University of Toledo junior guard Jaelan Sanford is used to playing on the big stage.
During his senior season at Reitz High School in Evansville, Ind., Sanford said every game he played in was sold out. That 2014-15 season, Sanford led the Panthers to the Indiana Class 4A state title game where his team fell 91-90 in overtime to eventual Purdue star and NBA player Caleb Swanigan and Homestead High School in front of 12,862 fans.
“Nothing rattles him,” UT coach Tod Kowalczyk said. “He’s played in big games on big stages. Playing for a state championship in Indiana, it doesn’t get any bigger than that in high school basketball.