February 12, 2007

SUWANEE, Ga. -- After a pair of conference road wins over Oglethorpe and Sewanee this past weekend, sophomore guard Chris Sanders has been selected the SCAC Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, Feb. 5 through Sunday, Feb. 11.

The selection for Sanders is the first of his career and the third time this season a Millsaps student-athlete has garnered the weekly award (Rodney Rogan, Edrick Montgomery).

“I try and go out there and play hard every play,” Sanders said. “I try not to focus too much on scoring, but more on playing tough. It’s an honor to receive this recognition, I’m very fortunate and hopefully it will happen again.”

Sanders was undoubtedly the team's most valuable player in this weekend’s conference road sweep, averaging 17.5 pts, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.

Sanders made the hustle plays, picked up key offensive rebounds and was the catalyst that sent the Majors on several scoring runs.

Sanders shot a combined 74 percent (14-of-19) from the floor, including a blistering 70 percent from beyond the arc
(7-for-10). The sophomore also poured in a game and career high 20 pts in Friday’s come-from-behind win at Oglethorpe.

For the season, Sanders is averaging 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and is hitting nearly 43 percent (47-of-111) of his attempts from the field, including 33 percent (15-of-46) from beyond the arc. He also ranks fifth in the SCAC in steals (40) at 1.74 per game.