Hilton, NY — The 2019-2020 Empire 8 Men's Basketball Tournament announced the All-Tournament Team members on Tuesday and the Gators were represented by sophomore Jalon Borders (Bartow, FL/Bartow) on the team. Borders helped the Gators earn a spot in the league tournament, a Sage first. Borders becomes the first Sage men's basketball player saluted with a selection to the all-tournament team as Sage went 15-11 this year with a record of 8-6 in conference play.
In the semifinal game against top seeded Nazareth College, Borders scored a personal-best 34 points and added a team-best 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the year. The 34 points by Borders ranks second all-time in single-game performances, just two behind a 36 point showing by Robert Mills (36 vs SUNY-Old Westbury, 2/23/2017).
Borders shot 13-of-22 from the floor and 7-9 from the line while adding 10 rebounds with nine defensive rebounds in the semifinals.
On the 2019-2020 season, Borders led the Gators in scoring with a personal-best 424 points with a 16.3 ppg average. A first team Empire 8 performer, his 424 points in a season ranks third all-time for most points in a year, while his 16.3 ppg average is seventh best. A two-time Empire 8 Player of the Week honoree this year, he shot 47.6% from the floor (165-347), while also handing out 40 assists with 41 steals. He led the team with his 31.0 minutes played per game as well.
