Sacar Anim (born September 19, 1997) is a basketball player who plays shooting guard for BC Igokea in the ABA league and the Basketball league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]He played four years of college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.[2][3]
| No. 2 – Igokea | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Liga BiH ABA League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 19, 1997 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| College | Marquette (2015–2020) |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
| 2021–2022 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2022–2023 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2024–present | Igokea |
Early life
editAnim was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] His parents are Sam (a four-year starter in high school basketball) and Carla Anim.[4][5] He is 6-5 (196 cm), and weighs 210 pounds (95 kg).[3]
High school career
editAnim attended DeLaSalle High School ('15) in Minneapolis.[1] He played basketball for the Islanders and was named the Associated Press Player of the Year in Minnesota as a senior.[6][7] He averaged 25.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2014-15, and was his division's top scorer in the state tournament, earning him a spot on the all-tournament team.[4][8] He was a three-time all-conference selection, and was selected to play in the Minnesota State Basketball Coaches All-Star Game after his senior year.[4]
College career
editAn ESPN four-star basketball recruit, Anim committed to Marquette University ('20) in Wisconsin,[9][10] where he earned a degree in Advertising.[10][11][12] Anim then studied Corporate Communication at the Marquette Graduate School of Management.[4]
In the 2015-16 season, as a freshman at Marquette, Anim played for the Marquette Golden Eagles in 16 games, and averaged 1.2 points per game, playing 5.2 minutes per game.[4][5]
The following season, he redshirted for Marquette.[13][14] In the 2017-18 campaign, as a redshirt sophomore, he averaged 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds, while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor.[4]
In the 2018-19 season, as a redshirt junior, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.1 rebounds, while shooting 43.8 percent from the floor and 39.1 percent from 3-point range (42.5% in Big East regular season games, 3rd in the conference).[15][16][17] He was praised especially for his defensive skills.[18][19][20]
In the 2019-20 season, as a redshirt senior, Anim was ranked 15th in the Big East in scoring (13.1 points per game), 9th in 3-point field goal percentage (.392), and 9th in minutes played per game (33.5).[4][21]
Professional career
editIn 2020-21, Anim played for the Agua Caliente Clippers in the G League; he played in 11 games, averaging 3.2 points per game.[3] He joined the rest of the team as they spent an abbreviated season in a bubble at Disney World outside Orlando, Florida, the same isolation bubble used for the 2020 NBA Bubble.[22][23]
In 2021-22, he played for Medi Bayreuth in the ProA in Germany.[24] Anim signed with the team on July 9, 2021, and averaged 13.2 points per game.[3]
In 2022-23, he played for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in the Lega Basket Serie A in Italy, with whom Anim signed on July 11, 2022.[3][25] He averaged 9.6 points per game, while shooting 38.4% from three point range.[3][25]
In 2023-24, Anim played for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[3]
On June 21, 2024, he signed with Igokea in the ABA League.[26]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sacar Anim, Basketball Player, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
- ^ a b "Sacar Anim - Marquette Golden Eagles Guard". ESPN.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sacar Anim Player Profile, Agua Caliente Clippers". RealGM.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sacar Anim - Men's Basketball". Marquette University Athletics.
- ^ a b "Journal Sentinel". Journal Sentinel.
- ^ "DeLaSalle's Anim Named AP Player Of The Year For Boys Hoops". CBS Minnesota. March 16, 2015.
- ^ Jacques, Sean Saint (August 28, 2015). "Get to Know a Recruit: Marquette's Sacar Anim". Big East Coast Bias.
- ^ "Hard work behind the rise of Sacar Anim". Paint Touches. February 23, 2015.
- ^ Betsy Helfand (February 23, 2015). "DeLaSalle shooting guard commits to play basketball at Marquette; Sacar Anim, a four-star recruit, is considered one of the top high school players in Minnesota". Star Tribune.
- ^ a b Novak, Christopher (February 23, 2015). "Sacar Anim commits to Marquette". Big East Coast Bias.
- ^ Greening, Hank (April 21, 2015). "Class of 2015 Profile: Sacar Anim". MarquetteWire Tribune.
- ^ Alex Kline (February 23, 2015). "Sacar Anim Announces". TheRecruitScoop.
- ^ Goods, Jack (November 5, 2016). "Sacar Anim to take redshirt season". MarquetteWire Tribune.
- ^ "Marquette Basketball: Sacar Anim to redshirt for Golden Eagles". FOX Sports. June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Marquette Basketball: Sacar Anim looming as a key cog for stretch run". Busting Brackets. February 26, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Marquette Basketball Player Review: #2 Sacar Anim". Anonymous Eagle. June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Sacar Anim is the model for Marquette". January 30, 2020.
- ^ Gardner, Charles. "Best defense: Sacar Anim and Theo John giving Marquette a one-two punch". The Athletic.
- ^ Conrad, Brooks (January 28, 2020). "The Rise of Sacar Anim". Big East Coast Bias.
- ^ Brad, Pistol (April 29, 2019). "2018-19 Marquette Player Review: #2 Sacar Anim". Anonymous Eagle.
- ^ "Sacar Anim College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Q&A: Minneapolis native Sacar Anim on joining G League Bubble". KSTP 5 Eyewitness News. January 29, 2021.
- ^ Steele, Ben (January 25, 2021). "Former Marquette player Sacar Anim finds a spot in the G League bubble at Disney World". Journal Sentinel.
- ^ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (February 16, 2022). "Sacar Anim(Medi Bayreuth) Is Really Happy That He Has Made An Impact In The BBL After A Tough Rookie Season In The G-League".
- ^ a b Johnny Askounis (July 11, 2022). "Sacar Anim joins Reggio Emilia, Bahcesehir lands Boutsiele". Eurohoops.
- ^ "Sacar Anim joins Igokea". aba-liga.com. June 21, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
External links
edit- "Sacar Anim Stats". Basketball Reference.
- Sacar Anim at Eurobasket.com