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Jersey Number 11
ArJae' Saunders
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- H.D. Woodson Senior HS
- Prev School:
- Walters State CC
Bio
Conference Yearly Honors
Sun Belt All-Tournament Team (2016)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team (2016-17)
2016-17 (Senior): Member of Troy’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship team … Played in all 33 games, starting 15 … Averaged 8.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Scored in double digits in 12 games … Posted a season-high 21 points at Little Rock on Jan. 19 … Recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds for lone double-double of the season … Scored 13 points in Sun Belt Tournament championship game against UL Lafayette
2015-16 (Junior): Member of Troy's Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship team ... Played in 28 games, missing the first five games of the season … Started 24 games after coming off bench in her first four games … Second on the team with 12.4 points per game, ranking 10th in the Sun Belt … Averaged 14.1 points per game in Sun Belt play, ranking ninth in the league … Scored in double figures in 16 games … Scored 20-plus in seven games, including game-high 21 points in Sun Belt Championship game win over Little Rock (3/12) … Scored season-high 29 points (9-of-20 FG, 11-of-15 FT) in road win at Appalachian State (2/20) … In Troy’s 10-2 finish to the season, averaged 15.9 points per game and scored 20-plus in six of the 12 games …Made season-high six 3-pointers (6-of-8) in home win over Georgia Southern (2/11), most 3-pointers by a Troy player in Trojan Arena history … Ranked second on team with 96 made free throws … Shot 75.0 percent (96-of-128) from the free throw line to rank 11th in the Sun Belt, fourth among players with at least 100 attempts … On the season, shot 36.5 percent (113-of-310) overall and 36.2 percent (25-of-69) from 3-point range
Prior to Troy: Played two seasons at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn. … Led Walters State to a 32-4 overall record, an appearance in the NJCAA Final Four and a No. 6 national ranking as a sophomore in 2014-15 … Named second team All-TCCAA as a sophomore … Averaged 9.7 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game as sophomore … Ranked eighth in the nation in assists and had a 2.4 assist-turnover ratio as a sophomore … Also averaged 2.6 steals per game as the Senators ranked fourth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 48.0 points per game … Led Walters State to an undefeated regular season and an NJCAA National Tournament appearance as a freshman in 2013-14 … Named first team All-TCCAA as a freshman … Averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a freshman … Helped Walters State rank in the nation’s top 10 in scoring offense and scoring defense at 80.2 points and 49.2 points per game, respectively, as a freshman … Helped Walters State to a combined 64-5 record over her two-year career
High School: Played her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School … Played her senior season at H.D. Woodson Senior High School … Led H.D. Woodson Senior to the 2013 DCIAA Championship and the 2013 DCSAA Championship
Personal: Full name is ArJae’ KaNisha Saunders … Born on Sept. 11, 1994 … Daughter of Kysha Wheaten and Andre Saunders … Has four sisters, KaMisha, ArJarae’, KaShawnna and KaMya … Majoring in psychology … Minoring in sport management
Sun Belt All-Tournament Team (2016)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team (2016-17)
2016-17 (Senior): Member of Troy’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship team … Played in all 33 games, starting 15 … Averaged 8.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Scored in double digits in 12 games … Posted a season-high 21 points at Little Rock on Jan. 19 … Recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds for lone double-double of the season … Scored 13 points in Sun Belt Tournament championship game against UL Lafayette
2015-16 (Junior): Member of Troy's Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship team ... Played in 28 games, missing the first five games of the season … Started 24 games after coming off bench in her first four games … Second on the team with 12.4 points per game, ranking 10th in the Sun Belt … Averaged 14.1 points per game in Sun Belt play, ranking ninth in the league … Scored in double figures in 16 games … Scored 20-plus in seven games, including game-high 21 points in Sun Belt Championship game win over Little Rock (3/12) … Scored season-high 29 points (9-of-20 FG, 11-of-15 FT) in road win at Appalachian State (2/20) … In Troy’s 10-2 finish to the season, averaged 15.9 points per game and scored 20-plus in six of the 12 games …Made season-high six 3-pointers (6-of-8) in home win over Georgia Southern (2/11), most 3-pointers by a Troy player in Trojan Arena history … Ranked second on team with 96 made free throws … Shot 75.0 percent (96-of-128) from the free throw line to rank 11th in the Sun Belt, fourth among players with at least 100 attempts … On the season, shot 36.5 percent (113-of-310) overall and 36.2 percent (25-of-69) from 3-point range
Prior to Troy: Played two seasons at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn. … Led Walters State to a 32-4 overall record, an appearance in the NJCAA Final Four and a No. 6 national ranking as a sophomore in 2014-15 … Named second team All-TCCAA as a sophomore … Averaged 9.7 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game as sophomore … Ranked eighth in the nation in assists and had a 2.4 assist-turnover ratio as a sophomore … Also averaged 2.6 steals per game as the Senators ranked fourth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 48.0 points per game … Led Walters State to an undefeated regular season and an NJCAA National Tournament appearance as a freshman in 2013-14 … Named first team All-TCCAA as a freshman … Averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a freshman … Helped Walters State rank in the nation’s top 10 in scoring offense and scoring defense at 80.2 points and 49.2 points per game, respectively, as a freshman … Helped Walters State to a combined 64-5 record over her two-year career
High School: Played her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School … Played her senior season at H.D. Woodson Senior High School … Led H.D. Woodson Senior to the 2013 DCIAA Championship and the 2013 DCSAA Championship
Personal: Full name is ArJae’ KaNisha Saunders … Born on Sept. 11, 1994 … Daughter of Kysha Wheaten and Andre Saunders … Has four sisters, KaMisha, ArJarae’, KaShawnna and KaMya … Majoring in psychology … Minoring in sport management
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