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Jersey Number 13
Kendyl Sanders
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School/Previous School:
- IMG Academy โ Fla./Utah
BEFORE STATE
2025-26: Sanders appeared in all 32 games off the bench during his freshman campaign at Utah playing for Alex Jensen โฆ Contributed 5.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game โฆ Connected on 44.2 percent from the floor (61-of-138), 40.3 percent from three-point range (31-of-77) and 38.7 percent at the free throw line (12-of-31) โฆ Drained multiple treys in 11 outings โฆ Fired in 6 of his top 9 scoring efforts against Big 12 competition with 3 of those 6 outings against Big 12 ranked opponents.
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BEST GAMES
2025-26: Sanders tallied 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks against San Jose State (Nov. 3) in the season opener โฆ Chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists versus Ole Miss (Nov. 26) โฆ Amassed a seasonโs best 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Eastern Washington (Dec. 20) โฆ Notched a Big 12 season-high of 9 points versus No. 9 BYU โข Brigham Young (Jan. 10) and against TCU โข Texas Christian (Jan. 17) โฆ Added 8 points apiece at No. 15 Texas Tech (Jan. 14), at No. 13 BYU (Jan. 24), at Arizona State (Feb. 28) and versus Colorado (March 3).
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HIGH SCHOOL
Sanders played his senior season at IMG Academy (2024-25) after he began his prep career at St. Bernard High School in his native California โฆ Averaged 14.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game at IMG Academy โฆ His teams at St. Bernardโs were regulars in the CIF postseason highlighted by a 2023 CIF Southern Section Division I title.
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PERSONAL
Born on October 14 โฆ Majoring in communication โฆ Father, Yamen Sanders, played college basketball for two seasons at Central Michigan (1987-88 โข 1988-89) and for two seasons at USC โข Southern Cal (1990-91 โข 1991-92) โฆ Played in 115 career games where he averaged 5.4 points per contest โฆ Started 30 games as a senior on USCโs 1992 NCAA Round of 32 squad.
2025-26: Sanders appeared in all 32 games off the bench during his freshman campaign at Utah playing for Alex Jensen โฆ Contributed 5.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game โฆ Connected on 44.2 percent from the floor (61-of-138), 40.3 percent from three-point range (31-of-77) and 38.7 percent at the free throw line (12-of-31) โฆ Drained multiple treys in 11 outings โฆ Fired in 6 of his top 9 scoring efforts against Big 12 competition with 3 of those 6 outings against Big 12 ranked opponents.
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BEST GAMES
2025-26: Sanders tallied 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks against San Jose State (Nov. 3) in the season opener โฆ Chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists versus Ole Miss (Nov. 26) โฆ Amassed a seasonโs best 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Eastern Washington (Dec. 20) โฆ Notched a Big 12 season-high of 9 points versus No. 9 BYU โข Brigham Young (Jan. 10) and against TCU โข Texas Christian (Jan. 17) โฆ Added 8 points apiece at No. 15 Texas Tech (Jan. 14), at No. 13 BYU (Jan. 24), at Arizona State (Feb. 28) and versus Colorado (March 3).
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HIGH SCHOOL
Sanders played his senior season at IMG Academy (2024-25) after he began his prep career at St. Bernard High School in his native California โฆ Averaged 14.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game at IMG Academy โฆ His teams at St. Bernardโs were regulars in the CIF postseason highlighted by a 2023 CIF Southern Section Division I title.
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PERSONAL
Born on October 14 โฆ Majoring in communication โฆ Father, Yamen Sanders, played college basketball for two seasons at Central Michigan (1987-88 โข 1988-89) and for two seasons at USC โข Southern Cal (1990-91 โข 1991-92) โฆ Played in 115 career games where he averaged 5.4 points per contest โฆ Started 30 games as a senior on USCโs 1992 NCAA Round of 32 squad.
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