SMSU Athletics

Season Statistics

Career Statistics

Zanders Notes: Member of 2009 NSIC and NCAA regional championship team ... played in all 35 games during his first season at SMSU ... signed with SMSU on May 20, 2008.

2008-09 (Junior): Played in all 35 games ... finished fourth on the team with 60 assists ... ranked fifth on team with 18 three-pointers ... shot 45 percent from behind the arc ... averaged 4.5 points per game ... scored career-high 11 points vs. MSU Moorhead (2/6) connecting on five field goals ... shot 72.7 percent from the free throw line ... had one game of double figure scoring ... led team in assists in five games ... grabbed season-high seven rebounds vs. Augustana (3/17) in NCAA region final ... played season-high 26 minutes vs. Northern State (3/14) in NCAA tournament.

Before SMSU: Played two seasons at Iowa Western C.C. ... helped lead the team as a sophomore to a record of 28-5 overall, a conference championship, an appearance in the regional championship game and a No. 11 ranking in the final NJCAA National Poll ... named a 2008 NJCAA Region XI second team academic all-region honoree ... played in 32 games as a sophomore ranking third on the team with 78 assists while averaging 3.1 points per game ... shot 43.3 percent from the field and 69.5 percent from the free throw line ... as a freshman he played in all 34 games, finishing fourth on the team with 53 assists while averaging 2.7 points per game.

High School: 2006 graduate of Des Moines Hoover HS ... served as team captain as a senior helping lead Hoover to the 2006 Iowa Class 4A state championship with a perfect 26-0 record ... member of the 2006 state all-tournament team ... averaged 12 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior earning first team all-metro and first team all-conference honors ... McDonald’s All-American nominee ... earned first team all-state honors by Iowa Preps ... third team all-state accolades by the Iowa Newspaper Association.    

Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1987 ... son of Kelvin and Rachelle Zanders ... marketing major.