American college basketball player Richie Saunders plays as a forward for the BYU Cougars, a team that competes in the Big 12 Conference, as of March 2025. He is in his junior year in the 2024-25 season, according to his roster on the Cougars University website. The Riverton, Utah native previously attended Wasatch Academy. At BYU, Saunders played in 68 games, with three starts during his first two seasons. He averaged 7.6 points per game while maintaining a shooting percentage of 49.6 from the floor, 35.0 percent from the three-point line, and 70.1 percent from the free throw line.
Saunders managed to record double figures on 21 occasions, with 15 of those coming in the 2023-24 season as a sophomore. In 2025, he was a Lute Olsen Award Finalist and was selected to the NABC First Team All-District and First Team All-Big 12. Saunders also won the Big 12 Most Improved Player of the Year and USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week awards in 2025. He is also a two-time Big 12 Player of the Week, which he bagged in February and March. Additionally, in 2024, he was honored with the Academic All-Big 12 First Team and Rady Children's Invitational All-Tournament Team selections.
Richie Saunders' NIL Deal
As of March 2025, Richie Saunders has a NIL deal with Ore-Ida Potatoes, according to On3.
Richie Saunders' NIL deal tracker
| Date | Deal partners |
| 3/20/25 | Ore-Ida Potatoes |
Richie Saunders' notable NIL deals
Ore-Ida Potatoes
As per the brand's official NIL deal announcement post on X (formerly Twitter), Richie is the great-grandson of the founder of Ore-Ida and the inventor of Tater Tots. According to the deal, the company “will give away tater tots for each March Madness win.”
FAQs on Richie Saunders
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