BYU Cougars
Richie Saunders

BYU Cougars

Senior
HT/WT/WS6' 5", 205lbs
Age22

PTS

18
  

AST

2.1
  

REB

5.8
  

FG%

48.9
 
Big Board Rankings

Community Scouting Reports (11)

Daniel Finger
u/danielwyatt1451

#34

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Richie Saunders, 6'5, 200, SG, BYU, Sr.

  • Comp: Desmond Bane / Reggie Miller / Rodney Hood

  • Ceiling: ALL-STAR

  • Floor: Bench

  • Last year's stats: PTS(16.5) REBS(4.5) AST(1.6) BLK(0.4) STL(1.2) FG%(51.8) 3P%(43.2)

  • BLK, FG%, and 3P% all dropped but only slightly

  • Elite shooter, spot up and self-creating

  • Very versatile scorer

  • Great at moving off ball

  • Jack of all trades

  • High IQ

  • Not very athletic

  • Can struggle defensively when he's out matched athletically

  • Gets more turnovers than you would like

  • Expectation: Starter; Amazing floor spacer and secondary playmaker, the perfect spacing role-player next to a star


Analysis done by @danielwyatt1451. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Future NBA GM
u/TradeHub

#32

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Prospect score: Scoring = 9 Shooting = 8.5 Playmaking = 2 Rebounding = 6.5 Defense = 3.5 Athleticism = 6.5 BPM / 3 + WS% = 5.5 Consistency = 3.5 Total = 45 / 75


Analysis done by @TradeHub. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
John Pikiell
u/jpikiell7

#41

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Terrific college off ball wing that's a great 3 point shooter. Very solid player that rarely does too much and knows how to keep the ball moving. A below the rim guy with nice touch inside, just overall a nice off ball scorer that's lacking in creation for others as well as defense. Coming off a serious injury and is 24


Analysis done by @jpikiell7. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
rasmus
u/rasmus

#40

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Richie Saunders is a great shooter and scorer for BYU he leads with volume threes and efficient scoring but tore his ACL and is out for the season. He rebounds well for a guard and defends with quick hands but lacks elite burst. Could have been a second round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft but the injury makes it unlikely now—maybe undrafted or two-way with rehab upside.


Analysis done by @rasmus. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Oscar
u/oscar7d

#41

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  • Came back from an ACL tear at 24 and played his senior year

  • One of the cleanest off-ball movers in the class, elite catch-and-shoot

  • Won't create anything himself, the age is the age

  • Specific shooting tool for a team that needs one — the role is real


Analysis done by @oscar7d. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Aiden Cramer
u/aidenjcramer

#26

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COMPARISONS:

++PHYSICALS++

++OFFENSE++

++DEFENSE++

RATINGS: OVERALL:

REBUILD:

CONTENDER:


Analysis done by @aidenjcramer. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Devbot
u/chubzdev

#30

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Good shooter, though weird form concerns me with adjusting to deeper three point line. If that proves to be a problem, not an NBA player.

Plays hard, has some more agility and off the dribble game than I expected. Still only at the level to attack hard closeouts, but it is good to have a secondary ability to utilize if his shooting does prove to be a real threat.

Old.


Analysis done by @chubzdev. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Brian Sukalski
u/sukalskibrian

#36

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Has a torn ACL and is the same age as Anthony Edwards, but I think he has an awesome complementary offensive game and will be an extremely efficient off-ball scorer. Big and tough enough to hang defensively.


Analysis done by @sukalskibrian. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Bennit
u/goldenhawk

#25

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Really solid shooter, smart defender and can grab some boards at the guard spot. suffered a torn ACL and is 25. but he's still a smart solid player that can find a spot in the league.


Analysis done by @goldenhawk. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.
Farell Alfri
u/farell575

#34

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18.0 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 2.1 APG | 1.7 SPG | 0.3 BPG | 1.6 TPG | 2.2 FPG | 31.4 MPG

49 FG% (6.0/12.2) | 38 3P% (2.6/6.8) | 82 FT% (3.6/4.4) | 63 TS% | 59 EFG% | 64 ATRIM%

10.7 BPM | 3.1 STL% | 1.0 BLK% | 10.2 TRB% | 12.2 AST% | 1.24 AST/TO

Height: 6'5 Wingspan: 6'8.75

Strengths:

  • Off-Ball Scoring

  • Shooting

  • Connective Playmaking

Areas of Improvement:

  • Defensive Upside

  • Shot-Creation

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT__gn-Admk

Own Notes:

  • Personal Grades:

  • Inside-the-arc Scoring: B-

  • Outside-the-arc Scoring: B+

  • Playmaking: C+

  • On-Ball Defense: C+

  • Off-Ball Defense: C+

  • Potential: B-

  • Dawg: B+


Analysis done by @farell575. View their full  draft big board and scouting reports here.