Harris Named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week
Russell Sage College Men's Basketball guard Brandon Harris (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton/Herkimer CC) was named Empire 8 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 2.
ALBANY, N.Y. - Russell Sage College Men's Basketball guard Brandon Harris (Elmsford, NY/Alexander Hamilton/Herkimer CC) was named Empire 8 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 2.
The junior averaged 25.3 points on 50.8 percent shooting across three games. Harris provided the game-winning points on a layup with just seven seconds left in Saturday's 71-69 victory over Houghton.
The Gators are back in action on Friday as they host SUNY Poly for 'Senior Night'.
Gator Bites: Barnes is in his 16th season at the helm of the Gators...RSC which boasts the top defense and best scoring margin in the E8, finish the regular season with seven of the final ten, including six of the last seven, games away from home…The Gators got off to a 12-3 record, their best start to a season since 2014-15…Nine returnees combine with seven newcomers on this year's edition…Girard and Williamson were voted co-captains of this year's squad…Girard, the program's career leader for made three pointers, became just the fifth Gator to surpass 1,000 career points in the home win vs. Saint John Fisher on January 17…The co-captain started the week fourth in program records with 1,039 career points…He is guaranteed to finish his senior season ranked in the top-four in RSC records for career points, career assists, and career steals…Williamson was selected the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, January 5…He registered team-highs of 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists in the home win vs. SUNY Cobleskill on January 3…Oduro-Dompreh, is a presence in the post for the Gators...The forward began the week leading the Conference in blocks per-game and was ranked second in the E8 in rebounding.
