Dane Borchers

Dane Borchers

  • Class Year:
    2007
  • Induction Year:
    2020

From Hall of Honor press release dated Dec. 10, 2020:

Dane Borchers was a dominant post player for the Tiger men’s basketball team. After sitting out his first college season due to injury, Borchers quickly emerged as a dynamic offensive force for the Tigers, piling up 1,461 career points (currently ranks 11th on the program list). Borchers also grabbed 831 career rebounds to rank sixth on the program list, and his shooting percentages of .607 from the field and .788 from the free throw line rank among the best in program history as well. He earned second-team All-NCAC twice and first-team All-NCAC as a senior, in addition to NCAC All-Tournament team honors in 2006 (MVP) and 2007, team MVP three straight years, and Kiwanis/Zimmerman Classic Tournament MVP three times. Borchers also was named to the NCAA Division III All-Tournament team in 2006 after helping the Tigers to a runner-up finish, he earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region and third-team All-America awards in 2007, and he was later selected to the NCAC’s All-Decade Team (1993-02). A native of Russia, Ohio, Borchers currently resides in his hometown.