Michael Anthony Sanders (born May 7, 1960 in Vidalia, Louisiana

Vidalia, Louisiana

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) is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player in the NBA.

Sanders was selected by the Kansas City Kings

Sacramento Kings

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 with the 74th overall pick of the 1982 NBA Draft

1982 NBA Draft

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. After retiring as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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 in 1993, Sanders became a head coach of the Black Hills Gold

Black Hills Gold

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 in the IBA

International Basketball Association

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, the Wisconsin Blast

Wisconsin Blast

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 of the IBA, and the Adirondack Wildcats of the USBL

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. He also served as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks

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 and Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

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.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Coach profile @ NBA.com
• Mike Sanders named first head coach of the Adirondack Wildcats @ adirondackwildcats.com (February 18, 2002)