2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

#12 Tony Sanders Jr. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Guard


Height 6-7
Weight 217
Class Senior
Eligibility Senior
Hometown Miami, FL
High School Gulliver Prep
Tony Sanders Jr. - Men's Basketball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

As a Senior (2023-24)

  • Made his senior year debut at the end of the UMES (11/22) game where he hit his first three-pointer since Duke on Jan. 31, 2022.
  • Played in 7 games.
  • Was 2-for-6 from three. Drained a three in the wins over Maryland Eastern Shore and Virginia.

As a Junior (2022-23)

  • Suffered an ankle injury and missed the first couple weeks of the season. Returned to full practices before the Marquette game.
  • Saw his first action of the season in the final two minutes of the Jacksonville win on Dec. 27.
  • Registered minutes in five games this season.

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

  • Played six games averaging 2.7 minutes off the bench
  • Connected on a career high three free-throws against Pittsburgh on March 5
  • Also tallied three points via a trey in the Duke matchup on  Jan. 31.

As a Freshman (2020-21)

  • Gave the Irish a spark off the bench against No. 20/19 Virginia Tech, getting a put-back score, grabbing two rebounds and getting his first career steal in 11 minutes of action.
  • After a focused effort in practice leading up to his first game back in his hometown of Miami, earned a start against the Hurricanes (1/24/21), playing the first 4:03 of the game and grabbing a rebound.
  • Played a key role off of Notre Dame’s limited bench in the 2020 home opener with Detroit Mercy (12/6/20), connecting on his first two career field goals, a three pointer in the first half and a baseline jumper in the second half.
  • Made his Notre Dame debut at No. 13/12 Michigan State (11/28/20), logging six minutes of action.

Prep

  • The No. 198 ranked prospect by 247Sports in the class of 2020.
  • Played for head coach Gary DeCesare at Gulliver Prep.
  • Averaged 20.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Gulliver Prep and finished his career with 1,966 points and over 500 rebounds.
  • Helped lead Gulliver Prep to three Class 4A District 16 championships.
  • Competed for Game Elite on the AAU circuit.
  • Earned a nomination for the McDonald’s All-America game during his senior season.

Personal

  • Son of Antonio and Carol Sanders, along with his brother Amare.
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a major in marketing.