St. Thomas grad Sanders plays in Stanford loss

St. Thomas High School graduate Christian Sanders scored four points in Stanford University's 65-64 loss at home to conference rival University of Southern California on Thursday, Feb. 14, the Stanford website reported.

Sanders and the Cardinals are 15-10 on the season and 6-6 in the PAC-12.

Stanford's next game is 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at home against UCLA.

Sanders is a freshman guard for Stanford University. He 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 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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