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Tag: Yaki Saunders

Phoenix native Elijah Saunders helped Sunnyslope High win a state championship as a junior. He signed with San Diego State because its basketball program reflected similar values. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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From Sunnyslope to San Diego State, Elijah Saunders relishes road to Final Four

by Adnan Alam Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023

PHOENIX – At the beginning of the men’s college basketball season, few would have predicted the San Diego State Aztecs to be in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Elijah Saunders, a freshman forward on the team and an Arizona product, was one of those few who believed it was possible. “Once I got […]

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