Sacar Anim
No. 2[1] – Hapoel Eilat
PositionShooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-09-19) September 19, 1997
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeLaSalle High School
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
CollegeMarquette (2015–2020)
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Agua Caliente Clippers
2021–2022Medi Bayreuth
2022–2023Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
2023–presentHapoel Eilat

Sacar Anim (born September 19, 1997) is a basketball player who plays shooting guard for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2] He played four years of college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.[3][4]

Early life

Anim was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3] His parents are Sam (a four-year starter in high school basketball) and Carla Anim.[5][6] He is 6-5 (196 cm), and weighs 210 pounds (95 kg).[4]

High school career

Anim attended DeLaSalle High School ('15) in Minneapolis.[2] 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.[5][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.[5]

College career

An ESPN four-star basketball recruit, Anim committed to Marquette University ('20) in Wisconsin,[10][11] where he earned a degree in Advertising.[11][12][13] Anim then studied Corporate Communication at the Marquette Graduate School of Management.[5]

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][6]

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.[5]

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 9thh in minutes played per game (33.5).[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.[4] 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.[4]

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.[4][26] He averaged 9.6 points per game, while shooting 38.4% from three point range.[4][26]

In 2023-24, Anim played for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4]

References

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