Padyn Borders

Padyn Borders is in his second season as recruiting coordinator and fourth on the Husker basketball staff. In his role, Borders helps the coaching staff with managing the recruiting landscape for the Huskers with a focus on the NCAA transfer portal, including implementing and managing NU’s recruiting database and assisting with recruiting research.  Borders took part in the 2024 NCAA Basketball Coaches Academy, as he was one of 50 men’s and women’s basketball coaches nationally to be invited to participate in 2024. 

He served as a graduate manager in 2022-23, where he helped the coaching staff with day-to-day operations, including practices, film breakdown and other on-campus duties.  A Broken Bow, Neb., native, Borders served as one of the Huskers’ team managers for the 2021-22 season, where he helped in day-to-day operations of the program.  Borders played collegiately at both Central Community College and Peru State before transferring to Nebraska for his final two years of college. At Peru State, he was a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2020. 

 

Borders received his degree in business administration from Nebraska in 2022 and his master’s degree in educational administration from Nebraska in May of 2024.