Tarleton State University Athletics

Academic All-WAC (2023-24)

Junior (2023-24): 
Played in 27 games to go with four starts, dishing out 40 assists to go with 28 points, 21 rebounds and 11 steals … Started Tarleton’s first four games and tallied a season-high seven assists in the season opener against Howard Payne (11/6) … Scored a season-high five points at Texas Tech (11/10) … Tallied 12 multi-assist games during the season … Grabbed a season-high five rebounds to go with three assists against UT Arlington (2/15) … Earned Academic All-WAC.

Paris Junior College (2021-23):
Named All-Conference and All-Region at the NJCAA Division I level last season … Averaged 10.4 points, 6.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 steals in 30 games last year for the Dragons … Across the entire NJCAA D1 ranks, was ninth in average assists, dishing out the ninth most assists total (183) … Paris JC honored her with the team's Most Valuable Player award after the season … Her freshman year, was fifth in the country in assists per game at 6.4, adding 6.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 1.3 SPG … Her 193 assists in 2021-22 were fifth most in NJCAA Division I … Overall across her two years at Paris JC, averaged 8.6 points, 6.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals across 60 games … Had double-digit assists nine times, dishing out a career-high 15 assists in her team's win against Weatherford College on Nov. 11, 2022 … Scored in double figures 20 times, including three 20-plus point performances, topping out with a 25-point game (3-6 3PT, 8-9 FT) in Paris JC's win against South Plains on Nov. 25, 2022.
 
Chandler Park Academy High School:
Was on varsity all four years and named the team's captain her junior and senior seasons … Was First Team All-District and an All-State honorable mention, plus was named her team's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Personal:
Is a 2021 graduate of Chandler Park Academy High School in Harper Woods, Michigan … Was the valedictorian at Chandler Park Academy HS before earning All-Academic honors at Paris JC … Participated in the JUCO Top 40 All-Star Weekend held in Atlanta in July 2023 … Full name is Nykesha Faith Sanders … Nickname is Kesh … Hometown is Detroit, Michigan … Daughter of Frank Sanders and Nedra Graham-Sanders … Has one brother, Jamaine, and one sister, Nekeya … Majoring in pre-physical therapy … Born Jan. 30.