Career Highlights
In 70 games over his first three seasons, averaged 7.7 points and 6.3 rebounds with career totals of 537 points, 443 rebounds, 76 assists and 63 steals … career .520 field goal percentage, including .574 inside the arc … 51 career starts.
2016-17 Season
Averaged 12.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals while playing 31 minutes a game … sixth-best rebounder in the Northeast-10 Conference with his 8.8 average the best by a Falcon since Brian Tracey’s 8.8 in 2009-10 … first Bentley player with 10 double-doubles since Tracey had 11 in 2009-10 … Bentley was 7-3 when he had a double-double … four straight double-doubles from Feb. 4-15 … season highs included 20 points against Pace Jan. 18, 17 rebounds at American International Dec. 19, six assists against New Haven Jan. 7 and four steals in the Dec. 19 AIC game … .520 field goal percentage included .621 (18 of 29) during the final five minutes of games … scoring average improved monthly, from 10.4 in November to 11.8 in December to 12.9 in January to 14.3 in February … tied for seventh in Northeast-10 in steals per game with 1.3 … made three appearances on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 20, Jan. 3, Feb. 13) … named to NABC Honors Court for his accomplishments in the classroom.
2015-16 Season
Averaged 5.5 points and 5.9 rebounds while playing in every game for the Falcons, including 24 as a starter … shot .546 from the floor overall and had a .621 accuracy mark on his two-point attempts … came off the bench in the first six games before cracking the lineup … as a starter, gave the Falcons 5.6 ppg and 6.3 rpg a game … was third on the team in rebounds at both ends of the court (42 offensive, 136 defensive) and second in steals (24) … averaged 10.0 points and 4.6 rebounds during the Northeast-10 Championships … during the second half of the season, produced 6.5 points and 6.5 rebounds a game … opened the season with a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double against Concordia … season-high 19 points (8-11 fg) in NE-10 quarterfinals against Franklin Pierce … that was his fourth double-digit scoring game of the season.
2014-15 Season
Saw action in 13 games as a rookie, averaging 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds while playing 7.8 minutes per contest … most of his playing time came during the first four weeks of the season when the Falcon backcourt was shorthanded due to injury … during a four-game span from Nov. 25-Dec. 6, averaged 16.8 minutes, 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds … scored in doubles in back-to-back contests to finish November with 10 at Southern New Hampshire Nov. 25 and a career-high 13 five days layer against Bridgeport … did not miss a shot in the game at SNHU (3-3 fg, 4-4 ft) … made the first 14 free throws of his college career and finished the year with an .889 FT percentage (16-18).
Before Bentley
2013 graduate of Trinity Catholic High School who prepped at Cheshire Academy … team captain who led Crusaders to 28-3 record and county and state championships as a senior … as a senior, averaged 19 points, ten rebounds and six assists … second-team All-FCIAC … first-team All-Connecticut State Academic Team … started on Connecticut state championship team as a sophomore … started on NESPAC Class B championship team as a post-grad … played AAU with United Sons and Daughters, and the New York Rens.
Personal
Is majoring in finance with a minor in sociology … age as of Nov. 10: 22 … son of Bill and Michelle Wheeler … has one brother, Aaron (19) … Aaron plays basketball at Purdue … father played at North Carolina Charlotte and Manhattan, where he earned All-MAAC honors and was later in inducted into Manhattan’s Athletic Hall of Fame … uncle played at Yale … National Honor Society … graduated 14th in his class … awarded Armando Simosa Award upon graduating Cheshire Academy … has participated in multiple mission trips with church’s youth group … volunteer at Waltham YMCA … SAAC representative.
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