Biography
Career Highs
Points: 32 at FDU-Florham (1/8/22)
Rebounds: 15 at FDU-Florham (1/8/22)
Assists: 3 (four times)
Blocks: 2 vs Arcadia (1/15/22); vs. DeSales (1/26/23)
Steals: 3 vs. Clarks Summit (11/22/21); at Stevens (1/7/23)
Awards:
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
MAC Freedom Player of the Week (1/10/22)
CSC Academic All-District® (2022-23, 2023-24)
NABC Honors Court (2024)
2023-24: Appeared in 23 out of a possible 25 games, making three starts, as a junior forward for the Monarchs...Averaged 3.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game, adding 22 assists, eight steals, and a block...Shot 54.3% from the floor and 73.6% from the free throw line...Scored 11 points with seven rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal in the win over Misericordia (2/17/24)...King's finished 13-12 overall and 5-9 in MAC Freedom play.
2022-23: Was one of two players to appear in all 24 games, making 10 starts and averaging 20.8 minutes per game, as a sophomore forward for the Monarchs...Averaged 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, shooting 50.6 percent from the floor and 72.5 percent from the charity stripe...Dished out 22 assists, collected nine steals, and blocked three shots...Recorded a season-high 14 points with five boards, three steals, and an assist ans (1/7/23)...Tallied 12 points, five boards, and two assists against Delaware Valley (12/10/23)...King's finished 9-15 overall and 4-12 in MAC Freedom play.
2021-22: Was a solid and reliable member of the post rotation as he was one of just two Monarchs to appear in all 24 games, making four starts, as a first year forward for the Monarchs...Averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, shooting a team-high 56 percent from the floor, with 17 assists, 11 steals, and seven blocks...Earned MAC Freedom Player of the Week honors for his 32 point effort on 10-of-14 shooting (71.4%) with 15 rebounds in 41 minutes in an overtime win over FDU-Florham (1/8/22)...Totaled 14 points with six boards, two assists, and a steal in a tough loss at Elizabethtown (11/20/21)...King's finished 8-16 overall and 3-13 in MAC Freedom play before falling in the MAC Freedom quarterfinals to DeSales.
PRIOR TO KING'S: Competed in basketball, track and field, and baseball for the Crusaders of Holy Cross High School...Named captain in both basketball and track and field as a senior...Earned Team MVP honors in basketball as a senior...Tabbed Lackawanna League All-Star honors twice in basketball and once in track and field, including Co-Player of the Year and All Region as a senior...Helped lead the Crusaders to three straight District 2 Championships, Lackawanna League Championships...Served as Class President as a junior and senior...Was a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of James and Maryanne Bennie...Has three siblings, Nicholas, Jacqueline, Rosalie...Brother Nicholas is a 2017 graduate of King's College...A physics and mechanical engineering major...Also a member of the King's men's outdoor track and field team...Chose King's College over Wilkes and Syracuse "because I felt it was the best school in which I could further my education, grow in my faith, and continue my athletic career."
