Jeff Sanders

Jeffery Raynard Sanders (born January 14, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. Sanders played for the Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks in four NBA seasons. In his NBA career, he appeared in 55 games and scored a total of 112 points. He played collegiately at Georgia Southern University. He also played for Fenerbahçe and Kombassan Konyaspor in Turkey.

Jeff Sanders

Personal information
Born	(1966-01-14) January 14, 1966 (age 59) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	T. W. Josey (Augusta, Georgia)
College	Georgia Southern (1985–1989)
NBA draft	1989: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by	Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1989–2002
Position	Small forward
Number	42, 20, 34
Career history
1989–1990	Chicago Bulls
1990–1991	Albany Patroons
1991	Charlotte Hornets
1991	Albany Patroons
1991–1992	Grand Rapids Hoops
1992	Fort Wayne Fury
1992	Atlanta Hawks
1992–1993	Grupo Libro Valladolid
1993–1994	Estudiantes Caja Postal
1994	Fort Wayne Fury
1994–1995	Teorematour Roma
1995	Baloncesto Salamanca
1995–1996	Fórum Filatélico
1996–1998	Kombassan Konya
1998–1999	Batangas Blades
1999–2000	Fenerbahçe
2000–2002	Rockford Lightning
Career highlights
All-CBA First Team (2002) Metropolitan Basketball Association champion (1999) Metropolitan Basketball Association All-Star First-Team (1999) 2× TAAC Player of the Year (1988, 1989) 2× First-team All-TAAC (1988, 1989)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

He also appeared in the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association in the Philippines, as an import for the Batangas Blades, where he was listed as one of the league's top players. He also made an All-Star appearance for the 1998–1999 season and was a key contributor in the team's 1999 championship.^[1]

Sanders played for the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 2001–02 season and was selected to the All-CBA First Team.^[2]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989–90	Chicago	31	0	5.9	.325	–	.500	1.3	.3	.1	.1	.9
1990–91	Charlotte	3	0	14.3	.429	–	.500	3.0	.3	.3	.3	4.3
1991–92	Atlanta	12	0	9.8	.444	–	.778	2.2	.8	.4	.3	3.9
1992–93	Atlanta	9	0	13.3	.400	–	.500	.7	.9	.1	.1	2.7
Career		55	0	8.4	.395	.000	609	1.9	.5	.3	.2	2.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989	Chicago	3	0	1.0	1.000	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.7
Career		3	0	1.0	1.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	0.7