2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

3 Dantez Bennamon

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Goose Creek, S.C.
  • High School Goose Creek HS
  • Prev School Goose Creek HS

Biography

Career Honors and Achievements
Member of 2017-18 Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Champions
1,000 Career Points (January 3, 2018 vs. Young Harris)
2018 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar (Third-Team)
Member of 2016-17 Peach Belt Conference Regular Season West Division Champions
 
2016-17: Played in all 29 games, including 23 starts … enters senior season with 930 career points … averaged 12.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 30.3 minutes per game … scored in double-figures 18 times and had at least four assists a total of eight times … delivered career game against Allen (12/5), finishing with career-best 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 from beyond the arc … field goal total was also career-best … produced 16 points, seven assists and three steals against LeMoyne-Owen (11/17) followed by seven assists at Shaw (11/21) … averaged 21 points over three games from November 28 through December 13 … stretch included career-high vs. Allen, 19 points vs. Virginia Union (11/28) and 16 points against Saint Leo (12/13) … nearly had triple-double with 10 points, eight assists and seven boards vs. Columbus State (1/21) … in second meeting with Cougars, this time at Columbus (2/8), went perfect 7-of-7 from the field to finish with 18 points … delivered 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting in Peach Belt Conference West Division clinching win over Montevallo (2/22) … played all 48 minutes in narrow 89-86 double-overtime PBC Quarterfinal loss to Lander (2/25) … scored 17 points in that game, including going 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
 
2015-16: Appeared in all 26 games, starting 25 … logged 814 minutes, second most on the team … all-around threat that averaged 11.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals … shot .449 from the field (114-254) … delivered 18 double-digit scoring games, 11 games with at least three assists and 14 games with at least four rebounds … played at least 30 minutes in 17 of last 19 games … had career-high tying 19 points and career-best nine rebounds against Montevallo (2/13) … put up career-best tying 19 points with four assists vs. UNC Pembroke (1/18) … produced 17 points and eight boards vs. Armstrong State (1/6) and 10 points and eight rebounds against North Georgia (1/9) in consecutive games … reached double-digits in scoring in eight of nine games from January 6 through February 3 … finished with 11 points, seven assists and seven boards vs. Columbus State (2/3).
 
2014-15: Started all 27 games as a freshman … averaged 10.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals … posted 12 double-digit scoring efforts, including career-high 19 points with eight boards against Anderson (11/15) … had eight games of at least four assists … delivered all-around game of six points, eight rebounds and career-high seven assists against Young Harris (1/3) … had nine points, five rebounds, career-high tying seven assists and three steals in 69-66 victory at No. 14 UNC Pembroke (1/19) … notched 13 points and career-best nine boards at Georgia College (1/14).
 
Goose Creek High School: Played both football and basketball for the Gators … helped lead team to 2013 Class 4A South Carolina State Championship Game, scoring 11 points … named The Post and Courier’s All-Lowcountry Basketball Player of the Year and Class 4A All-State … selected as WCIV News4 Athlete of the Week (2/19/14) … selected to play in Carolinas All-Star Classic as a senior … nominated as one of 50 players from the State of South Carolina for the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game … helped lead GCHS football to the 2013 Lower State Semifinals as the starting quarterback.
 
Personal: Majoring in Business.
 
Single Game Career-Highs
Points: 28 vs. Allen (12/5/16)
Rebounds: 9 – Three Times, Last at Montevallo (2/13/16)
Assists: 8 vs. Columbus State (1/21/17)
Blocks: 1 – Eight Times, Last vs. Columbus State (2/28/18)
Steals: 7 vs. Georgia Southwestern (2/21/18)
Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Allen (12/5/16)
Field Goals Attempted: 17 – Four Times, Last at Montevallo (2/13/16)
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Att.): .833, 5-of-6 - Twice, Last at North Georgia (2/14/18)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 5 – Three Times, Last vs. Allen (12/5/16)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 10 vs. Georgia College (2/18/15)
Three-Point Percentage (Min. 5 Att.): .800, 4-of-5 at Columbus State (2/25/15)
Free Throws Made: 9 at UNC Pembroke (1/18/16)
Free Throws Attempted: 12 at UNC Pembroke (1/18/16)
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 5 Att.): 1.000, 6-of-6 vs. UNC Pembroke (2/17/18)
Minutes: 48 vs. Lander (2/25/17)

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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    5'11" 170 lbs
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  • 11

    2015-16Sophomore

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    5'11" 170 lbs
    11
  • 3

    2016-17Junior

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    5'11" 185 lbs
    3
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    2017-18Senior

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    5'11" 180 lbs
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