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Pepe Sanchez
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Allsport
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Position: Point Guard
College: Temple
Conference: Atlantic Ten
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 198
Age: 23
Birthdate: 05/08/77
High School: EEM No. 3, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
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It's a testament to Sanchez's ability that, even though he missed eight games while nursing foot and ankle injuries and averaged fewer than six points per game, he was still chosen MVP of the Atlantic 10, because he's a true lead guard who knows how to set up his teammates. Despite missing so many games, he dished out 201 assists. Sanchez is also an excellent defender -- he made 85 steals as a senior -- and is a great rebounder. One thing he doesn't do well is shoot from the perimeter (though he made a respectable 33 percent of his 3-pointers last season). And the question remains: Can he play in the NBA without a consistent jump shot to keep defenses honest? Sanchez re-injured his ankle the night before the NBA's Phoenix tryout camp and couldn't play. That didn't help his chances to get drafted.
| Career Statistics |
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| Seasons |
G |
FGs |
PCT |
3-pts |
PCT |
FTs |
PCT |
RPG |
APG |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
PPG |
‘96-97
‘97-98
‘98-99
‘99-00
Totals
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31
27
33
25
116
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113-318
87-266
91-263
46-142
337-989
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.355
.327
.346
.324
.341
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56-175
32-119
35-134
27-80
150-508
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.320
.269
.261
.338
.295
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29-44
52-70
55-75
22-28
158-217
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.659
.743
.733
.786
.728
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4.2
4.1
5.2
5.5
4.8
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5.3
4.9
5.8
8.0
5.9
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1
2
5
3
11
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86
93
101
85
365
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311
258
272
141
982
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10.0
9.6
8.2
5.6
8.5
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Senior Season
Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
AP Third Team All-America
A-10 Defensive Player of the Year
Temple's all-time steals leader with 365, falling 11 short of the NCAA record
Averaged 8.0 apg -- sixth in the nation
Averaged 3.4 steals a game -- third in the nation
Had a conference-best 3.9:1 assists to turnover ratio
Missed eight games following a sprained ankle
Junior Season
A-10 Conference first team
A-10 Conference Defensive Team
Became Temple's all-time single-season steals leader with 101
Had two or fewer turnovers in 25 of the 33 games
Sophomore Season
Led the team with 5.3 apg
Second in the nation with 3.4 steals per game
Selected as the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year
Third Team All-Conference
Freshman Season
Named to the A-10 All-Rookie team
Led the Owls in both assists (5.3) and steals (2.8)
Notables
Played three seasons with the Argentina National Team ('93-95)
Played in the '98 Goodwill Game for Argentina and Played in the '95 World Championships
Full name is Juan Sanchez
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