Richie Saunders
Team: BYU Cougars
Season Averages — 2025-2026
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 31.3 | 18.0 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 48.9% | 37.6% | 81.7% |
Advanced Stats
Model results use the games and minutes included in each model run. Their sample may differ from Season Averages.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.72 | 561 | 414 | 1560 | +47 | +2.2 | +4.5 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM (Legacy) RAPM (Legacy) Legacy player overall RAPM row kept for backward-compatible pages and joins. More → | +0.72 (#561) | SE 1.25 | Poss 1561 |
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +0.72 (#561) | SE 1.25 | Poss 1561 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +0.72 (#561) | Off +0.52 | Def +0.20 |
| Plus/Minus (Legacy) Plus/Minus (Legacy) Legacy raw plus/minus row kept for backward-compatible pages and joins. More → | +47.00 (#1270) | PM/G +2.2 | PM/40 +4.5 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +2.18 (#1270) | PM/G +2.2 | PM/40 +4.5 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +3.84 (#92) | Pts For +3.84 | Prevent -0.03 | Net +3.82 | Min 782 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -0.03 (#3702) | Pts For +3.84 | Prevent -0.03 | Net +3.82 | Min 782 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +3.82 (#165) | Pts For +3.84 | Prevent -0.03 | Net +3.82 | Min 782 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | +1.37 (#234) | Reb For +1.37 | Prevent +0.80 | Net +2.17 | Min 782 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.80 (#302) | Reb For +1.37 | Prevent +0.80 | Net +2.17 | Min 782 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | +1.32 (#174) | OReb For +1.32 | Prevent -0.38 | Net +0.94 | Min 782 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | -0.38 (#4954) | OReb For +1.32 | Prevent -0.38 | Net +0.94 | Min 782 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | +0.94 (#180) | OReb For +1.32 | Prevent -0.38 | Net +0.94 | Min 782 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | +2.40 (#215) | DReb For +2.40 | Prevent -1.19 | Net +1.22 | Min 782 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | -1.19 (#5254) | DReb For +2.40 | Prevent -1.19 | Net +1.22 | Min 782 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | +1.22 (#200) | DReb For +2.40 | Prevent -1.19 | Net +1.22 | Min 782 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +2.17 (#140) | Reb For +1.37 | Prevent +0.80 | Net +2.17 | Min 782 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.11 (#1857) | Ast For +0.11 | Prevent -0.17 | Net -0.06 | Min 782 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.17 (#5039) | Ast For +0.11 | Prevent -0.17 | Net -0.06 | Min 782 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.06 (#3985) | Ast For +0.11 | Prevent -0.17 | Net -0.06 | Min 782 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.39 (#689) | 3PM For +0.39 | Prevent -0.09 | Net +0.30 | Min 782 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.09 (#4818) | 3PM For +0.39 | Prevent -0.09 | Net +0.30 | Min 782 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +0.30 (#959) | 3PM For +0.39 | Prevent -0.09 | Net +0.30 | Min 782 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.82 (#172) | Stocks For +0.82 | Prevent +0.34 | Net +1.16 | Min 782 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.34 (#483) | Stocks For +0.82 | Prevent +0.34 | Net +1.16 | Min 782 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +1.16 (#110) | Stocks For +0.82 | Prevent +0.34 | Net +1.16 | Min 782 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.34 (#643) | TOV For +0.34 | Prevent -0.12 | Net +0.21 | Min 782 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.12 (#4688) | TOV For +0.34 | Prevent -0.12 | Net +0.21 | Min 782 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.21 (#1390) | TOV For +0.34 | Prevent -0.12 | Net +0.21 | Min 782 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
146/299 FG (48.8%), 355 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 59 | 88 | 67.0 | 64.5 | +2.5 | 29.4 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 45.2 | +13.6 | 11.4 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 36.6 | -36.6 | 0.7 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 37.4 | +12.6 | 2.7 |
| Left corner 3 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 36.5 | +10.9 | 6.4 |
| Right corner 3 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 36.9 | +29.8 | 7.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 17 | 57 | 29.8 | 34.1 | -4.3 | 19.1 |
| Above-break 3 center | 6 | 22 | 27.3 | 32.8 | -5.5 | 7.4 |
| Above-break 3 right | 17 | 48 | 35.4 | 33.6 | +1.8 | 16.1 |
Career Stats
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | BYU Cougars | 25 | 31.3 | 18.0 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 48.9% | 37.6% | 81.7% | 63.9 | 59.3 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | BYU Cougars | 25 | 28.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 52.2% | 42.1% | 83.5% | 65.9 | 62.1 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAM | BYU Cougars | 34 | 20.7 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 52.3% | 36.4% | 71.2% | 61.9 | 59.8 |
| 2022-2023 | NCAAM | BYU Cougars | 34 | 15.9 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 45.3% | 33.3% | 68.4% | 56.5 | 54.1 |
| 2020-2021 | NCAAM | BYU Cougars | 1 | 36.0 | 26.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 69.2% | 71.4% | 75.0% | 88.1 | 88.5 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | vs | Colorado Buffaloes | W | 90-86 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2026-02-10 | @ | Baylor Bears | W | 99-94 | 36 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | - |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Houston Cougars | L | 66-77 | 33 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| 2026-02-04 | @ | Oklahoma State Cowbo | L | 92-99 | 37 | 8-16 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | - |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Kansas Jayhawks | L | 82-90 | 39 | 11-19 | 6-14 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 27 | -2.6 |
| 2026-01-26 | vs | Arizona Wildcats | L | 83-86 | 35 | 7-11 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -4.4 |
| 2026-01-24 | vs | Utah Utes | W | 91-78 | 31 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +14.2 |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | Texas Tech Red Raide | L | 71-84 | 39 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | -2.8 |
| 2026-01-14 | vs | TCU Horned Frogs | W | 76-70 | 26 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 9-11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +3.8 |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | Utah Utes | W | 89-84 | 35 | 9-16 | 2-7 | 4-7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | +4.1 |
| 2026-01-07 | vs | Arizona State Sun De | W | 104-76 | 32 | 10-13 | 6-8 | 5-5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +27.5 |
| 2026-01-03 | @ | Kansas State Wildcat | W | 83-73 | 35 | 4-15 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +5.5 |
| 2025-12-22 | vs | Eastern Washington E | W | 109-81 | 29 | 6-13 | 4-11 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +8.9 |
| 2025-12-19 | vs | Abilene Christian Wi | W | 85-67 | 31 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3.8 |
| 2025-12-16 | vs | Pacific Tigers | W | 93-57 | 33 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 11-12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 | +4.0 |
| 2025-12-13 | vs | UC Riverside Highlan | W | 100-53 | 26 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | +29.7 |
| 2025-12-09 | vs | Clemson Tigers | W | 67-64 | 36 | 2-11 | 0-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| 2025-12-03 | vs | California Baptist L | W | 91-60 | 25 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| 2025-11-28 | @ | Dayton Flyers | W | 83-79 | 38 | 9-15 | 6-10 | 5-5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 25 | +4.1 |
| 2025-11-27 | @ | Miami Hurricanes | W | 72-62 | 32 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +12.2 |
| 2025-11-21 | vs | Wisconsin Badgers | W | 98-70 | 36 | 10-16 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +25.6 |
| 2025-11-15 | @ | UConn Huskies | L | 84-86 | 34 | 6-14 | 0-7 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +5.9 |
| 2025-11-11 | vs | Delaware Blue Hens | W | 85-68 | 33 | 9-16 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | -9.2 |
| 2025-11-08 | vs | Holy Cross Crusaders | W | 98-53 | 21 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +24.2 |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | Villanova Wildcats | W | 71-66 | 29 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +10.7 |