Career Highlights: Sanders was selected in the first round (13th overall) by the Phoenix Mercury during the 2008 WNBA draft. She finished that season ranked fifth in block shots (1.52) and first in blocks per 40 minutes (4.66). Sanders spent the 2009 season on the roster of the Minnesota Lynx where she saw action in 17 games. In 2011, Sanders averaged career highs in field goal (.473) and free throw (.889) percentage as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks
Personal: An alum of the University of North Carolina, Sanders has spent the last five years as a member of the Turkish team TED Keyseri, where she averaged 16.7 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game in Eurobasket play. She has also spent the last three years as a key member of the Turkish National Team…
Career Transactions: Selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury…Traded to the Minnesota Lynx prior to the 2009 season…Signed with the Los Angeles Sparks prior to the 2011 season… Acquired in a trade by the Mystics in February of 2012
