Career
He is 6"8" tall and played at the power forward position. Sanders was a standout basketball player at San Diego State. He was an All-Mountain West selection and team captain as a senior for the Aztecs.
He averaged 16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds in his final season.
Additionally, Sanders led Aztecs to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament following a Mountain West Tournament Championship in 2002. After Sanders completed his career at San Diego State Aztecs men"s basketball in 2004, he went on to play professionally overseas.
Aerick played for six seasons with clubs such as Tuborg (Turkey), Ciudad de Huelva (Spain), Strasbourg (France), ASK Group (a software company) Riga (Latvia), Aliaga (Turkey), Dijon (France), Rouen (France) and Academica (Portugal) before a devastating knee injury ended his playing career. Shortly after his professional career came to an end, Sanders began his own sports academy focused on helping players develop their skills on the court.
The Sanders Sports Academy provided training for players at the professional level and aspiring basketball players at the grade school level
Sanders spent the 2012-2013 season as an assistant coach at Montana State. Aerick Sanders joined the New Mexico State Aggies men"s basketball team as an assistant coach in June 2013.