AI- Team
- Marquette Golden Eagles
- League
- NCAA · Big East
- Position
- Forward
- Number
- #11
- Height
- 6′11″ (2.11 m)
- Age
- 23 years
- Born
- Aug 28, 2003, Berlin
About Sananda Fru
The Berlin big man spent four years with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig and was named the BBL's Best Young Player in 2025. At Louisville in 2025-26 he led the team in rebounds (6.1) and blocks. He transferred to Marquette for 2026-27 and made the Preseason All-Big East Third Team.
Season stats
2026/27 season · 1 game
Sananda Fru of the Marquette Golden Eagles opened the 2026/27 season with a double-double. In the first game, a 78-43 win over Mercer, she played 23 minutes and finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 4 of 6 from the field. It's early in the season, so one game says little. Last year Fru averaged 9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game over 35 games. She is currently above that mark in both points and rebounds.
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 2025/26 | 35 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 75.3% | 50.0% | 61.1% |
Last games
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02 | vs MERC | W78-43 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4-6 |
| 03/21 | vs MSU | L77-69 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1-3 |
| 03/19 | vs USF | W83-79 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4-5 |
| 03/12 | vs MIA | L78-73 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3-3 |
| 03/11 | vs SMU | W62-58 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 |
Highlights
- Mercyhurst vs. Marquette Highlights | 2026-27 BIG EAST Men's BasketballGame recapBIG EAST Conference · 7:11
- HIGHLIGHTS: #MUBB vs. CalgaryGame recapMarquette Golden Eagles · 3:45
Sananda Fru's career
Sananda Fru was born in Berlin on 28 August 2003 and came through the youth ranks of DBC Berlin and ASV Moabit. He then played for DBV Charlottenburg in the youth Bundesliga and for the Berlin Tiger in the NBBL. Before the 2020-21 season he moved to Braunschweig, where he played for the NBBL side, for SG Braunschweig in the 2. Regionalliga and in the extended squad of Basketball Löwen Braunschweig. He also attended the Christophorusschule as a boarding student.
Fru made his Basketball Bundesliga debut in April 2021 against Ulm under head coach Peter Strobl. Over the following seasons he became a regular starter in Braunschweig. In 2024-25 he averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 64.5 percent from the field, and the league named him its best young player. He then moved to the University of Louisville, where he averaged 9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in his first year. He later transferred to Marquette University in Wisconsin and now plays for the Golden Eagles in the Big East.
Fru represented Germany at the U20 European Championships in 2022 and 2023. He averaged 7.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in 2022, and 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds in 2023. In July 2026 he made his first appearance for the German senior national team.
Facts from: Wikipedia (de), Wikipedia (en), Wikidata