2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster
Sander, Thomas
Jersey Number 15
Thomas Sander
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Elder
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
2006-07
Voted to the SoCon second team by league media representatives... Second on the club with a field goal percentage of .495... Ranked third on the team in scoring (13.5) and second in rebounding (6.3). Started all 33 games that he played... Holds a career shooting percentage of 54.0 from the floor, which ranks seventh on Davidson’s all-time list... Reached the 10-point plateau 21 times in 2006-07... Scored 20 points or more on six separate occasions... Sander was one of five Davidson Wildcats to record at least 30 steals in 2006-07... The 6-8 forward finished fourth on the squad with 35 swipes... His 81 offensive boards ranked him second on the team behind fellow frontcourt player Boris Meno, who grabbed 88... Improved on his free-throw percentage more than 15 percent to finish the campaign with a .732 clip... Compiled five double-doubles on the campaign to run his career total to nine, just one behind Boris Meno for the team lead... In Davidson’s convincing win against Central Connecticut State on the final day of the John Thompson Foundation Challenge, Sander recorded a then-career-high 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting in 31 minutes of action... The performance helped guide the Wildcats to a 2-1 showing in the season-opening event in Ann Arbor, Mich... Set new career highs for points scored and rebounds with 30 and 14, respectively, in Davidson’s SoCon opener with Elon at Belk Arena... In the win over the Phoenix, Sander with 10-for-20 from the floor and missed just one of his nine attempts from the charity stripe... Averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game at the Arizona State Sleep America Classic to join fellow tri-captains Boris Meno and Jason Richards on the All-Tournament Team... Keyed the Wildcats’ come-from-behind win at Georgia Southern scoring 19 points including three first-half treys while grabbing eight rebounds... Recorded back-to-back 20-point scoring performances with 25 and 24 in Wildcat triumphs over College of Charleston (Jan. 6) and Furman (Jan. 10), respectively... After dropping 30 on the Phoenix Dec. 1, Sander scored 18 points, grabbed 13 boards and handed a career-high six assists in the Wildcats’ 30-point victory at Elon two months later.
2005-2006
In just his second season with the Wildcats, Sander shot 61-percent from the floor while playing in every game including 12 starts out of Davidson’s last 13 games... The hard-nosed big man recorded three double-doubles with his first career (13 points, 10 rebounds) coming in a career-best 33 minutes at cross-county rival Charlotte... In the SoCon opener, he connected on 6-of-7 shots and made all four of his free throws to finish with a personal-best 16 points... In the closing minutes at Charleston, Sander hit the only 3-point shot that he’s taken at Davidson to seal the victory... He finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Wofford and then two games later recorded another double-double against Furman in Belk Arena... Thomas had 34 rebounds, including a career-high 12 against UT- Chattanooga in the championship game, as the Wildcats won three games en route to the Southern Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament.
2004-2005
Although his totals did not meet the minimums to be listed in the conference rankings, Sander had one of the most impressive field goal percentages in the league... He shot 76.5 percent from the floor by hitting 26-of-34 shot attempts in 29 games... In his first Davidson game, Sander played 13 minutes and helped the ’Cats upset Missouri on the road, 84-81... He put up season-highs in points (12) and rebounds (9) against Maine-Farmington, but some of his best work came in non-conference games versus Seton Hall and Princeton... In 47 combined minutes against those two schools, Sander provided 13 rebounds and 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
High School
At Elder High School, Sander was named first-team All-Greater Catholic League as well as honorable mention all-district as a junior and senior... The big man was also nominated as a McDonald’s All-American in his final season after leading the GCL in rebounding for two straight seasons... As a senior, Sander also earned honorable mention all-state recognition... Academically, he ranked in the top five percent of his class.
Personal
Thomas is the middle child of Tom and Jane... His older sister, Bridget (23) is a graduate of Dayton and brother Kevin (18) is a freshman at Dayton... Sander’s father also played college athletics, competing in football at Xavier.
Voted to the SoCon second team by league media representatives... Second on the club with a field goal percentage of .495... Ranked third on the team in scoring (13.5) and second in rebounding (6.3). Started all 33 games that he played... Holds a career shooting percentage of 54.0 from the floor, which ranks seventh on Davidson’s all-time list... Reached the 10-point plateau 21 times in 2006-07... Scored 20 points or more on six separate occasions... Sander was one of five Davidson Wildcats to record at least 30 steals in 2006-07... The 6-8 forward finished fourth on the squad with 35 swipes... His 81 offensive boards ranked him second on the team behind fellow frontcourt player Boris Meno, who grabbed 88... Improved on his free-throw percentage more than 15 percent to finish the campaign with a .732 clip... Compiled five double-doubles on the campaign to run his career total to nine, just one behind Boris Meno for the team lead... In Davidson’s convincing win against Central Connecticut State on the final day of the John Thompson Foundation Challenge, Sander recorded a then-career-high 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting in 31 minutes of action... The performance helped guide the Wildcats to a 2-1 showing in the season-opening event in Ann Arbor, Mich... Set new career highs for points scored and rebounds with 30 and 14, respectively, in Davidson’s SoCon opener with Elon at Belk Arena... In the win over the Phoenix, Sander with 10-for-20 from the floor and missed just one of his nine attempts from the charity stripe... Averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game at the Arizona State Sleep America Classic to join fellow tri-captains Boris Meno and Jason Richards on the All-Tournament Team... Keyed the Wildcats’ come-from-behind win at Georgia Southern scoring 19 points including three first-half treys while grabbing eight rebounds... Recorded back-to-back 20-point scoring performances with 25 and 24 in Wildcat triumphs over College of Charleston (Jan. 6) and Furman (Jan. 10), respectively... After dropping 30 on the Phoenix Dec. 1, Sander scored 18 points, grabbed 13 boards and handed a career-high six assists in the Wildcats’ 30-point victory at Elon two months later.
2005-2006
In just his second season with the Wildcats, Sander shot 61-percent from the floor while playing in every game including 12 starts out of Davidson’s last 13 games... The hard-nosed big man recorded three double-doubles with his first career (13 points, 10 rebounds) coming in a career-best 33 minutes at cross-county rival Charlotte... In the SoCon opener, he connected on 6-of-7 shots and made all four of his free throws to finish with a personal-best 16 points... In the closing minutes at Charleston, Sander hit the only 3-point shot that he’s taken at Davidson to seal the victory... He finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Wofford and then two games later recorded another double-double against Furman in Belk Arena... Thomas had 34 rebounds, including a career-high 12 against UT- Chattanooga in the championship game, as the Wildcats won three games en route to the Southern Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament.
2004-2005
Although his totals did not meet the minimums to be listed in the conference rankings, Sander had one of the most impressive field goal percentages in the league... He shot 76.5 percent from the floor by hitting 26-of-34 shot attempts in 29 games... In his first Davidson game, Sander played 13 minutes and helped the ’Cats upset Missouri on the road, 84-81... He put up season-highs in points (12) and rebounds (9) against Maine-Farmington, but some of his best work came in non-conference games versus Seton Hall and Princeton... In 47 combined minutes against those two schools, Sander provided 13 rebounds and 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
High School
At Elder High School, Sander was named first-team All-Greater Catholic League as well as honorable mention all-district as a junior and senior... The big man was also nominated as a McDonald’s All-American in his final season after leading the GCL in rebounding for two straight seasons... As a senior, Sander also earned honorable mention all-state recognition... Academically, he ranked in the top five percent of his class.
Personal
Thomas is the middle child of Tom and Jane... His older sister, Bridget (23) is a graduate of Dayton and brother Kevin (18) is a freshman at Dayton... Sander’s father also played college athletics, competing in football at Xavier.
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