Career Notes
Three-year starter who finished his career as Bentley’s all-time leader in three-pointers made with 285, surpassing the former standard of 276 … broke the school record Feb. 22 against Stonehill … 1,370 career points ranks 21st on Bentley’s all-time list … also is 2nd in three-point attempts (742), 14th in minutes (3,103), 15th in free throw percentage (.806), 16th in field goal attempts (1,083), 17th in three-point accuracy (.384) and 20th in minutes per game (28.0) … average of 2.6 three-pointers per game is best in program history … his 285 career threes was seventh most among Division II players who played in 2013-14 … has accounted for three of the seven 80 three-point seasons in school history.
2013-14 Season
Was second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.4 points along with 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals … started every game for the third consecutive season … made 80 three-pointers as a senior, the third straight year he had at least that many … honorable mention All-Northeast-10 as a senior … had multiple three-pointers in 23 of 29 games, with a high of seven, in nine attempts, Jan. 8 at Le Moyne … erupted for career-high 35 points, on 10-of-11 shooting with six three-pointers, Nov. 13 at Saint Anselm … that was the most by a Falcon player since Tim Forbes had 35 against Southern New Hampshire in March 2005, and included his 1,000th career point … made the final 21 free throws of his career … had a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double against Merrimack Feb. 11 … scored in doubles 23 times and had at least 20 three times … in addition the 35-point game at Saint Anselm, had 24 at Le Moyne Jan. 8 and 23 against Saint Rose Jan. 29 … was fourth in the NE-10 in three-pointers made and also eighth in free throw percentage (.808) and 12th in minutes (984) … was 41st in Division II in three-pointers and 59th in three-point percentage (.388) … Northeast-10/Spalding Player of the Week Nov. 18 … Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll Jan. 13.
2012-13 Season
For the second straight year, started every game and was the Falcons’ number two scorer … finished with averages of 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists … no other player in the conference achieved each of those numbers … was second in the NE-10 in three-pointers with 80, and also ranked ninth in free throw percentage (.829) and 14th in scoring … nationally, ranked 16th in Division II in threes per game (3.1) for the second straight season and 56th in three-point accuracy (.360) … his 80 threes was the sixth highest single season total in program history, immediately behind the 82 he recorded as a sophomore … was Bentley’s top scorer in both conference games (15.7) and in the Dana Center (15.5) … over the second half of the season, shot 42 percent overall, 41 from three and 84 from the line … scored in doubles 19 times, including nine in a row from Jan. 23-Feb.20, a stretch in which he produced 20 points a game … capping that hot spell was a career-best 30 Feb. 20 at Franklin Pierce … also had 26 points vs. St. Michael’s Feb. 12, 22 at Adelphi Jan. 23, 21 twice, and 20 once … made six three-pointers in three consecutive games Feb. 12-20 … named to the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll three times.
2011-12 Season
Was Bentley’s number two scorer, netting 14.3 a game while also averaging 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists … led Northeast-10 in three-pointers with 82, the fifth highest single-season total in Bentley history … his average of 3.0 threes ranked 16th in Division II nationally … also 30th in Division II in three-point accuracy (.412) … scoring average ranked 13th in the NE-10 … 19 double-figure scoring games included seven in a row Jan. 25-Feb. 14 and four with 20+ … erupted for a career-high 28 points Dec. 30 against Concordia (N.Y.) … also had 27, on 10-14 shooting, Dec. 3 against Southern New Hampshire and 25 vs. Bloomfield Nov. 12 … made at least five three-pointers six times, including 7 of 9 in the SNHU game Dec. 3 … pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds at Franklin Pierce Dec. 7 … had a pair of six-assist games, including Dec. 30 vs. Concordia (N.Y.) … one of three players to start all 27 games … team’s top scorer in home games (15.7) … in the second half of games, averaged 8.5 points and connected at a .476 clip from three (50-105) … NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll twice (Nov.14, Dec. 5).
2010-11 Season
Cracked the Falcons’ backcourt rotation as a freshman and averaged 14.0 minutes, 5.9 points and 1.9 rebounds … 5.9 average was best by a Bentley freshman since Tom Dowling’s 7.7 in 2007-08 … saw action in 29 of 32 games, all off the bench … averaged 6.8 points at home and 4.7 on the road … scored in doubles seven times, five of those coming during a stretch of eight games from Jan. 22-Feb. 16 … included in that frame was 16 points (6-9 fg, 4-6 3’s) Feb. 3 at Merrimack … previous best of 14 points was set against Franklin Pierce Dec. 4 and matched Jan. 5 against New Haven … 43 three-pointers ranked fourth on the club … had four triples twice (Dec. 4 vs. Franklin Pierce, Feb. 3 at Merrimack) and had a half-dozen games with three treys … seven rebounds against UMass-Lowell Feb. 16.
Before Bentley
2010 graduate of Lynn Classical High School, where he played four years of basketball and three years of football … as a senior, earned All-Scholastic honors from both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald … was also named a Fox 25 All-Star … 2010 MVP of the Northeastern Conference and two-time conference all-star … team captain as a senior … averaged 22.1 points during his final season, and finished career with 1450 points and 578 assists … hit a three-pointer from 32 feet to beat the buzzer and give Lynn Classical a 58-55 win over top-seed North Andover in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Massachusetts tourney … as a junior, put up 17.8 points, 7.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds a game … Agganis and Basketbull all-star … played AAU with the Boston Warriors.
Personal
Management major … age as of Nov. 15, 2013: 22 … son of Tom and Lisa Grassa … father was his high school basketball coach … has two brothers, Peter (30) and Nick (21) … Nick plays basketball at Salem State, and his father also played for the Vikings.
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