RSC's Stuart Phair named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER STUART PHAIR NAMED TO 2020-2021 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Albany, NY — Russell Sage College's men's basketball player, junior forward/center Stuart Phair (Canberra, Australia/Trinity Christian School) earned acclaim on Thursday as he was named to the 2020-21 Academic All-District® Men's Basketball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in late May.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.
Phair, who helped the Gators to their second straight Empire 8 Tournament appearance in 2020-2021, finished the year as a 10-game starter with an 8.4 ppg average. He added 5.6 rebounds per game with a team-best 16 blocked shots. He also had an impressive 54.9% field goal percentage on the season.
On his career, Phair has now started 36 of 59 games played. He stands 14th in career games played at RSC, while also ranking third with his 64 career blocks. He has 263 career rebounds, which is 13th best as well for the Gators. His 369 career points is 22nd best as well, while his 50.2% career field goal percentage (157-313) is 12th best at RSC.
Also a member of the men's golf team at RSC, he participated two weeks ago in the 2021 Empire 8 Championship, where he finished 20th overall with two-day score of 175 (89-86) and was named to the Sportsman Team for his performance.
NCAA DIVISION III – DISTRICT 3 (NY)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. GPA Major
Ryan Algier University of Rochester Sr. 3.85 Data Science / Business
Jeffrey Coulter Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Sr. 3.53 Aeronautical Engineering
Spencer Kendall Hamilton College Sr. 3.60 Economics
Gabriel Leifer Yeshiva University Sr. 3.73 Accounting & Management
Dan Masino Hobart College Sr. 3.99 Economics
Stuart Phair Russell Sage College Jr. 3.77 Business Administration
