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University of Denver Athletics

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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2 Indeya Sanders

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Herndon HS / American University
  • Hometown Reston, Va.

Biography

2021-22 (GRADUATE SENIOR)
Made her debut for the Pioneers against Air Force (Nov 9)...played in 28 games, starting 20…averaged 29.1 min per game…averaged seven points per game, scoring in double digits on six occasions…hit a crucial three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to a fourth overtime against Butler (Dec 10), recording a season high 16 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds during the contest...and recorded a team high 113 assists, averaging four assists per game, highest on the team and fourth in the Summit League…ranked in the top 100 in the NCAA in assist turnover ratio (1.74).

2020-21 (SENIOR AT AMERICAN) 
Started and appeared in all 11 games ... logged 36.5 minutes per game, most on the team ... averaged 7.3 points ... 4.0 rebounds ... 3.4 assists ... 1.2 steals ... shot 27.0 percent from the field ... 84.6 percent from the foul line ... had three games in double figures ... scored a season-high 15 points against Loyola Maryland on Feb. 20 ... four games with at least four assists ... notched five games with at least five rebounds. 

2019-20 (JUNIOR AT AMERICAN) 
Patriot League All-Defensive Team ... Started all 30 games of her junior season ... Averaged a career-high 6.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.2 apg, and added 19 blocks and 54 steals ... Ranked within the top-three in the Patriot League for blocks per game for most of the nonconference slate ... Was only two assists away from breaking into the program single-season top-ten (127) ... Helped lead the team in the win over High Point (11/18), scoring 13 points alongside her six rebounds and two blocks ... Tied her career-high with eight assists against Colgate (1/2) ... Also brought down eight rebounds and added four steals against the Raiders ... Picked up her first double-double of the season against Lehigh (1/11) with 16 points and 10 rebounds ... Also had seven assist and four steals ... Earned another double-double against Loyola Maryland (122), this time scoring 18 points along with 10 boards ... Pitched in a career-high 10 assists against Boston University (2/22).

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE AT AMERICAN) 
 
Played in all 33 games of her sophomore season and made 25 starts … Averaged a career-high 6.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, and 3.1 apg … Led the team in steals (45) and assists (101), and ranked third in rebounds and blocks (11) … Made her first start during the season opener against Tulsa (11/9), scoring four points while pitching in four assists and five rebounds … Helped lead the Eagles in their win over George Mason (11/14), scoring 16 points off 6-for-12 shooting from the floor … Was back in double-figures against High Point (12/20), breaking 20 points for the first time with a team-high 22 … Earned her first career double-double with 12 points and 12 boards during the win over Colgate (1/6) … Landed in double-figures for scoring five more times before closing the season at the WNIT First Round against Penn (3/22) … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18 (FRESHMAN AT AMERICAN) 
Made 23 appearances as a freshman, including in the Patriot League quarterfinal against Lafayette (3/5) … Had her career debut in the home opener against La Salle (11/13) … First career basket was a shot from behind the arc in the close game against Villanova (11/25) … Put up a career-high nine points in the win over Youngstown State (12/2) … Earned a career-high four rebounds against George Washington (12/17) and Army West Point (1/8).

HIGH SCHOOL 
Played at Herndon High School for coach Cornelius Snead ... Averaged 13 ppg, 4 rpg and 5 apg her senior season ... Helped build the team up from a 3-20 record her freshman year to 21-7 by her junior season when they qualified for the state semi-finals ... Scored over 1,000 points during her career at Herndon and was a four-time team MVP (2014-17) ... She was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year (2016-17) and two-time Second Team All-State selection (2016-17) ... Led her team to the 2017 Concorde Conference Championship title ... Also played club ball for the Germantown Lady Panthers under coach Kathy Gillespie.

PERSONAL
 
Daughter of Teresa and Marion Sanders ... Has an older sister, Sierra ... National Honor Society and Math Honor Society during high school ... Four-year honor roll while at Herndon HS ... Reached her 1,000 point mark during the state quarterfinal game ... During her summer and preseason training, she focused on lifting and expanding her shooting range ... Sports heroes are Maya Moore and LeBron James ... Non-sports heroine is her sister ... Her hobbies are writing/making music ... Career plans are to play basketball overseas or become a physical therapist ... Her advice to youngsters is "the game of basketball isn''t just about scoring the most points - get your teammates involved and make everyone around you better than they were before" ... Studying health promotion with a minor in communication.

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