Nate Fritsch (2015) - Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Nate Fritsch

Class

2008
Induction

2015
Sport(s)

Men's Basketball

During his four full seasons, Bentley was exactly 100 games over .500 with a record of 117-17, including 81-7 in regular season conference games. Falcons won the regular season championship all four seasons (outright three times, co-champs in 2005-06) and the NE-10 tournament championship twice.
Led Bentley to Elite Eight in 2007 and Final Four in 2008, with the team’s only two losses during those two seasons coming to Winona State (a two-year record of 73-2) at the Elite Eight in Springfield.
Those are the only two times in conference history a team has entered the NCAA tournament with an unblemished record, and Bentley’s string of 54 consecutive regular season wins broke a Division II record that dated back to the 1940s.
Fritsch and his Bentley teammates were a perfect 54-0 against conference opponents during his final two seasons (44-0 regular season, 6-0 conference championships, 4-0 NCAA regionals).
Scoring average increased each season of career.
On Bentley’s all-time lists, ranks third in games and three-point percentage, fourth in blocks, eighth in minutes, ninth in defensive rebounds, 11^th in free throw percentage, 13^th in rebounds and 17^th in points.
Bentley’s 2008 Outstanding Male Senior Athlete
2008 NABC State Farm Division II All-America
2008 Basketball Times Division II All-America, third team
2008 Division II Bulletin Division II All-Second, second team
All-Northeast-10, 2008 first team and 2007 second team
All-ECAC Division II, 2008 first team
NABC Division II All-Northeast Region, 2008 and 2007 first team
2008 Daktronics Division II All-Northeast Region, first team
Most Outstanding Player, 2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional
2014 inductee into Northeast-10 Hall of Fame