{"id":242112,"date":"2017-05-03T12:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T16:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=242112"},"modified":"2017-05-16T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T21:07:10","slug":"sam-borst-smith-excelling-on-the-court-242112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/sam-borst-smith-excelling-on-the-court-242112\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Borst-Smith: Excelling on the court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yp93dO9QmGw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Crossing the country to Rochester from Los Angeles, Sam Borst-Smith didn\u2019t know what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to take it as it came and see how it turned out to be,\u201d the senior says.<\/p>\n<p>He had been recruited to play<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uofrathletics.com\/index.aspx?path=mbball&amp;tab=basketball\"> basketball for the Yellowjackets<\/a><\/strong> and felt that Rochester would be the best fit. His involvement with the team was important in shaping his college experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/commencement\/2017\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright grow size-full wp-image-245632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/class-of-2017-slug.png\" alt=\"graphic reads CLASS OF 2017\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" style=\"border:none;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been honestly everything that I can ask for and more,\u201d he says, adding that reaching the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Division III national championship during his senior year was a high note.<\/p>\n<p>Borst-Smith earned eight major honors at the end of this season\u2014including selection to the 2017 National Association of Basketball Coaches\u2019 Division III All-America Team. He also won the 2016 State Farm Assist of the Year competition for an<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/the-miss-and-the-shot-heard-round-the-world\/\">intentionally missed free throw and assist to teammate Mack Montague \u201917 for a buzzer-beater in the February 7 overtime victory over the University of Chicago<\/a><\/strong>. Video of the clip went viral and was shared widely around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his role as a guard on the basketball team and his studies in English, Borst-Smith is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has devoted time to Go4theGoal, a nonprofit organization that raises money for kids with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>As he looks back on his time at Rochester, Borst-Smith says it\u2019s the people who stand out the most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing to the East Coast really opened up my eyes and broadened my horizons, and I guess that you can say that it\u2019s made me grow as a person. 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