ATHENS, W.Va. – Former Concord University men's basketball standout Michael Sanchez has been chosen to represent his home country of Puerto Rico in Queratero, Mexico for a friendly tournament.
Sanchez, a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, just finished playing for the Salinas Dolphins of the Puerto Rican Basketball League, a development league. During the season, Sanchez averaged 17.2 points per game to go along with 5.3 assists and 2.5 steals per contest. His 5.3 assists were second best in the PRBL.
Sanchez is one of 11 players that were chosen to represent Puerto Rico with games taking place October 11 and 12.
While at Concord, Sanchez averaged 10.0 points and 4.2 assists per game in his two seasons as the starting point guard for the Mountain Lions. Sanchez started 28 of 32 games during CU's 2015-16 championship season and connected on 106 three-pointers over his years in the Maroon and Gray.
His 4.2 assists per game ranks eighth in program history while Sanchez's 42.9 three-point percentage in 2015-16 is seventh best for a single season at Concord.
