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 +==== Marquette Career ====
  
 +In June 2007, [[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=626545| Saunders was arrested and charged with the drug possession]]. Moreover, while he was waiting for the NCAA Clearinghouse to verify his eligibility, [[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=651616| Marquette decided to not admit him due to academic concerns - not the drug charges - as Coach Tom Crean emphasized in an interview]].
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 +Coincidentally, not admitting Saunders to Marquette solved what might have been a very difficult situation: more scholarships (four) offered than available (three). Saunders, [[Trevor Mbakwe]], [[Scott Christopherson]], and [[Patrick Hazel]] were members of Marquette's 2006-07 recruiting class though only three scholarships were available (since Dominic James returned to the team for the 2007-08 season).
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 +Shortly after Marquette denied his entrance, Duquesne accepted him.
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 +Saunders was a 4-star recruit on Scout.com, and was rated the #22 PF in the 2007 class.
  
 ==== High School Career ==== ==== High School Career ====
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 [[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=527989|Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Artice on Saunders's commitment]] [[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=527989|Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Artice on Saunders's commitment]]
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   ***Notre Dame Prep head coach, Bill Barton, on Saunders:** "He has a quick first step. He’s very, very good running the floor. Anything from one dribble out he’s very adept at, very comfortable doing. He started doing some back-to-the-basket stuff. We’ll work on back-to-the-basket moves this spring; that’ll be out point of emphasis with him. I envision anything in transition he is very good at, and we’ll work with him with his back to the basket...As far as shooting, that’s an area he needs to work on. I think he’s probably a little bit further along offensively than (Ousmane) Barro but he’s not physically as big." [[http://www.jsonline.com/blog/index.aspx?id=308&month=3&year=2007|JSOnline.com Article]]   ***Notre Dame Prep head coach, Bill Barton, on Saunders:** "He has a quick first step. He’s very, very good running the floor. Anything from one dribble out he’s very adept at, very comfortable doing. He started doing some back-to-the-basket stuff. We’ll work on back-to-the-basket moves this spring; that’ll be out point of emphasis with him. I envision anything in transition he is very good at, and we’ll work with him with his back to the basket...As far as shooting, that’s an area he needs to work on. I think he’s probably a little bit further along offensively than (Ousmane) Barro but he’s not physically as big." [[http://www.jsonline.com/blog/index.aspx?id=308&month=3&year=2007|JSOnline.com Article]]
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-==== Marquette Career ==== 
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