Aerick Sanders

Aerick Rashal Sanders (born June 1, 1982) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay of the Horizon League. Previously he was the former Director of Player Personnel at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 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 power forward position internationally, including as a member of the Strasbourg IG, Aliaga Petkim and Academia Coimbre basketball clubs respectively.

Aerick Sanders

Green Bay Phoenix
Position	Assistant coach
League	Horizon League
Personal information
Born	(1982-06-01) June 1, 1982 (age 43) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Junipero Serra (Gardena, California)
College	San Diego State (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2011
Position	Power forward
Number	8, 34
Coaching career	2012–present
Career history
As a player:
2004–2005	Tuborg Pilsener
2005	Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
2005–2006	CB Ciudad de Huelva
2006–2007	Strasbourg IG
2007–2008	ASK Riga
2008	Aliağa Petkim
2008–2009	JDA Dijon Basket
2009–2010	SPO Rouen Basket
2011	Académica Coimbra
As a coach:
2012–2013	Montana State (assistant)
2013–2021	New Mexico State (assistant)
2021–2022	Southern Utah (assistant)
2022–2024	Kansas City (assistant)
2024–present	Green Bay (assistant)

College career

Sanders was a standout basketball player at San Diego State. 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.^[1]

Professional career

After Sanders completed his career at San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball 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.^[2]

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 Montana State. Aerick Sanders joined the New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team as an assistant coach in June 2013.^[3]