| Chris Sager |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Waukesha, Wisc.
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| High School:
Pius XI
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| Last College:
Wisconsin-Green Bay
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 180
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| Position:
Guard
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| Birthdate:
01/07/1982
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2003-04:
Reserve shooting guard is a zone buster ... Shot .489 from the floor ... .419 from three-point range ... Season-high 8 points twice: at UNC Asheville (3-4 FG) w/ 3 asts and at Southern Illinois (2-7 3FG) ... 7 pts. (3-5 FG) vs. Delaware State ... 6 pts (2-3 3FG) in 5 mins vs. Syracuse ... 6 pts (2-2 3FG) in 9 mins vs. East Carolina ... 7 points with three rebounds vs. N.C. A&T ... 10 mins. vs. Tulane (C-USA) for 1st game in dbl-fig. min since Jan. 2 (SIU) ... Just 10 mins played over previous 5 games w/DNP vs. Houston; Cincinnati ... 2 pts in 7 mins vs. Tulane ... Played 7 mins vs. #9/#9 UL (2 pts; 1 reb) ... Started two games (SIU; DePaul) in place of injured Plavich.
2002-03:
Averaged 4.9 points in 11.2 minutes as a sophomore, shooting .333 from the field and .338 from three-point range ... missed five games in middle of season with mono and never returned to full strength ... shot .412 (28-68) from the floor in 12 games prior to mono; .161 in 11 games after mono (5-31) ... .418 (23-55) from three-point range prior to mono; .136 (3-22) from long-range after mono ... hit at least two treys in each of his first six games (17-of-36; .472), with high of 5 (att. 12) vs. Temple ... Four games (3-1) in double figures with high of 21 vs. Temple (5-12 3FG) ... 14 pts (3-5 3FG) at #17/#18 Indiana ... 11 pts vs. Long Beach (3-7 3FG) and Miami (3-4 3FG) ... high of 13 minutes at Saint Louis, following return from mono ... 20-of-21 FTs (.952) ... High of 4 rebounds, three times ... Hit 2-2 FTs with :00.9 left at ECU to ice win ... Scored 5 pts vs. Houston including 2FT's with :04 left in OT to ice win.
2001-02:
Transfer from Wisconsin-Green Bay who sat out the 2001-02 season ... chose the 49ers over Gonzaga and Wisconsin.
At Wisconsin-Green Bay:
Led the Phoenix in scoring as a freshman, averaging 11.8 points ... shot .434 from the field; .442 from three-point range and .895 from the foul line ... added 3.1 rebounds ... named to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) all-Newcomer team ... became just the fourth freshman to lead the Phoenix in scoring and the first since Tony Bennett in 1988-89 ... scored in double figures in 16 games ... suffered a broken nose in early February.
At Milwaukee Pius XI High:
Led the Popes to the WISAA state title ... averaged 19 points, five rebounds and five assists for coach Gary Pieske ... second team all-state selection ... earned all-tournament honors after leading Popes to state title following three successive semifinal losses ... honor roll member ... member of high school peer helper program.
Personal:
Son of Mike and Mary Sager ... has a sister, Rebecca and also had an older sister Alicia, who died at age 11 when Chris was six ... Chris was born January 7, 1982.
