Edmund Saunders
At Connecticut: Talented frontcourt player who has
appeared
in 68 of 71 games during the past two seasons... Averaging 6.8 points
and 4.8
rebounds in his two seasons... Sat out his freshman year at Connecticut
to
concentrate on academic requirements.
As a Junior in 1999-2000: Appeared in 33 games,
starting
21... Averaged 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds, third on the team...
Finished No. 2
on the squad with 36 steals and also had 13 blocked shots...Reached
double
figures 11 times in 1999-2000, led the team in rebounding seven times,
led the
team in steals nine times and had two double-doubles... Had nine points,
eight
rebounds, two assists and two steals in NCAA First Round win over Utah
State...
Totaled 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Seton Hall in the BIG EAST
quarterfinals... Scored in double figures in four of the first five
games of the
season, including a16-point, ten-rebound effort in win over UMass... Had
ten
points and ten rebounds off the bench vs. Sacred Heart... Had seven
points and
a career-high five steals in win over Providence.
As a Sophomore in 1998-99: Appeared in 35 games as
UConns top frontcourt reserve... Averaged 6.0 points per game and 4.7
rebounds
per contest... Scored in double figures nine times and reached double
figures
in rebounds in five contests... Averaged 7.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in
six
NCAA Tournament contests... Had 13 points on five-of-five shooting in
NCAA
opener vs. Texas-San Antonio and followed that up with 10-point,
10-rebound
double-double in round two vs. New Mexico... Scored eight points and
grabbed
seven rebounds in "Final Eight" win over Gonzaga... Recorded
double-doubles in
two of his first four collegiate contests... Led the team in scoring
with 14
points in loss to Syracuse on February 1... Sat out game vs. Villanova
on
December 30 as a result of "fighting" technical accessed in game vs.
Fairfield.
High School: National Top 50 recruit during scholastic
playing
days at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, CT ... Two-time First Team
All-State
pick ... Completed high school career with 2,087 points and 1,085
rebounds ... Averaged
29.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as Holy Cross posted a 21-2
record in
his senior season ... Holy Cross won a state championship and compiled
an overall
record of 84-10 in Edmunds four years at the school.
Personality Profile: Edmund Saunders ... Born November
6, 1978...
Political Science major.
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