Signed with the Vikings from the NCAA Transfer Portal in April 2022.

2022-23 • JUNIOR SEASON

Averaged 4.5 points, 1.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists in 15 minutes per game off the bench... had five starts... missed four games with injuries this season (back, ankle)... scored eight points (2-5 FG, 4-4 FT) at Seattle (11/13)... had a season-high 10 points (3-4 FG, 4-6 FT) in a win over Oregon State (11/27)... had nine points (2-4 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 4-6 FT) and career highs of 11 assists and four steals in the win over Portland Bible (11/30)... went for nine points (4-8 FG, 1-2 FT) against UC Santa Barbara (12/17)... matched his season-high with 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-2 3-pt), three assists, two rebounds and a steal in a win over Northern Arizona (1/12)... scored nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 3-pt) with three rebounds and three assists in a win over Idaho State (2/16)... matched season high with 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-2 FT) at Montana State (2/25).

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE

Played three seasons at Toledo, including with the 2021-22 National Invitational Tournament team (26-8), appearing in 90 games... averaged 5.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game during his Toledo career, hitting 88 three-pointers and shooting .373 from behind the arc... scored a career-high 20 points against Eastern Michigan... named to the MAC All-Freshman Team in 2019-20 after averaging 7.7 points... due to the NCAA’s COVID-waiver season of 2020-21, he has junior eligibility.

Attended Orangeville Prep in Canada... averaged 21.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game... a two-time Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association All-Star and competed three times in the Canadian All-Star Game featuring the top 24 high school players in Canada.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Son of Richard Saunders... his father played collegiately in Canada... majoring in media communications.