University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior College: Played one season at Alabama Southern Community College in Monroeville, Ala. … Named to All-Alabama Community College Conference First Team... Tabbed ACCC Southern Division and Region 22 Player of the Year... Ranked second in Region 22 by averaging 20 points per game and converted region-best 97 3-pointers... Scored 20 or more points 20 times... Recorded a season-high 40 points vs. Gadsden State... Hit five or more treys 10 times and ranked second in the region with 3.03 trifectas per game... Second on the team with 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per outing... Coached by Ben Hicks... Eagles went 27-5 in 2009-10, including 15-1 mark in ACCC and won the second of back-to-back division titles…

High School: Earned four varsity letters at North Springs High School in Roswell, Ga. … Holds school record for most points in a single season and is member of 1,000 point club… Scored 43 points vs. Starrs Mill; 41 points came after first quarter... Averaged 25 points per game for the Spartans in his senior campaign.

Personal: Full name is Rico Andre Sanders… Born Feb. 5, 1991 in College Park, Ga. … Son of Bobby and Kathy Sanders… Lists hobbies as playing cards and working out… Lists goals as having a winning season and making it to the NCAA Tournament… Favorites – movie: Freedom Writers; pro team: Atlanta Hawks; athlete: Kobe Bryant; musical artist: Lil Wayne; food: banana pudding… Pregame rituals are listening to music, praying and relaxing… Celebrities he’d like to meet are Kobe Bryant and Alicia Keys… Life goals are playing basketball professionally and raising a family.