BEVERLY HILLS (MI) – Next up in the “FTS” series “What do we know about…” on incoming UD players is Javon Bennett, the 5’11” PG transfer from Merrimack College.
Bennett arrives on the hilltop with a reputation as an absolute steals machine, having ranked 2nd in the country with an average of 2.9 thefts, to go along with 9.6 points and 3.4 assists per game in his lone season for the Warriors.
Here is his ESPN.com page:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5106599/javon-bennett
This is Javon’s Sports Reference page:
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/javon-bennett-1.html
Bennett says committing to UD was “a no-brainer” in this piece from Jablo in The DDN:
His HS coach refers to Bennett as “a one man press”:
In HS, Javon nailed a 35 foot game-winning bank shot as time expired:
Which presaged this contested three-point game winner he made while at Merrimack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPCtBpbwcaE
The following is Bennett’s HS highlight tape from Trinity Prep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvf35LaiiOo
Check out Javon’s transfer tape highlight reel from his single season at Merrimack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJM0bK_Ylw
Merrimack HC Joey Gallo called Javon “one of the best shooters I have ever coached”:
https://twitter.com/nechoops/status/1632193173844811777?s=20
The Warriors defeated the eventual NCAA Cinderella squad from Fairleigh Dickinson in their conference championship, but they were ineligible for the Big Dance:
Finally, here is a snippet of Javon Bennett after he arrived on campus “ready to work”:
https://twitter.com/DaytonMBB/status/1677110889797787648
Backcourt depth was an issue for the Dayton Flyers last season, so the addition of quality guards like Javon and fellow transfer Enoch Cheeks should mitigate that situation.
That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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