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2012-13 Men's Basketball

42 Rahshjeem Benson

42 Rahshjeem Benson

  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Boston, Mass.
  • Highschool:
    Dorchester

Summary

Biography

2012-13 Had a dominant junior season with theBeacons starting in 24 of the 25 games played … Named a 2013Little East Conference First Team All-Conference and All-DefensiveTeam selection … Averaged 12.4 points (310) to finish secondon the team and 12th in the Little East Conference … Led theLittle East Conference in rebounding (263, 10.5 rpg) and blockedshots (58, 2.3 bpg) … Finished the ranked fifth in theconference in assists per game with 2.8 (70) … On the glasshe finished the season ranked third in offensive rebounds (3.2 rpg)and first in defensive rebounds (7.4) … Averaged a combined29.8 minutes of playing time per game … Shot 49.8% from thefloor (128-257) … Named the Little East Conference Player ofthe Week on December 3 and on February 11 … Set the singleseason program record for rebounds with 263, breaking the originalrecord of 254 set in 2002-03 … Finished the year tied forfirst in UMass Boston men’s basketball history in reboundsper game in a season with 10.52 … Matched the program recordfor blocks in a single game with seven in the November 17non-conference win over Framingham State University … Endedthe year ranked second in program history in blocks in a seasonwith 58 … Finished just one rebound away from tying theprogram record for most boards in a game with 24 in the February 5Little East Conference win over the University of Southern Maine… Finished the year with eight double-doubles …Scored a career-high 31 points, while also pulling down 19 reboundsand tallied four blocks, four steals, and four assists in theNovember 29 win over Suffolk University … Shot a career-best77.8% from the floor against Keene State College on December 8 andat UMass Dartmouth on February 13 … Finished with 21 pointsand eight rebounds in the conference win over UMass Dartmouth onFebruary 13 … Recorded a streak of nine straight games inwhich he scored 10 or more points including a 17 point showingagainst Framingham State University.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Attended Dorchester HighSchool ... Currently majoring in HumanServices.

Career Stats

Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2012-13  25-24  744  29.8  128  257  .498  .000  54  97  .557  79  184  263  10.5  51  70  105  58  34  310  12.4 
TOTAL  25-24  744  29.8  128  257  .498  .000  54  97  .557  79  184  263  10.5  51  70  105  58  34  310  12.4 

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