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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Mike Saunders Jr.
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 184
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Wasatch Academy
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati
Bio
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ACADEMIC HONORS
Fall 2021 Dean’s List (Cincinnati)
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) CINCINNATI
Named to Jon Rothstein's 20 Under-the-Radar Breakout Players for the 2021-22 season ... played all 33 games in reserve duty, averaging 7.3 ppg over 20.4 minutes ... shot 35.9 percent from deep, 14.2 higher than his freshman season ... team was 7-2 when he scored in double-figures, including a career-high 20 points (9-for-10 from foul line) in win over No. 14 Illinois ... also had 10-plus point games against five AAC teams, including 14 at No. 14 Houston and 10 in a quarterfinal win over ECU over the final week ... notched a three-pointer in final 11 non-conference games ... played season-high 28 minutes against Arkansas the night after his breakout Illinois performance.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN) CINCINNATI
Started 10-of-22 games, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 15.3 minutes … started 10 of last 12 games of the season, averaging 5.5 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 45.7 percent (21-of-46) from the field … tallied a season-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting with a pair of threes against Memphis (2/28) … registered 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with six rebounds against SMU (3/12) … had eight points and four assists vs. USF (12/16).
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior at Wasatch Academy (Utah), guiding the Tigers to a 27-2 record and consensus Top-5 national ranking (No. 2 in Ball is Life, No. 3 in MaxPrep’s Xcellent 25 and No. 3 by ESPN) … team featured five seniors who signed Division I scholarships and earned No. 2 seed in GEICO Nationals tournament before the event canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior while helping the squad to a 26-4 record and the program’s first Top-25 national ranking in 2018-19 … played two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis where his team compiled a 35-17 record during his career … averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore in 2017-18 … rated as a four-star prospect according to ESPN … participated in the Stephen Curry SC30 Select Camp in August 2019.
PERSONAL
Born July 19, 2002, in Indianapolis, Ind. … son of Nicole and Michael Saunders … has one brother, Jonathan Saunders.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Fall 2021 Dean’s List (Cincinnati)
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) CINCINNATI
Named to Jon Rothstein's 20 Under-the-Radar Breakout Players for the 2021-22 season ... played all 33 games in reserve duty, averaging 7.3 ppg over 20.4 minutes ... shot 35.9 percent from deep, 14.2 higher than his freshman season ... team was 7-2 when he scored in double-figures, including a career-high 20 points (9-for-10 from foul line) in win over No. 14 Illinois ... also had 10-plus point games against five AAC teams, including 14 at No. 14 Houston and 10 in a quarterfinal win over ECU over the final week ... notched a three-pointer in final 11 non-conference games ... played season-high 28 minutes against Arkansas the night after his breakout Illinois performance.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN) CINCINNATI
Started 10-of-22 games, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 15.3 minutes … started 10 of last 12 games of the season, averaging 5.5 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 45.7 percent (21-of-46) from the field … tallied a season-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting with a pair of threes against Memphis (2/28) … registered 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with six rebounds against SMU (3/12) … had eight points and four assists vs. USF (12/16).
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior at Wasatch Academy (Utah), guiding the Tigers to a 27-2 record and consensus Top-5 national ranking (No. 2 in Ball is Life, No. 3 in MaxPrep’s Xcellent 25 and No. 3 by ESPN) … team featured five seniors who signed Division I scholarships and earned No. 2 seed in GEICO Nationals tournament before the event canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals as a junior while helping the squad to a 26-4 record and the program’s first Top-25 national ranking in 2018-19 … played two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis where his team compiled a 35-17 record during his career … averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore in 2017-18 … rated as a four-star prospect according to ESPN … participated in the Stephen Curry SC30 Select Camp in August 2019.
PERSONAL
Born July 19, 2002, in Indianapolis, Ind. … son of Nicole and Michael Saunders … has one brother, Jonathan Saunders.
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