Kenny Sanders is an American former college basketball player for George Mason University

George Mason University

George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...

. He was the Colonial Athletic Association

Colonial Athletic Association

The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...

's Rookie of the Year in 1986 and its Player of the Year in 1988. As a senior, he led the Patriots to their first ever NCAA men's basketball tournament

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

 in 1989 after being selected to his third straight All-CAA First Team.

Sanders is currently George Mason University's second all-time leading scorer in men's basketball history. His 2,177 points

Point (basketball)

Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....

 trail only Carlos Yates

Carlos Yates

Carlos Yates was an American former college basketball player for George Mason University.-College career:Yates began his collegiate career at George Mason and remained with the team all four years. He was the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and its Co-Player of...

 (2,420). Kenny finished his collegiate career as one of fewer than 100 NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000+ points and 1,000+ rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...

. In addition to his 2,177 points, he also grabbed 1,026 rebounds in 107 career games.

After graduation, Sanders was selected by the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets in the 1989 CBA

Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

 Draft as the 11th pick in the third round (43rd overall).

See also

• 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington...
  
  
• George Mason Patriots men's basketball
  George Mason Patriots men's basketball
  The George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represents George Mason University and competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of NCAA Division I...
  
  
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds