{"id":189745,"date":"2026-02-23T08:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/189745\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T08:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:23:50","slug":"shaquil-bender-mens-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/189745\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquil Bender – Men’s Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANHATTAN: Spent two seasons at Manhattan \u2026 An All-MAAC preseason selection entering the 2024-25 season, where he played a role in a 10-game turnaround for the Jaspers who went 17-14 in 2025 \u2026 Averaged 11.2 points per game while adding 63 assists and 29 steals, starting in every game last season \u2026 Was Manhattan\u2019s leading scorer as a junior in 2023-24, averaging 13.8 points per game while shooting 34.1 percent from three and adding 31 steals and 41 assists \u2026 Scored a career-high 30 points against Niagara and scored 20 or more points on four occasions.

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\nPRIOR TO MANHATTAN: Played high school basketball at Lincoln High School where he was All-State as a senior \u2026 \u00a0Started his collegiate career in Southern California at Mt. SAC, where he was a first-team all-conference selection \u2026 Started in 21 games \u2026 Moved on to Fullerton College as a sophomore, winning the CCCAA championship \u2026 Played in 32 games, starting 29 as Fullerton went 32-1 overall \u2026 Averaged 13.6 points per game while adding 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 47.1 percent from three.

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\nMAJOR: Second Bachelor\u2019s \u2013 Consumer Affairs

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\nCAREER HIGHS

\nPoints: 30 vs. Niagara, 1\/5\/24*

\nRebounds: 9, at Canisius, 2\/28\/25*

\nAssists: 6, 2x, last vs. Sacred Heart, 3\/6\/25*

\nSteals: 3, 3x, last vs. Iona, 1\/31\/25*

\nBlocks: 1, 7x, last vs. Siena, 3\/8\/25*

\n3-FG Made: 5, vs. Farleigh Dickinson, 12\/8\/23*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

\nFG Made: 11, vs. Niagara, 1\/5\/24*

\nFT Made: 6, vs. Mercy, 11\/12\/24*

\nMinutes: 44, at Siena, 1\/3\/25*

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