Richie Saunders

Guard 15

Ht/Wt

200 lbs.

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Riverton,

Utah

Last School

Wasatch Academy

Roster Years

2022-2023

BYU Highlights

Appeared in 34 games including two starts a true freshman in 2022-23
Scored in double figures six times including twice at the WCC tournament

Personal

Son of Lisa and Rich Saunders
Has four older sisters
Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Seattle, Washington
Enjoys playing the piano, guitar and playing ping pong
Helped start and English Academy in West Africa
Runs a duck feeding business at Gardner Village
Instagram: Rsaunders15

Before BYU

Spent final two seasons of high school career at Wasatch Academy
2020 Best of State Male Athlete
Three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals
Rated as No. 45 shooting guard in Class of 2020 by 247Sports Composite
First Team All-State as a sophomore at Riverton High School
Second Team All-State as a freshman at RHS
Recruited by Creighton, Stanford, Utah State and Oklahoma

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2022-2023

One of four players to appear in all 34 games for the Cougars, including starts against Utah Valley and No. 22 Saint Mary’s
Averaged 5.5 points, 2.4 rebound and 0.8 rebounds per game, shooting 45.3 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three and 68.4 percent from the free throw line
Scored in double figures six times including a career-high 18 points in BYU’s win over Portland in the second round of the WCC tournament
Made multiple 3-pointers in eight games including three against WOU and Portland
Had a career-high nine rebounds against Nicholls on November 19, 2022
Had a career-high five offensive rebounds against Portland in the second round of the WCC tournament
Averaged 10.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 100.0 percent from the free throw line during the WCC tournament

Sophmore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

STATS

Sport

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Career & Season Highs

	2022-2023 Season Highs	Career Highs
Points	18 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	18 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Field Goals Made	6 Western Oregon (Dec. 15, 2022)	6 Western Oregon (Dec. 15, 2022)
Field Goals Attempts	9 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	9 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Three Point Field Goals Made	3 occurred 2 times, last was vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	3 occurred 2 times, last was vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Three Point Field Goals Attempts	6 occurred 2 times, last was vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	6 occurred 2 times, last was vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Free Throws Made	5 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	5 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Free Throw Attempts	5 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	5 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Offensive Rebounds	5 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)	5 vs. vs. Portland (Mar. 3, 2023)
Defensive Rebounds	6 vs. No. 21 Creighton (Dec. 10, 2022)	6 vs. No. 21 Creighton (Dec. 10, 2022)
Total Rebounds	9 Nicholls (Nov. 19, 2022)	9 Nicholls (Nov. 19, 2022)
Assists	3 occurred 4 times, last was Pacific (Feb. 4, 2023)	3 occurred 4 times, last was Pacific (Feb. 4, 2023)
Steals	3 @ San Francisco (Jan. 21, 2023)	3 @ San Francisco (Jan. 21, 2023)
Blocks	2 vs. Dayton (Nov. 25, 2022)	2 vs. Dayton (Nov. 25, 2022)
Minutes	28 No. 22 Saint Mary's (Jan. 28, 2023)	28 No. 22 Saint Mary's (Jan. 28, 2023)

Career & Season Stats

Year	GP	GS	MIN	AVG	FG-FGA	FG%	3P-3PA	3P%	FT-FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	REB	AVG	AST	AVG	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS	AVG
2022-2023	34	2	541	15.912	67-148	0.453	26-78	0.333	26-38	0.684	24	57	81	2.382	28	0.824	9	20	65	24	186	5.471

2022-2023 Opponent	Date	Result	MIN	FG-FGA	FG%	3P-3PA	3P%	FT-FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
Idaho State	Nov. 7	W 60-56	8	2-2	1.000	0-0	NaN	0-0	0.000	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	4
@No. 19 San Diego State	Nov. 11	L 75-82	11	1-1	1.000	1-1	1.000	0-0	0.000	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Missouri State	Nov. 16	W 66-64	10	1-3	0.333	1-3	0.333	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Nicholls	Nov. 19	W 87-73	18	3-8	0.375	2-6	0.333	1-3	0.333	4	5	9	1	0	1	2	1	9
USC	Nov. 23	L 76-82	5	0-0	0.000	0-0	NaN	0-2	0.000	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Butler	Nov. 24	L 70-75	16	2-5	0.400	0-1	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	4
Dayton	Nov. 25	W 79-75	25	3-7	0.429	2-4	0.500	0-0	0.000	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	1	8
Westminster	Nov. 29	W 100-70	17	5-7	0.714	2-4	0.500	0-0	0.000	2	2	4	1	0	1	4	0	12
South Dakota	Dec. 3	L 68-69	17	1-5	0.200	0-4	0.000	2-2	1.000	0	5	5	0	0	2	4	1	4
Utah Valley	Dec. 7	L 60-75	18	0-3	0.000	0-3	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
No. 21 Creighton	Dec. 10	W 83-80	23	4-8	0.500	1-4	0.250	1-2	0.500	0	6	6	3	1	1	5	1	10
Western Oregon	Dec. 15	W 97-64	22	6-8	0.750	3-4	0.750	2-4	0.500	2	5	7	1	0	1	2	1	17
Utah	Dec. 17	W 75-66	19	1-6	0.167	0-2	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	2
Lindenwood	Dec. 20	W 90-61	20	3-8	0.375	0-3	0.000	2-3	0.667	2	5	7	3	1	0	3	2	8
Weber State	Dec. 22	W 63-57	15	2-3	0.667	0-1	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4
@Pacific	Dec. 29	W 69-49	15	1-4	0.250	1-2	0.500	1-2	0.500	2	3	5	1	0	2	1	1	4
Portland	Dec. 31	W 71-58	7	2-4	0.500	0-2	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
@Loyola Marymount	Jan. 5	L 59-64	9	0-0	0.000	0-0	NaN	1-2	0.500	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
@San Diego	Jan. 7	W 68-48	8	1-2	0.500	0-1	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
No. 8 Gonzaga	Jan. 12	L 74-75	5	0-1	0.000	0-1	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pepperdine	Jan. 14	W 91-81	18	5-6	0.833	2-2	1.000	1-2	0.500	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	13
@Santa Clara	Jan. 19	L 76-83	11	0-2	0.000	0-2	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
@San Francisco	Jan. 21	L 74-82	17	3-6	0.500	0-0	NaN	2-2	1.000	0	3	3	0	0	3	3	1	8
No. 22 Saint Mary's	Jan. 28	L 56-57	28	0-4	0.000	0-2	0.000	0-0	0.000	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Loyola Marymount	Feb. 2	W 89-61	14	2-4	0.500	1-2	0.500	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5
Pacific	Feb. 4	W 81-66	23	2-7	0.286	1-4	0.250	4-4	1.000	0	0	0	3	0	2	4	0	9
@Pepperdine	Feb. 9	L 80-92	15	1-3	0.333	1-1	1.000	1-2	0.500	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	4
@No. 16 Gonzaga	Feb. 11	L 81-88	3	0-1	0.000	0-1	0.000	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Santa Clara	Feb. 16	L 74-81	19	2-5	0.400	0-3	0.000	0-0	0.000	2	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	4
@No. 17 Saint Mary's	Feb. 18	L 65-71	16	2-2	1.000	2-2	1.000	0-0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
San Francisco	Feb. 25	W 87-61	15	2-4	0.500	2-3	0.667	0-0	0.000	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	6
vs. Portland	Mar. 3	W 82-71	24	5-9	0.556	3-6	0.500	5-5	1.000	5	2	7	1	1	1	2	1	18
vs. Loyola Marymount	Mar. 4	W 73-63	23	1-2	0.500	0-0	NaN	1-1	1.000	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	3
vs. No. 16 Saint Mary's	Mar. 6	L 69-76	27	4-8	0.500	1-4	0.250	2-2	1.000	1	3	4	2	0	2	4	0	11