, including 14 at No. 14 Houston and 10 in a quarterfinal win over ECU over the final week ... Notched a three-pointer in final 11 non-conference games, while his biggest strength was full-court layup sprints when defense showed any rest ... Played season-high 28 minutes against Arkansas the night after his breakout Illinois performance.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
Started 10 of 22 games, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 15.3 minutes … started 10 of last 12 games of the season, averaging 5.5 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 45.7 percent (21 of 46) from the field … tallied a season-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting with a pair of threes against Memphis (2/28) … registered 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with six rebounds against SMU (3/12) … had eight points and four assists vs. USF (12/16).
PRIOR TO CINCINNATI
Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior at Wasatch Academy (Utah), guiding the Tigers to a 27-2 record and consensus Top 5 national ranking (No. 2 in Ball is Life, No. 3 in MaxPrep’ Xcellent 25 and No. 3 by ESPN) … team featured five seniors who signed Division I scholarships and earned No. 2 seed in GEICO Nationals tournament before the event canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior while helping the squad to a 26-4 record and the program’s first Top 25 national ranking in 2018-19 … played two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis where his team compiled a 35-17 record during his career … averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore in 2017-18 … rated as a four-star prospect according to ESPN … participated in the Stephen Curry SC30 Select Camp in August 2019.
PERSONAL
Born July 19, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana … son of Nicole and Michael Saunders … has one brother, Jonathan Saunders … right-handed.