Jason Westrol (2022) - Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Jason Westrol

Class

2010
Induction

2022
Sport(s)

Men's Basketball

During his four years, Westrol led Bentley to 3 Elite Eights, 3 Northeast-10 regular season championships, 2 Northeast-10 tournament championships, 2 seasons in which the only loss came at the Elite Eight, a 118-16 record overall (.881) and an amazing 91-11 mark (.892) against Northeast-10 opponents (regular season and postseason)
Bentley was 19-6 in postseason games during Westrol’s career, including 13-4 in NCAA tournament competition with four of the four losses coming against teams that were undefeated at the time (Winona State in the 2007 Elite Eight and C.W. Post in the 2009 Northeast Regional championship on their home court).
Became just the 2nd player in conference history to be selected as the NABC Division II National Player of the Year
Led Bentley to Elite Eight in 2007 and Final Four in both 2008 and 2010
Was undefeated in his first 54 regular season games and his first 55 games against NE-10 competition
Became only the second player in program history to reach the 2,000-point mark and finished with career averages of 15.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals
Owns the Bentley career records for games played and consecutive games played. In program history, also ranks second in field goals made and field goal attempts, steals, minutes and games started, and is fourth in points scored
Scoring and assist averages increased each season of career
During his final season, set Bentley single season records for points, field goals and field goals attempted, and was also second in steals
As a senior, averaged 21.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.3 steals
In NCAAs that season, averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals
Averaged 25.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and two steals in the 2010 NCAA Regional, a performance that earned him Most Outstanding Player honors
In the 2010 regional final against Philadelphia, scored a career-best 33 points, including a school-record 26 in the second half (tying a mark that has stood since 1970), and became Bentley’s second 2,000-point scorer
First Bentley player to lead the team in scoring three straight years since 1969-71

Awards Won

2010 NABC Division II National Player of the Year
2010 Division II Bulletin National Player of the Year
Bentley’s 2010 Outstanding Male Senior Athlete
Two-time NABC State Farm Division II All-America
Also received first team All-America honors from Basketball Times, Division II Bulletin and Daktronics in 2010
Daktronics Division II East Region Player of the Year
Northeast-10 Player of the Year
Two-time NABC and Daktronics first-team All-East Region
Three-time All-Northeast-10, including first team in 2009 and 2010
2022 inductee into Bentley Athletic Hall of Fame
2015 inductee into Northeast 10 Conference Hall of Fame