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Vincent Sanford

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Vincent Sanford
No. 44 – Hapoel Galil Elyon
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1990-12-05) December 5, 1990 (age 33)
Lexington, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
High schoolLexington Catholic
(Lexington, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2016–2017s.Oliver Würzburg
2017–2018Antibes Sharks
2018–2019Élan Chalon
2019–2020CSP Limoges
2020–2021Élan Béarnais
2021–2022Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2022–2023Pallacanestro Forlì 2.015
2023Hapoel Galil Elyon
2023Kauhajoen Karhu

Vincent Laron "Vee" Sanford II (born December 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Georgetown and Dayton.

Early life

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Sanford was born in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] His parents are Vincent and Angela Sanford, and he has a sister, Nataliah.[1] His father played basketball at the University of Kentucky, before transferring to South Florida University.[1]

High school

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He attended Lexington Catholic High School, where he averaged 22.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.4 assists a game in his senior season.[1] He was picked The Courier-Journal First Team All-State, and was a McDonalds All-American nominee.[1]

College career

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He played college basketball for Georgetown and Dayton.

In 2009-10 for Georgetown he played in 27 games, and averaged 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds.[1]

Professional career

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He began his professional career in 2016 with s.Oliver Würzburg.[2] Sanford averaged 11.3 points and 2.4 assists per game during the 2019-20 season with Limoges. On May 24, 2020, Sanford parted ways with the team.[3]

In the summer of 2017, Sanford II played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 24.5 points per game. Sanford III helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.[4] He then Joined the Dayton alumni team, The Red Scare (basketball team), for the 2019 edition of The Basketball Tournament. They defeated The Region TBT in the first round before advancing past Mid American Unity 88-86 in the second round. They then lost to eventual champions Carmens Crew in the regional finals. Sanford is known for his ability to hit the midrange shot with a variety of pull-ups and floaters.

On July 29, 2020, he signed with Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A.[5] Sanford averaged 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. On July 17, 2021, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A.[6]

On September 3, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Vee Sanford - Men's Basketball". Georgetown University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Kader" (in German). s.Oliver Würzburg. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Limoges, Vee Sanford part ways". Sportando. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  5. ^ "Pau-Orthez signs Vee Sanford". Sportando. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Obradovic, Igor (July 17, 2021). "Vincent Sanford (ex Pau-Lacq-Orthez) joins Pesaro". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Vincent Sanford signs with Hapoel Galil Elion". Sportando. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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