Murray State University Athletics
Tarod Sanders Signs With Racer Basketball
4/26/2007 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sanders (6-6, 250) was a big reason Coffeyville went 33-5 in the 2006-07 season and advanced to the National Junior College Championship last March where they finished third place for head coach Jay Herkelman.
“Tarod is a big strong power forward and he's been a part of a lot of wins here,” said Herkelman, whose teams have won 66 games in the last two seasons. “He came up big in the Region-6 championship game against
Sanders also had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds in the Ravens loss to
Sanders scored 9.9 points per game last season for
MSU coach Billy Kennedy is glad to get a player that comes from a winning program.
“Tarod comes from a great program and he's been a part of a lot of wins,” Kennedy said. “He's got good size, has physicality plus an ability to score around the basket; he'll help our team right away.”
“He's a great kid,” Herkelman said. “We had him in our program for three years and people in this community get to know our players and they love him, he's just a great young man.”
“I told Billy how good a team guy Tarod is,” Herkelman added. “He sets screens, rebounds, passes, and he does the things that help the team win, he's very unselfish.”
Sanders played his prep basketball at Chanute HS in
Tarod Sanders joins Ivan Evans of Barton County CC, Jewaun Long of Jackson, Tenn. Liberty Tech HS and Matt Fraliex of
