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FINAL: Orange 102 Mercer 83 Orange punches their ticket to the NJCAA D2 National Tournament for the third time in four years. Orange leaders: 🍊Anthony Pacciarelli 33p 17r 🍊Darren McFarlane 24p 12r 🍊Gavin Williams 16p 6a 🍊Gio Rupert 14p

Great showing by @giovanirupert4 @SUNYOrangeMBB

Congrats to our guy Anthony Pacciarelli for being named to the NJCAA D2 All-Tournament Team! The 6’5” Pacciarelli, a freshman from Monroe, NY, averaged 26.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during the tournament. @Anthony33859382 🧡💙 @KenMcMillanTHR

Forever a Colt, Forever Family. 🧡💙 Beyond grateful for the last 4 years spent with @SUNYOrangeMBB coaching alongside @tncm_rickard !

Congrats to Sophomore Darren McFarlane on his commitment to NCAA Div. II Pace University. @TheNortheast10 . The entire @SUNY_Orange community is proud of you!

The Colts finish their season with an outstanding record of 30-5. This sophomore class is officially the winningest class in school history, compiling a 58-11 record over two seasons.

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Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching… Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

Proud of this dude! And extremely happy for him! 🧡💙

FINAL: Orange tops #10 seed Mid Michigan 103-91 Orange leaders: 🍊Anthony Pacciarelli 35p 🍊Darren McFarlane 21p 🍊Keishawn Morris 20p 🍊Gio Rupert 14p Next up for the Colts is #17 seed Lansing CC, March 20th at noon ET. @Anthony33859382 @darrenMcF @KeishawnMorris4

GAMEDAY! The Colts look to earn their 30th win of the season against Mid Michigan College from Harrison, Michigan.

Heading into the NCAA DII Elite Eight, Nova Southeatern's Dallas Graziani is 110-2 in his career & has never lost a game at home (67-0). Just think about that..... He's the greatest winner, by percentage, in the history of small college basketball. @NCAADII @WayneCavadi_D2

With his 33 point showing today against Prince Georges CC, Anthony Pacciarelli has become Orange’s all time single season scoring leader (802 pts) Pacciarelli broke the record previously set by 2023 NJCAA Player of the Year Romeo Aquino, who scored 784 points his sophomore year.

Heck of a hire for Lamar! Congratulations, Jordan Fee! Lamar just got a lot better!

Fee named Head Basketball Coach at Lamar hoopdirt.com/fee-named-head…

@NJCAARegionXV Coach of the Year: Tom Rickard (5th consecutive) NJCAA Region XV Player of the Year: Anthony Pacciarelli (26.4 PPG, 6.4 REB, 2.5 AST,)

NJCAA DII District A Champion (2nd consecutive) @NJCAARegionXV DII Champs (3rd consecutive)

THE COLTS ARE DANCING AGAIN! 🏀 This weekend, @SUNYOrangeMBB is heading to Danville, IL to compete in the @NJCAA DII Men’s Basketball Championship where they'll take on the #18 Prince George’s Owls on Monday! Before they leave, let's recap how impressive this team has been...

Coach Devin Hoehn earns Boxtorow Coach of the Year honors! #fsubroncos | #BroncoPride

Pacciarelli and McFarlane led the Colts to District Championship win over Mercer CC 102-83. Freshman guard Anthony Pacciarelli scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds. Sophomore forward Darren McFarlane notched another double-double, scoring 24 points and snaring 12 rebounds.