2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Zuri Sanders
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Evansville Central HS
- Hometown:
- Evansville, Ind.
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Notes: Played in 30 games this season, making starts in all 30 as the lone senior for the Lady Raiders… In 30.6 minutes of playing time, she averaged 8.0 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.4 steals… shot 44 percent from the field and 56.5 from the charity stripe… led the team and the Big 12 conference in several rebounding categories… ranked as high as Top 15 in the NCAA in four rebounding categories… Her 5.0 offensive rebounds per game ranked in the Top 10 for the majority of the season… She is the first Lady Raider to average 10+ rebounds in a season since 2005-06 and ranks No. 4 in school history… earned her first Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors of her career…. She totaled 670 rebounds and 523 points in her career.
Highlights: Set new career highs in an outstanding senior season… tallied 20 rebounds against Southern (12/18) becoming the first Lady Raider in 28 years to the day and just the ninth player in school history to record 20+ rebounds in a game… recorded a career high 25 points and seven rebounds against the Sooners(3/8) during the opening game of the Big 12 tournament, marking her second 20-point game of the season... she went 8-for-9 from the field (.888) and 9-for-11 from the charity stripe (.818).
JUNIOR (2017-18)
Notes: Played in 29 games, making starts in 16 games for the Lady Raiders... Averaged 20.1 minutes, 4.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and shot 44.8 percent from the field... recorded 40 assists on the season, the third most on the team… tallied four blocks and 15 steals on the season… racked up 157 rebounds including 67 offensive boards, the second most on the team.
Highlights: Scored a season-best 12 points in just 18 minutes of action against Prairie View A&M (12/13)… was one rebound shy of a double-double against the Panthers… Had 13 rebounds the following game against UT-Rio Grande Valley (12/17)… Went 5-for-5 from the field against West Virginia (2/10), tying her season best points.
SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Notes: Saw action in 15 games this season after coming back from a knee injury... averaged 10.7 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and shot .567 from the field.
Highlights: Appeared in her first game of the season against West Virginia (1/11)... scored six points and tallied two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 22 minutes of play... tallied a season-best seven rebounds against Oklahoma (1/14)... tied a season-best seven rebounds against #12 Texas (1/21)... Recorded a season high two blocks and made six field goals against TCU (3/3) in the Big 12 Tournament opener... tied a career high 13 points against the Horned Frogs... shot .750 (6-for-8) in Oklahoma City.
FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Averaged 5.3 rebounds per game, which ranked second on the team ... Scored five points, picked up three steals and snagged two rebounds in Tech's season opener vs. Niagara ... pulled down eight rebounds (six offensive) and scored two points in Tech's win over SELU ... Had career highs in points (7) and rebounds (9, 5 off.) in Tech's win over Idaho State ... Earned her first double-double as a Lady Raider, scoring a career-high 11 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds (7 offensive) vs. Abilene Christian ... Had her fourth-straight game with at least five rebounds against Santa Clara, grabbing five. Also hit three of four free throws in that game ... Scored for the first time in three games vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, recording six points as well as seven rebounds ... had six points and six boards at WVU ... grabbed nine rebounds at Iowa State ... led the team in rebounding for the second-straight game, snagging eight boards at Kansas State, going along with eight points ... Earned her first-career start against Texas ... Averaged nearly 10 rebounds per game after being inserted into the starting lineup, including nine against Oklahoma, to go along with six points.. Was a breakout performer in the Big 12 Women's Championship, logging double-doubles in both games ... She had 13 points and 14 rebounds in the opening-round win over Iowa State, before recording 11 points and 15 rebounds against Baylor, which boasted one of the biggest frontlines in the country.
HIGH SCHOOL
Evansville Central High School
No. 109 Player Overall (ESPN HoopGurlz)
No. 19 Forward Overall (ESPN HoopGurlz, Dan Olson)
No. 13 Player in Indiana (ESPN HoopGurlz)
- ESPN HoopGurlz
2014-15
Averaged 16.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while shooting 53 percent from the field ... Led team to third Sectional Championship (2015, 2013, 2012) ... IBCA Indiana Senior Girls All-Star selection ... Associated Press Indiana All-State Second Team selection ... All-City First Team ... All-Conference First Team ... IBCA District Player of the Week ... Team MVP ... Supreme 15 Indiana ... 2013-14: Averaged 18.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game while hitting 51.5 percent from the floor inside the arc and also had 70 steals last season ... First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Metro, IBCA/Subway Girls Underclass All-State Honorable Mention, AP All-State Honorable Mention, Junior Classic Indiana All-Star ... 2012-13: Averaged 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game ... First Team All-Metro, Second Team All-Conference ... Academic All-City ... AP All-State Honorable Mention, USJN Gateway Challenge All Star ... 2011-12: Second Team All-Conference, Second Team All-Metro, Academic All-City, USJN Gateway Challenge All-Star ... Played AAU ball with Indiana Elite-Swish for Phil Kessler ... chose Texas Tech over Tennessee, Ole Miss, Loyola (Chicago) and Marquette ... Also competed in soccer, volleyball, track and field ... four-time state qualifier in track ... 2012 Sectional high jump record holder.
PERSONAL
Zuriel Ulanda Sanders ... born March 14, 1997 in Columbia, South Carolina ... daughter of Vincent and Ulanda Sanders ... has two siblings -- Zebrie and Zion ... older brother, Zebrie, played football at Florida State and two seasons in NFL for Buffalo Bills ... father, Vincent, played basketball at South Carolina State ... mother, Ulanda, played basketball at Georgia ... plans to major in business.
