Senior guard from Beacon Falls, Conn.
Career
In 60 games during his first two seasons, totaled 1,055 points, 412 rebounds and 159 assists with averages of 17.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists … shooting percentages of .527 overall, .426 from three and .845 free throws … career-highs of 30 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
2022-23
Was named to the NABC Division II All-America team following a standout season in which he averaged 20.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists … also earned All-America second-team honors from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association … became only the third player in Bentley men’s basketball history to earn Northeast-10 Player of the Year honors, following in the footsteps of Jim Ferrer (1989) and Jason Westrol (2010) … honors also included D2CCA East Region Player of the Year, first-team NABC Division II All-East Region, first-team D2CCA All-East Region, first-team All-Northeast-10 and Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List … had 20 games with 20 points or more, with a high of 30 at Franklin Pierce Feb. 18 … also scored 29 vs. Le Moyne Feb. 26 in the NE10 playoff opener, 28 at Le Moyne Jan. 21 and 27 against Goldey-Beacom in the Nov. 11 season-opener … Bentley was 6-0 during his six double-doubles and 9-2 when he shot 60 percent or better from the floor … became the 57th 1,000-point scorer in Bentley history Mar. 1 at Saint Anselm and finished the season number 49 on the program’s all-time scoring list … was the only player in the East Region to amass at least 600 points and 200 rebounds … one of two Falcons to play at least 1,000 minutes, a distinction he shared with Aaron Latham … was Bentley’s leading scorer in 22 games … led the Northeast-10 in points (611), points per game, points per 40 minutes (23.3), field goals made (216), field goals made per game (7.2), field goal attempts per game (13.4), free throws made (129), free throws made per game (4.3), free throw attempts (156) and free throw attempts per game (5.2) … was also second in the conference in field goal attempts (401), third in field goal percentage (.539), sixth in defensive rebounds (157), seventh in three-point accuracy (.413), seventh in free throw percentage (.827), seventh in minutes (35.0), tenth in rebounds (209), tenth in rebounds per game (7.0) and tenth in assists (93) … in the NCAA Division II statistics, was 22nd in field goals made, 26th in total points, 27th in scoring average, 53rd in free throws and 60th in minutes per game … was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week three times (Nov. 14, Nov. 28, Feb. 20) … made eight appearances on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll … named to the NCAA Division II East Regional All-Tournament Team … Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
2021-22
After having his freshman year cancelled by the pandemic, had an outstanding debut season that saw him start the final 27 games … averaged 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists while appearing in every game … led Bentley in total points with his 444 the most of any Northeast-10 player who wasn’t selected for All-Conference honors … was third on the team in scoring average as well as second in rebounding and first in free throws made and attempted (105-121) … earned Northeast-10 All-Rookie honors … was number one in the NE10 in three-point accuracy, second in free throws, fourth in free throws per game (3.5), tied for fourth in free throw attempts, fifth in free throw percentage, fifth in defensive rebounds (158), sixth in points, seventh in free theow attempts per game (4.0), eighth in total rebounds (204), ninth in field goal percentage and 10th in rebound average … ranked 32nd in Division II free throw percentage (.868) … was voted to the NCAA Division II East Regional All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the regional champions … three-time Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 7, 21, Feb. 7) who was also named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll twice (Jan. 31, Feb. 28) … scored 20+ points seven times with a high of 26, along with 12 rebounds, in the NCAA regional semifinals against Pace Mar. 13 … in that game, buried a career-high five three-pointers, in eight attempts, and was 7-of-8 at the line … regular season best of 25 points also came against the Setters, on Jan. 15 … reached double-figures in rebounds six times and had five double-doubles, including 21 and 15 against Franklin Pierce Dec. 12.
2020-21
Bentley did not compete in any games.
Before Bentley
2020 graduate of Notre Dame High School (West Haven, Conn.) where he was a two-year team captain ... first team All-State and New Haven Register All-Area MVP as a senior ... also named the 2019-20 Southern Connecticut Conference Player of the Year after averaging 22 points, 12 rebounds and four assists ... selected for the Coaches’ All-Star Game and the prestigious JCC All-Star team ... career averages included 13.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists ... during his three years as a starter, led Notre Dame to a 60-13 record, two SCC regular season titles, a pair of SCC championship game appearances and a quarterfinal state tournament appearance as a junior ... played AAU with the New England Blue Chips.
Personal
Is majoring in management … has a minor in sports management ... age as of Nov. 1: 21 ... son of Adam and Marcia Laput ... has one sister, Emily (18) ... both parents were student-athletes at Trinity College with his father playing football and his mother field hockey … earned first honors every year during high school.
