The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Overseas Update: Jamarr Sanders
5/27/2020 5:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Former UAB guard Jamarr Sanders recently finished his first season with Derthona Basket of the Italian Serie A2 League. The team is located in Tortona, which is 125 miles northwest of Rome.
Sanders joined Derthona in January 2020 and averaged 13.2 points per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field in the team's final six games of the season.
Prior to Derthona, he was a member of Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball Super League playing in nine contests in the Fall of 2019.
No stranger to Italy, Sanders also played for Italian squads Veroli, Aquila and Pallacanestro. He began his European career with KAOD in the top-tier level Greek Basket League. Sanders also spent time with Telekom Baskets Bonn in the Basketball Bundesliga, highest level pro basketball league in Germany.
Sanders also had a two year stint with the Austin Toros of the NBA D League, the affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs, where he led them to the 2012 D League title.
As a Blazer, Sanders played two seasons in Birmingham where he averaged 17.8 points per game his senior season. After leading UAB to 22 wins and their first-ever Conference USA outright regular season championship, he was named to the 2011 C-USA First Team and to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 11 First-Team. The Blazers earned a berth in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, falling to Clemson in the First Four.
In his junior season, Sanders averaged 10.4 points per contest, while being part of a squad that racked up 25 victories and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NIT.
2020-21 UAB men's basketball season tickets are on sale now. Current basketball season ticket holders can click here to renew their seats for the upcoming season. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so starting as low as $100 with the Blaze's Corner season ticket.
For questions regarding your 2020-21 UAB Basketball season ticket order, email the UAB Athletics Ticket Sales and Service team at tickets@uab.edu or call (205) 975-UAB1. Ticket representatives are working remotely at this time but can be contacted during normal business hours of 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM. Fans can also request more information on ticket options for the upcoming season here.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball program, follow @UAB_MBB on Twitter and Instagram. Also be sure to follow @CoachAK13 on Twitter.
Sanders joined Derthona in January 2020 and averaged 13.2 points per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field in the team's final six games of the season.
Prior to Derthona, he was a member of Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball Super League playing in nine contests in the Fall of 2019.
No stranger to Italy, Sanders also played for Italian squads Veroli, Aquila and Pallacanestro. He began his European career with KAOD in the top-tier level Greek Basket League. Sanders also spent time with Telekom Baskets Bonn in the Basketball Bundesliga, highest level pro basketball league in Germany.
Sanders also had a two year stint with the Austin Toros of the NBA D League, the affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs, where he led them to the 2012 D League title.
As a Blazer, Sanders played two seasons in Birmingham where he averaged 17.8 points per game his senior season. After leading UAB to 22 wins and their first-ever Conference USA outright regular season championship, he was named to the 2011 C-USA First Team and to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 11 First-Team. The Blazers earned a berth in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, falling to Clemson in the First Four.
In his junior season, Sanders averaged 10.4 points per contest, while being part of a squad that racked up 25 victories and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NIT.
2020-21 UAB men's basketball season tickets are on sale now. Current basketball season ticket holders can click here to renew their seats for the upcoming season. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so starting as low as $100 with the Blaze's Corner season ticket.
For questions regarding your 2020-21 UAB Basketball season ticket order, email the UAB Athletics Ticket Sales and Service team at tickets@uab.edu or call (205) 975-UAB1. Ticket representatives are working remotely at this time but can be contacted during normal business hours of 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM. Fans can also request more information on ticket options for the upcoming season here.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball program, follow @UAB_MBB on Twitter and Instagram. Also be sure to follow @CoachAK13 on Twitter.
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