Elijah Saunders F

Height: 6-8 (203cm)

Weight: 240 lbs (109kg)

Born: Aug 8, 2003 (22 years old)

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 2026 Undrafted

Pre-Draft Team: Maryland (Sr)

High School: Sunnyslope High School (Phoenix, Arizona)

Elijah Saunders Player Profile

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NBA Career

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Jun 24, 2026	Elijah Saunders went undrafted in the 2026 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA.

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NCAA Career

College: Maryland (2026)

NCAA Season Stats

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Season	Age	School	Class	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2022-23	19	San Diego State	Fr	16	5.8	0.9	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.5	.278	.182	.333
2023-24	20	San Diego State	So	37	20.2	6.2	3.6	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	.419	.322	.960
2024-25	21	Virginia	Jr	30	25.9	10.1	4.9	0.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	.420	.347	.833
2025-26	22	Maryland	Sr	33	30.7	9.0	4.4	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.1	.441	.411	.800
CAREER		NCAA DI		116	22.7	7.3	3.8	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.9	.423	.359	.826

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2022-23	19	San Diego State	Fr	16	0	5.8	0.9	0.3	1.1	.278	0.1	0.7	.182	0.1	0.4	.333	0.3	0.8	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.2
2023-24	20	San Diego State	So	37	21	20.2	6.2	2.2	5.4	.419	1.1	3.3	.322	0.6	0.7	.960	1.1	2.5	3.6	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.8
2024-25	21	Virginia	Jr	30	26	25.9	10.1	3.4	8.1	.420	1.1	3.2	.347	2.2	2.6	.833	1.0	3.9	4.9	0.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	2.0
2025-26	22	Maryland	Sr	33	32	30.7	9.0	3.2	7.2	.441	1.8	4.3	.411	1.0	1.2	.800	1.6	2.8	4.4	0.9	0.4	0.3	1.1	2.6
CAREER		NCAA DI		116	79	22.7	7.3	2.5	6.0	.423	1.1	3.2	.359	1.1	1.3	.826	1.1	2.7	3.8	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.8

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2022-23	19	San Diego State	Fr	16	0	92	14	5	18	.278	2	11	.182	2	6	.333	5	12	17	8	1	1	8	3
2023-24	20	San Diego State	So	37	21	748	229	83	198	.419	39	121	.322	24	25	.960	41	93	134	29	17	11	28	65
2024-25	21	Virginia	Jr	30	26	777.5	302	102	243	.420	33	95	.347	65	78	.833	29	117	146	22	14	8	37	61
2025-26	22	Maryland	Sr	33	32	1,013	298	104	236	.441	58	141	.411	32	40	.800	52	92	144	31	14	9	35	85
CAREER		NCAA DI		116	79	2,630.5	843	294	695	.423	132	368	.359	123	149	.826	127	314	441	90	46	29	108	214

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
2022-23	19	San Diego State	Fr	16	.336	.333	7.0	16.2	11.7	14.7	27.7	0.6	1.4	16.0	79.3	-3.0	0.8	73.9	94.0	4.4
2023-24	20	San Diego State	So	37	.546	.518	7.0	15.2	11.2	7.4	11.8	1.3	1.8	16.3	170.2	-1.2	1.2	113.7	100.2	13.8
2024-25	21	Virginia	Jr	30	.539	.488	5.3	20.5	13.0	6.4	11.7	1.1	1.2	24.0	160.0	-3.2	1.2	103.0	108.2	15.0
2025-26	22	Maryland	Sr	33	.584	.564	6.3	11.9	9.0	6.5	12.1	0.8	1.1	14.6	165.2	-1.5	1.3	119.6	116.8	12.0
CAREER		NCAA DI		116	.550	.518	6.2	15.3	10.8	7.0	12.4	1.1	1.3	17.6	160.7	-1.9	1.2	111.0	106.2	13.3

Season	Age	School	Class	GP	Dbl Dbl	Tpl Dbl	40 Pts	20 Reb	20 Ast	Techs	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
2022-23	19	San Diego State	Fr	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.031	1.0	0.1	0.3	13	3	.813	-0.1	0.2	0.1
2023-24	20	San Diego State	So	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.117	1.0	0.6	0.1	26	11	.703	1.3	1.2	2.4
2024-25	21	Virginia	Jr	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	.181	0.6	0.4	0.3	14	16	.467	0.9	0.7	1.6
2025-26	22	Maryland	Sr	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	.177	0.9	0.4	0.2	12	21	.364	1.7	0.3	2.0
CAREER		NCAA DI		116	4	0	0	0	0	0	.136	0.8	0.4	0.2	65	51	.560	4.1	2.8	6.9

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