Head coach Craig Neal named Benjamin Sanders as the team’s video coordinator in September of 2014. Sanders joined the Lobos after holding the same position at Rice University.
He is responsible for handling all of the program’s video needs, including game film, practice film and coaches’ film. He also oversees UNM’s student manager program and staff.
Sanders was the video coordinator for coach Ben Braun and the Rice Owls in 2013-14 after spending the previous season as a graduate assistant on Braun’s staff.
Prior to his time with Rice, Sanders spent two seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Alfred University in New York State. He also spent three seasons as an assistant coach in the prep ranks in Austin, Texas at Austin and Westlake High schools.
Sanders played his collegiate basketball (2005-09) at NCAA Division III Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas where he appeared in 91 games for the Pirates. He earned his degree from Southwestern in Kinesiology in 2009. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Alfred University.