Sacar Anim Explained

Sacar Anim
Team:Igokea
Number:2[1]
Position:Shooting guard
League:Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina ABA League
Birth Date:19 September 1997
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:210
High School:DeLaSalle High School
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College:Marquette (2015–2020)
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020–2021
Team1:Agua Caliente Clippers
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:Medi Bayreuth
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
Years4:2023–2024
Team4:Hapoel Eilat
Years5:2024–present
Team5:Igokea

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.He played four years of college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.[2] [3]

Early life

Anim 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

Anim attended DeLaSalle High School ('15) in Minneapolis.[6] He played basketball for the Islanders and was named the Associated Press Player of the Year in Minnesota as a senior.[7] [8] 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.[9] 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

An ESPN four-star basketball recruit, Anim committed to Marquette University ('20) in Wisconsin,[10] where he earned a degree in Advertising.[11] [12] [13] 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.[5]

The following season, he redshirted for Marquette.[14] [15] 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.

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).[16] [17] [18] He was praised especially for his defensive skills.[19] [20] [21]

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).[22]

Professional career

In 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.[23] [24]

In 2021-22, he played for Medi Bayreuth in the ProA in Germany.[25] 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] [26] He averaged 9.6 points per game, while shooting 38.4% from three point range.[3] [26]

In 2023-24, Anim played for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sacar Anim stats. Sofascore.
  2. Web site: Sacar Anim - Marquette Golden Eagles Guard . ESPN.
  3. Web site: Sacar Anim Player Profile, Agua Caliente Clippers . RealGM.
  4. Web site: Sacar Anim - Men's Basketball. Marquette University Athletics.
  5. Web site: Journal Sentinel . Journal Sentinel.
  6. Web site: Sacar Anim, Basketball Player, News, Stats . Eurobasket.
  7. Web site: DeLaSalle's Anim Named AP Player Of The Year For Boys Hoops. March 16, 2015. CBS Minnesota.
  8. Web site: Get to Know a Recruit: Marquette's Sacar Anim. Sean Saint. Jacques. August 28, 2015. Big East Coast Bias.
  9. Web site: Hard work behind the rise of Sacar Anim. February 23, 2015. Paint Touches.
  10. Web site: 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.
  11. Web site: Sacar Anim commits to Marquette. Christopher. Novak. February 23, 2015. Big East Coast Bias.
  12. Web site: Class of 2015 Profile: Sacar Anim. Hank. Greening. MarquetteWire Tribune. April 21, 2015.
  13. Web site: Sacar Anim Announces. February 23, 2015. TheRecruitScoop. Alex Kline.
  14. Web site: Goods . Jack . November 5, 2016 . Sacar Anim to take redshirt season . MarquetteWire Tribune.
  15. Web site: Marquette Basketball: Sacar Anim to redshirt for Golden Eagles. June 30, 2017. FOX Sports.
  16. Web site: Marquette Basketball: Sacar Anim looming as a key cog for stretch run. February 26, 2019. Busting Brackets.
  17. Web site: 2019-20 Marquette Basketball Player Review: #2 Sacar Anim. June 2, 2020. Anonymous Eagle.
  18. Web site: Sacar Anim is the model for Marquette. January 30, 2020.
  19. Web site: Best defense: Sacar Anim and Theo John giving Marquette a one-two punch. Charles. Gardner. The Athletic.
  20. Web site: The Rise of Sacar Anim. Brooks. Conrad. January 28, 2020. Big East Coast Bias.
  21. Web site: 2018-19 Marquette Player Review: #2 Sacar Anim. Pistol. Brad. April 29, 2019. Anonymous Eagle.
  22. Web site: Sacar Anim College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  23. Web site: Q&A: Minneapolis native Sacar Anim on joining G League Bubble. January 29, 2021. KSTP 5 Eyewitness News.
  24. Web site: Former Marquette player Sacar Anim finds a spot in the G League bubble at Disney World. Ben. Steele. Journal Sentinel. January 25, 2021.
  25. Web site: 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. Miles. Schmidt-Scheuber. February 16, 2022.
  26. Web site: Sacar Anim joins Reggio Emilia, Bahcesehir lands Boutsiele. July 11, 2022. Eurohoops. Johnny Askounis.