Elijah Saunders

Position: Forward

6-8, 240lb (203cm, 108kg)

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

High School: Sunnyslope (AZ)

Schools: San Diego State (Men) and Virginia (Men)

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SUMMARY

2024-25

Career

G

12

65

PTS

11.3

5.8

TRB

5.3

3.3

AST

0.8

0.7

FG%

45.7

42.4

FG3%

38.7

32.5

FT%

82.4

83.1

eFG%

51.4

50.6

PER

15.1

13.1

WS

1.0

3.4

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2024-12-22	Virginia		American	W 63-58	*	36	7	9	.778	7	8	.875	0	1	.000	7	8	.875	0	8	8	2	0	0	2	1	21
2024-12-18	Virginia		Memphis	L 62-64	*	26	4	7	.571	1	3	.333	3	4	.750	4	4	1.000	2	2	4	0	0	2	2	4	15
2024-12-12	Virginia		Bethune-Cookman	W 59-41	*	36	6	11	.545	5	8	.625	1	3	.333	2	4	.500	2	6	8	0	1	1	2	0	15
2024-12-07	Virginia	@	Southern Methodist	L 51-63	*	25	0	6	.000	0	4	.000	0	2	.000	3	4	.750	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	4	3
2024-12-04	Virginia	@	Florida	L 69-87	*	33	6	12	.500	3	7	.429	3	5	.600	4	4	1.000	3	2	5	1	1	0	1	4	19

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	F	16	0	5.8	0.3	1.1	.278	0.1	0.7	.182	0.2	0.4	.429	.333	0.1	0.4	.333	0.3	0.8	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.9
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	F	37	21	20.2	2.2	5.4	.419	1.1	3.3	.322	1.2	2.1	.571	.518	0.6	0.7	.960	1.1	2.5	3.6	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.8	6.2
2024-25	Virginia	ACC	JR	F	12	12	28.2	4.0	8.8	.457	1.0	2.6	.387	3.0	6.2	.486	.514	2.3	2.8	.824	1.2	4.1	5.3	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.4	2.2	11.3
Career					65	33	18.2	2.1	4.9	.424	0.8	2.5	.325	1.3	2.4	.525	.506	0.8	1.0	.831	0.9	2.4	3.3	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.4	5.8

San Diego State (2 Yrs)					53	21	15.9	1.7	4.1	.407	0.8	2.5	.311	0.9	1.6	.560	.502	0.5	0.6	.839	0.9	2.0	2.8	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.7	1.3	4.6
Virginia (1 Yr)					12	12	28.2	4.0	8.8	.457	1.0	2.6	.387	3.0	6.2	.486	.514	2.3	2.8	.824	1.2	4.1	5.3	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.4	2.2	11.3

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	F	7	0	3.1	0.1	0.4	.333	0.0	0.3	.000	0.1	0.1	1.000	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	F	18	8	18.1	2.3	5.2	.436	1.3	3.6	.369	0.9	1.6	.586	.564	0.4	0.4	1.000	1.1	2.1	3.2	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.6	6.3
2024-25	Virginia	ACC		F	1	1	25.0	0.0	6.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	4.0	.000	.000	3.0	4.0	.750	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	3.0
Career					26	9	14.3	1.6	4.0	.408	0.9	2.7	.348	0.7	1.3	.529	.524	0.4	0.5	.846	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.3	4.6

San Diego State (2 Yrs)					25	8	13.9	1.7	3.9	.433	1.0	2.7	.358	0.7	1.2	.600	.557	0.3	0.4	.889	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.2	4.6
Virginia (1 Yr)					1	1	25.0	0.0	6.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	4.0	.000	.000	3.0	4.0	.750	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	3.0

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	F	16	0	93	5	18	.278	2	11	.182	3	7	.429	.333	2	6	.333	5	12	17	8	1	1	8	3	14
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	F	37	21	749	83	198	.419	39	121	.322	44	77	.571	.518	24	25	.960	41	93	134	29	17	11	28	65	229
2024-25	Virginia	ACC	JR	F	12	12	338	48	105	.457	12	31	.387	36	74	.486	.514	28	34	.824	14	49	63	9	5	4	17	26	136
Career					65	33	1180	136	321	.424	53	163	.325	83	158	.525	.506	54	65	.831	60	154	214	46	23	16	53	94	379

San Diego State (2 Yrs)					53	21	842	88	216	.407	41	132	.311	47	84	.560	.502	26	31	.839	46	105	151	37	18	12	36	68	243
Virginia (1 Yr)					12	12	338	48	105	.457	12	31	.387	36	74	.486	.514	28	34	.824	14	49	63	9	5	4	17	26	136

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	F	7	0	22	1	3	.333	0	2	.000	1	1	1.000	.333	0	1	.000	1	4	5	1	1	0	1	1	2
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	F	18	8	326	41	94	.436	24	65	.369	17	29	.586	.564	8	8	1.000	20	38	58	12	7	4	15	28	114
2024-25	Virginia	ACC		F	1	1	25	0	6	.000	0	2	.000	0	4	.000	.000	3	4	.750	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	4	3
Career					26	9	373	42	103	.408	24	69	.348	18	34	.529	.524	11	13	.846	21	45	66	13	9	4	16	33	119

San Diego State (2 Yrs)					25	8	348	42	97	.433	24	67	.358	18	30	.600	.557	8	9	.889	21	42	63	13	8	4	16	29	116
Virginia (1 Yr)					1	1	25	0	6	.000	0	2	.000	0	4	.000	.000	3	4	.750	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	4	3

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Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	16	0	93	2.2	7.7	.278	1.3	3.0	.429	0.9	4.7	.182	0.9	2.6	.333	7.3	3.4	0.4	0.4	3.4	1.3	6.0
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	37	21	749	4.4	10.6	.419	2.3	4.1	.571	2.1	6.5	.322	1.3	1.3	.960	7.2	1.5	0.9	0.6	1.5	3.5	12.2
2024-25	Virginia	ACC	JR	12	12	338	5.7	12.4	.457	4.3	8.8	.486	1.4	3.7	.387	3.3	4.0	.824	7.5	1.1	0.6	0.5	2.0	3.1	16.1
Career	Overall			65	33	1180	4.6	10.9	.424	2.8	5.4	.525	1.8	5.5	.325	1.8	2.2	.831	7.3	1.6	0.8	0.5	1.8	3.2	12.8
	San Diego State			53	21	842	4.2	10.3	.407	2.2	4.0	.560	1.9	6.3	.311	1.2	1.5	.839	7.2	1.8	0.9	0.6	1.7	3.2	11.5
	Virginia			12	12	338	5.7	12.4	.457	4.3	8.8	.486	1.4	3.7	.387	3.3	4.0	.824	7.5	1.1	0.6	0.5	2.0	3.1	16.1

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	7	0	22	1.8	5.5	.333	1.8	1.8	1.000	0.0	3.6	.000	0.0	1.8	.000	9.1	1.8	1.8	0.0	1.8	1.8	3.6
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	18	8	326	5.0	11.5	.436	2.1	3.6	.586	2.9	8.0	.369	1.0	1.0	1.000	7.1	1.5	0.9	0.5	1.8	3.4	14.0
2024-25	Virginia	ACC		1	1	25	0.0	9.6	.000	0.0	6.4	.000	0.0	3.2	.000	4.8	6.4	.750	4.8	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	6.4	4.8
Career	Overall			26	9	373	4.5	11.0	.408	1.9	3.6	.529	2.6	7.4	.348	1.2	1.4	.846	7.1	1.4	1.0	0.4	1.7	3.5	12.8
	San Diego State			25	8	348	4.8	11.1	.433	2.1	3.4	.600	2.8	7.7	.358	0.9	1.0	.889	7.2	1.5	0.9	0.5	1.8	3.3	13.3
	Virginia			1	1	25	0.0	9.6	.000	0.0	6.4	.000	0.0	3.2	.000	4.8	6.4	.750	4.8	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	6.4	4.8

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	16	0	93	3.2	11.6	.278	1.9	4.5	.429	1.3	7.1	.182	1.3	3.9	.333	11.0	5.2	0.6	0.6	5.2	1.9	9.0		72.5	100.0
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	37	21	749	6.6	15.8	.419	3.5	6.1	.571	3.1	9.6	.322	1.9	2.0	.960	10.7	2.3	1.4	0.9	2.2	5.2	18.2		114.1	101.8
2024-25	Virginia	ACC	JR	12	12	338	9.3	20.3	.457	7.0	14.3	.486	2.3	6.0	.387	5.4	6.6	.824	12.2	1.7	1.0	0.8	3.3	5.0	26.3		106.1	101.3
Career	Overall			65	33	1180	7.1	16.7	.424	4.3	8.2	.525	2.7	8.5	.325	2.8	3.4	.831	11.1	2.4	1.2	0.8	2.7	4.9	19.7		108.1	101.5
	San Diego State			53	21	842	6.2	15.3	.407	3.3	6.0	.560	2.9	9.4	.311	1.8	2.2	.839	10.7	2.6	1.3	0.9	2.6	4.8	17.2		109.1	101.6
	Virginia			12	12	338	9.3	20.3	.457	7.0	14.3	.486	2.3	6.0	.387	5.4	6.6	.824	12.2	1.7	1.0	0.8	3.3	5.0	26.3		106.1	101.3

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	7	0	22	2.8	8.5	.333	2.8	2.8	1.000	0.0	5.6	.000	0.0	2.8	.000	14.1	2.8	2.8	0.0	2.8	2.8	5.6		70.2	98.5
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	18	8	326	7.5	17.3	.436	3.1	5.3	.586	4.4	11.9	.369	1.5	1.5	1.000	10.6	2.2	1.3	0.7	2.8	5.1	20.9		116.5	102.9
2024-25	Virginia	ACC		1	1	25	0.0	15.5	.000	0.0	10.3	.000	0.0	5.2	.000	7.7	10.3	.750	7.7	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	10.3	7.7		41.1	104.0
Career	Overall			26	9	373	6.8	16.6	.408	2.9	5.5	.529	3.9	11.1	.348	1.8	2.1	.846	10.7	2.1	1.5	0.6	2.6	5.3	19.2		109.5	102.7
	San Diego State			25	8	348	7.2	16.7	.433	3.1	5.2	.600	4.1	11.5	.358	1.4	1.6	.889	10.9	2.2	1.4	0.7	2.8	5.0	20.0		114.5	102.6
	Virginia			1	1	25	0.0	15.5	.000	0.0	10.3	.000	0.0	5.2	.000	7.7	10.3	.750	7.7	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	10.3	7.7		41.1	104.0

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	16	0	93	4.0	.336	.333	.611	.333	19	6.3	15.2	10.7	15.0	0.6	1.3	27.7	16.0		-0.1	0.2	0.0	.004		-4.4	0.9	-3.6
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	37	21	749	13.3	.546	.518	.611	.126	221	6.3	13.9	10.2	7.4	1.4	1.8	11.8	16.2		1.2	1.2	2.4	.127		1.6	2.0	3.6
2024-25	Virginia	ACC	JR	12	12	338	15.1	.561	.514	.295	.324	121	5.5	16.8	11.5	6.6	1.0	1.6	12.3	23.9		0.4	0.6	1.0	.123		-0.2	0.5	0.3
Career	Overall			65	33	1180	13.1	.539	.506	.508	.202	360	6.1	14.8	10.6	7.8	1.2	1.7	13.1	18.4		1.4	2.0	3.4	.116		0.6	1.5	2.1
	San Diego State			53	21	842	12.2	.527	.502	.611	.144	240	6.3	14.1	10.2	8.2	1.3	1.7	13.5	16.2		1.0	1.4	2.4	.113		0.9	1.8	2.8
	Virginia			12	12	338	15.1	.561	.514	.295	.324	121	5.5	16.8	11.5	6.6	1.0	1.6	12.3	23.9		0.4	0.6	1.0	.123		-0.2	0.5	0.3

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	FR	7	0	22	6.1	.288	.333	.667	.333	3	6.3	25.0	15.6	7.8	2.8	0.0	22.3	11.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	.010
2023-24	San Diego State	MWC	SO	18	8	326	16.4	.583	.564	.691	.085	108	8.2	14.7	11.5	7.4	1.3	1.5	13.3	18.1		0.8	0.3	1.1	.136
2024-25	Virginia	ACC		1	1	25	-4.3	.190	.000	.333	.667	3	0.0	16.6	8.4	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	19.2		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-.141
Career	Overall			26	9	373	14.4	.545	.524	.670	.126	114	7.5	15.4	11.6	6.9	1.5	1.3	12.8	17.7		0.7	0.3	1.0	.110
	San Diego State			25	8	348	15.8	.573	.557	.691	.093	111	8.1	15.3	11.8	7.4	1.4	1.4	13.6	17.6		0.8	0.3	1.1	.128
	Virginia			1	1	25	-4.3	.190	.000	.333	.667	3	0.0	16.6	8.4	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	19.2		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-.141

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