St. Thomas grad Sanders contributes to Stanford victory over Washington State

Christian Sanders, a graduate of St. Thomas High School, is a freshman guard for the Stanford University men's basketball team.

St. Thomas High School graduate Christian Sanders played for Stanford in a 78-67 win at home against conference rival Washington State on Jan. 9 in Stanford, Calif., Stanford's website reported.

The freshman guard helped Stanford University improve to 10-6 on the season and 1-2 in the Pac-12.

Stanford's next game is 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at home against Washington.

Sanders is a 2012 graduate of St. Thomas High School in Houston, where he was listed as the No. 23-ranked shooting guard by Scout.com and No. 36-ranked shooting guard in ESPNU's 100 national rankings. Sanders ranked as a two-time first-team TAPPS All-State selection after he led St. Thomas High School to a TAPPS 5A State championship as a junior while averaging 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He also garnered district MVP honors along the way and was a three-time all-district selection earning third-team all-state accolades as a freshman member of AAU squad Houston Defenders. Sanders is from Houston and is the son of Brad and Linda Sanders.

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