ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Basketball welcomed a pair of 1,000-point scorers back to campus this weekend.
The Gators recognized men's basketball guard Jalon Borders '22 (Bartow, FL) on Friday night vs. Keuka and women's basketball guard Samantha Pasinella '23 (Mechanicville, NY) was honored on Saturday afternoon vs. Utica.
Borders, the only RSC player to be a three-time All-Empire 8 Conference first-team pick, graduated third among Gators with 1,095 career points. His 14.0 scoring average across just 78 games and 414 made field goals also rank third in career program records. Borders, who tallied 120 career steals and 188 career assists, good for second and third respectively in RSC annals, helped the Gators qualify for the E8 Championship Tournament three times, including reaching the Semifinals in the 2021 edition. The guard, who earned his degree in business administration, was a two-time RSC Male Student-Athlete of the Year, receiving the accolade for his sophomore and senior campaigns. To date, he is the lone Gator, male or female, to win twice.
Pasinella, one of just nine RSC players to surpass 1,000 career points, ranks seventh in school annals with 1,037 career points. She graduated third in program records with 170 made three-pointers and was voted All-Empire 8 Conference as a junior and senior. Pasinella was part of three teams that made the E8 Championship Tournament, including the 2019-20 squad that was the Tournament runner-up. The physical education major excelled in the classroom, making the E8 Presidents' List and RSC Dean's List multiple semesters.
