2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Sun Belt Conference
Katherine Jamtgaard
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Sam Cooke
Katherine Jamtgaard
Katherine Jamtgaard
Andy McLean
Cade Bettinger
Andy McLean
Brady McBride

24 Janay Sanders

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Mallard Creek
  • Prev School LaSalle

Biography

REDSHIRT-SENIOR • 2022-23
Started all 31 games … Scored her 1,000th collegiate career point at Coastal Carolina (Feb. 4) … Totaled 911 points during her career in the Black and Gold … Scored 406 points during the 2022-23 season … Named CSC Academic All-District … Earned Preseason Second-Team All-Sun Belt honors …  Netted a career-high 26 points against Georgia Southern (Jan. 14) and Coastal Carolina (Feb. 4) … Was the Mountaineers’ top scorer in 15 games and top rebounder in one game … Averaged 13.5 points per contest and scored double-digits in 24 games … Ranked second in the league for free throw attempts and third for free throws … Ranked in the top-30 in the NCAA for free throw attempts … Led the team in points scored … Had a free throw percentage of .694 and a field goal percentage of .391

REDSHIRT-JUNIOR • 2021-22
Started all 26 games … Scored 324 points, averaging 12.5 per game and ranked second on the team in the points category … Sunk 65 free throws for a percent of .576, ranking second on the team  … Tallied 124 field goals with a percent of .521, leading the team … Made 11 three-pointers with a .379 percentage … Had a single-game high of 25 points during the Mountaineers’ game against Texas State (2/19) … Posted a single-game high of 12 rebounds against Eastern Kentucky (12/21) … Totaled 77 rebounds (57 defensive, 20 offensive) on the season  … Posted 23 steals … Was third on the team in the assists category with 54 … Finished 11th in the Sun Belt for scoring and landed in the top-25 in the conference assists category … Was named Third-Team All-SBC.

REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE • 2020-21
Put forth a productive first season with the Mountaineers, especially in the final 12 games, where she averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game .... started in 10 of 27 appearances with eight starts coming in the final nine games of the season ... dropped a season-high 16 points at South Alabama (2/19) before following that up with 14 points the next day against the Jaguars ... her five rebounds against Coastal Carolina and UTA were a season best ... shot 67.7 percent from the line over the last 22 games after starting the campaign shooting 25 percent ... her 120 free throw attempts were first on the team and led the Sun Belt. 

SOPHOMORE • 2019-20
Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules

PRIOR TO APP STATE
The Charlotte, N.C. played one season at LaSalle, where she was third on the team with 20 starts in 26 of her appearances, while she led the team in assists per game (3.0). Sanders was tied for eighth in the A-10 Conference in assists, fourth among all freshmen in assists per game, eighth in assists per 40 minutes (4.2) and tied for sixth in assist percentage (25.3 percent). Sanders scored in double figures in seven games highlighted by a career-high 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Davidson. In addition, she scored 12 points against then-No. 9 Oregon State. In a win over George Mason, Sanders dished out a personal-best nine assists. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Sanders posted a successful career at Mallard Creek, earning a varsity letter all four seasons. She was named to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) All-State Second Team after averaging 13 points per game. She was an all-conference selection her junior and senior years while participating all four years in outdoor track & field. Sanders was a four-time state competitor in high jump and three-time state participant in long jump. 

PERSONAL
Sanders is the daughter of Renee and Malcolm. Her brother, Jalen Sanders, played basketball at App State from 2014-16, while her father walked on for the Mountaineers. Her uncles are former NBA standouts, Dell Curry and Muggsy Bogues. Her godbrother is three-time NBA champion and two-time Most Valuable Player, Stephen Curry.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'11"
    24
  • 24

    2022-23Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    5'11"
    24