Eddie Benton

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Eddie Benton
La Roche (men's asst.)
2001–2004Robert Morris (men's asst.)
2004–2012La Roche (women's HC)
2012–2013Saint Francis (women's asst.)
2013–2016Duquesne (women's asst.)
2017–2018Cincinnati (women's asst.)
2018–2021Brown (women's asst.)
2021–2022Mississippi State (women's asst.)
2022–presentOakland Catholic HS (PA) (girls)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

  • 2× AMCC Coach of the Year (2011, 2012)

Eddie Benton, Jr. (born February 16, 1975)[1] is an American college women's basketball coach. He is best known for his collegiate playing career at the University of Vermont between 1992 and 1996. In his senior season he was named the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner, given annually to the best college senior player in the country who is 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) or shorter. Benton then had a short-lived professional career before becoming a college coach.

Playing career

High school

Benton, a

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, attended Perry Traditional Academy from 1988 to 1992.[2] He was the team's sixth man during his sophomore and junior seasons before becoming the starting point guard as a senior in 1991–92.[2] Benton helped the Perry Commodores to their school's first state title during his junior year.[2] In his final year, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous Five" team after also being named an all-City League player.[3]

College

Benton continued his basketball career at the

LSU's Shaquille O'Neal and Duke's Mike Gminski).[6] He was named a First Team All-America East Conference performer in all four seasons, becoming just the third player in conference history to achieve that.[4] In 1995–96 Benton won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the best senior player under 6-feet tall (he is 5'11").[7] At the time of Benton's graduation in 1996, he held 15 different offensive category school records, including career field goals, free throws, three-pointers and scoring average.[5] He also recorded 458 assists, the third-highest total in Vermont history as of his graduation.[4]

Professional

Benton went undrafted in the 1996 NBA draft. He spent the 1996–97 season playing in the Continental Basketball Association for the Grand Rapids Hoops.[1] Over the following two seasons he played internationally in leagues in Israel, the Netherlands, and Venezuela.[1]

Coaching career

After his short-lived professional career, Benton returned to the United States and got into coaching. His first job came in 1999 for the men's team at

Nikki McCray.[10]

In 2022, Benton became the head girls basketball coach at Oakland Catholic High School in his hometown of Pittsburgh.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Eddie Benton bio". GoDuquesne.com. Duquesne University. 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9781450267052
    . Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Eddie Benton, Jr. Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach". GoDuquesne.com. Duquesne University. June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame – Eddie Benton Class of 1996". UVMathletics.com. University of Vermont. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Assistant Coach Eddie Benton". SFUathletics.com. Saint Francis University. 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Finder, Chuck (December 14, 1994). "Benton scoring less but playing well at Vermont" (PDF). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Assad, David (January 5, 1994). "Perry grad Benton a legend at Vermont" (PDF). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "Talented Duo Added to Women's Basketball Coaching Staff".
  9. ^ "Eddie Benton - Staff Directory". Brown University Athletics.
  10. ^ "Eddie Benton – Mississippi State Assistant Coach". HailState.com. Mississippi State University. 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Rotstein, Steve. "Red-hot Oakland Catholic girls playing like well-oiled machine under new coach Eddie Benton". Pittsburgh Union Progress.

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