2021-22 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jordan Sanders
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Kickapoo HS
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Mo.
THIS SEASON
Jordan Sanders enters her second and final season at USC.
2020-21 SENIOR SEASON
Sanders earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention in her first season at USC... Started 14 games in 20 appearances... Was team’s second leading scorer(11.7ppg) and 3-point shooter (24 made)... Hit a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Cal on Dec. 21... Led team in blocks (24)... Hit double figures in 11 games, including a run of nine consecutive double-digit outings.. Made a career-high 10 free throws (10-of-11) vs. WSU on Jan. 15... Named Pac-12 Player of the Week and College Sports Madness Pac-12 Player of the Week on Dec. 28.
2019-20 JUNIOR SEASON AT UC IRVINE
Sanders averaged 13.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in seven appearances as a junior... Was named Big West Player of the Week on Nov. 11... Matched her career high of 12 rebounds and four blocks at Denver on Nov. 30... Scored a season-high 23 points at Oregon State on Nov. 9.
2018-19 SOPHOMORE SEASON AT UC IRVINE
Sanders earned All-Big West First Team honors as a sophomore... Was the second leading scorer in the conference and 23rd in the nation with 20.3 points per game... Her 547 total points was the third most in a single season by an Anteater... Led team with 7.1 rebounds per game... Also had 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game... Recorded five double-doubles... Scored in double digits in 26 games, including 14 outings of 20 or more points... Had four consecutive 20-plus scoring efforts... Set career high with 34 points at Portland State on Dec. 18... Named to Big West All-Tournament Team and was a three-time Big West Player of the Week.
2017-18 FRESHMAN SEASON AT UC IRVINE
Sanders was named the Big West Freshman of the Year... An All-Big West Honorable Mention recipient, also earned Big West All-Freshman Team honors... Started all 31 games... Averaged 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks... Shot 46.7 percent from the floor... Recorded first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. CSUN on Jan. 27.
HIGH SCHOOL
Sanders played basketball and competed in throws at Kickapoo High in Springfield, Mo.... Was a two-time all-state and four-time all-league first-team honoree in basketball... Named the 2017 Ozark Conference Player of the Year... Averaged 21.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals as a senior... Set the single-game scoring record with a 39-point outing... Won the 2016 Class 5 state championship, scoring 20 points in the final... Finished her high school career ranked third all-time at Kickapoo High with 1,686 points, ranking her sixth all-time in Springfield Public Schools history... Was a two-time state champ in javelin, setting the state record in 2017 with a throw of 149.06... Also was a two-time league champion in the discus... Played club basketball for Running Angels and Willpower.
PERSONAL
Jordan ReAnne Sanders was born Oct. 5, 1998 in Arlington, Texas... The daughter of Linda Sanders... Has a brother, Jalen Davenport... Her mother, Linda, played volleyball at SIU... Her brother Jalen competed in triple jump at Sacramento State... Enjoys taking her dog to the beach and going on hikes in her free time... Lists Kevin Love as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to skydive... Hopes to travel to Greece and Australia... Volunteers at the Mental Health Association of Orange County as a mentor for youth... Graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in psychology and social behavior... Is earning a master’s in social work and graduate certificate in gerontology and hopes to pursue a career in clinical social work.
