2025-26 at SUNY Orange (Freshman): NJCAA Division II First Team All-American … NJCAA Division II National Championship All-Tournament Team … Region XV Tournament Most Valuable Player … Region XV Player of the Year … Region XV First Team All-Region … Mid-Hudson Conference Most Valuable Player … First Team All-Region … Appeared in 33 games … Started in 32 … Recorded 875 points and 26.5 points-per-game … Logged a 50.2 percent clip from the floor … Added a 40.9 percentage total from distance … Notched a 78.7 free-throw percentage … Averaged 33.4 minutes-per-game … Added 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.6 steals per-game … Opened his collegiate career with 23 points on 8-for-16 shooting and 6-for-7 from distance in 33 minutes at #16 Monroe Community College (Nov. 15) … Netted a whopping 36 points on 11-of-23, and 10-for-11 from the free-throw line in victory over Rockland (Nov. 25) … Took down the top ranked team in JUCO D3 with 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting vs. #1 Mohawk Valley (Dec. 13) … Put together 41 points in 38 minutes on the floor in a 15-for-27 day at Jamestown (Jan. 18) … Continued to shine with a 50 point day on 16-of-24 day, along with 9-of-13 from distance, and shone from the line in a 9-of-10 day vs. Ulster County (Feb. 10).

Prior to College: Attended St. Joseph’s Regional High School … Played 3x Varsity Basketball … Averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists-per-game as 12^th Grader … Finished his career with 79 games played … 237 made baskets, 107 triples, 319 rebounds, 10 blocks, 56 steals, and 921 career points … 1^st Team All-County, All-League, and All-State Honorable Mention … National Junior Honor Society … Parents are James and Michele … Siblings are Gianna and Nicky … Majoring in Business.

Why Pacciarelli Chose Manhattan: “Because I am a believer in God and I’m very true to my religion, which is Catholic, and Manhattan is a Catholic university.”