At Princeton 2009-10 Started 26 games and played in the last 30 ... had six double-digit scoring games with a high of 21 at Marist Jan. 6 in a game that saw Saunders make 8 of 8 from the field and 5 of 5 from three-point range ... was a 49 percent shooter from the field (55 of 112), 42.6 percent from three-point range (26 of 61) and 94.7 percent from the free-throw line (18 of 19).
2008-09 Started the season's first nine games and played all 25 games in which he was available ... three double-digit scoring games, including a 13-point effort at Cornell and 11-point games against Dartmouth, in his home state, and at home against Penn ... also had a season-high nine rebounds and six blocks in the Penn game ... team-high 20 blocked shots ... finished 46 of 98 (.469) from the field ... 81.1% free throw shooter (30 for 37) ... had a rebound in all 25 games played.
At New Hampton McDonald’s All-America nominee ... senior captain on both the basketball and baseball teams ... attended New Hampton for three years after starting high school at Gilford High ... won the Louis Gnerre Basketball Award as a senior ... named to the Northeast Prep League first team twice as a baseball pitcher and was the league pitcher of the year as a senior ... Reebok U Philadelphia camp attendee in 2007 ... AAU team won the 2007 New Hampshire state title. Personal Full name is Patrick Edward Saunders ... born Aug. 30, 1989 ... parents are Tim and Karen Saunders ... sister Rebekah played volleyball at Stonehill College ... also has a younger brother Peter ... considering politics, law or African studies as possible academic concentrations.
