She currently serves as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Sanders played for seven seasons in the WNBA with the Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, and Washington Mystics.

In 2012, she received Turkish citizenship and represented the Turkey women's national basketball team, including an appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

[5] LaToya attended Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Sanders was named North Carolina's Miss Basketball for Class 4-A in her junior and senior years.

Sanders led Seventy-First to state titles in 2003 and 2004, winning tournament MVP honors on both occasions.

[11] After the 2011 season, Sanders took a leave from the WNBA, continuing to play overseas while preferring to spend at least part of the year with her family.

[12] Sanders returned to the WNBA for the 2015 season, signing with the Washington Mystics, who had held her rights since a trade in 2012.

[13] In June 2020, Sanders announced that she would forgo the 2020 WNBA season, played in the Wubble, due to concerns of racism and the coronavirus.

[15] Sanders started her overseas career in the 2008–2009 season in Israel with Maccabi Ramat Hen.