Josh Saunders, Austin College, Men's Basketball

JOSH SAUNDERS OF AUSTIN COLLEGE, a senior forward from Athens, Texas, on the men's basketball team, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending January 1, 2012.

Saunders, who will graduate in May with degrees in both Business and Environmental Studies, is a starting forward and team captain for the ‘Roos men's basketball team. He was named to the SCAC all-Academic honor roll from 2008-2011 as well as to Who's Who Among American Universities Colleges All-American, and is a three year National Association Basketball Honors Court selection. He also serves on the Austin College Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and has since 2009.

Saunders served on The Austin College Global Outreach Fellowship program to Costa Rica and Built Homes for under privileged families for 4 weeks this past summer.

As a volunteer, Saunders serves to the homeless at The Stewpot and Second Chance Café in Dallas and participated in the Austin College Great Day of Service Activities at The Montessori School of Sherman, TX.

He has also volunteered with the Salvation Army in Athens on Christmas Day to pass out clothes and feed to under privilege families. In addition, Saunders has worked with children ages 6-18 as a camp counselor/coach during the summer months at the Dallas Mavericks Hoop Camp.