So G 6-1 180 Oakdale, Conn.
The Player
A crafty six-foot-one second-year guard who started every game as a redshirt freshman ... is a much bigger piece to the team’s success than meets the eye ... very smart and focused at both ends of the floor ... level-headed and poised .... physically strong and well-conditioned to stay on the court ... strong understanding of all areas of the game ... exceptional shooter with effortless range and quick release ... gets the ball to the right people in the right places ... team’s best post feeder ... excellent vision and court presense to make decisions ... handles the ball with few mistakes ... had better than a 2-to-1 assist-turnover ratio as a frosh ... smart defender and willing team rebounder ... highly motivated and committed ... exceptional daily work ethic ... vocal and emotional leader who maintains a positive approach to all situations.
2008-09 Season
Averaged 7.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals in a team-high 32.9 minutes a game ... started every game for the second straight season ... led the Northeast-10 in assist-turnover ratio (1.92) ... was also 10th in minutes and 12th in assists (3.1) ... had some hot stretches from three, making 11 of 23 from Nov. 15-30, 15 of 28 from Jan. 10-31 and 9 of 21 in the postseason ... made 27 of 30 free throws from Dec. 20 through the end of the season ... in four postseason games, averaged 9.8 points ... notched his 500th career point Mar. 15 vs. Merrimack and buried his 100th career three Jan. 20 vs. Southern Connecticut ... scored in doubles ten times, with a high of 17 twice (Nov. 7 vs. Minnesota State, Nov. 30 at UMass-Lowell) ... made at least one three in 28 of 33 games, and had 13 games with at least two, with Bentley 11-2 in those games ... grabbed 10 rebounds, all at the defensive end, Jan. 6 ... Bentley was 6-1 when he had five or more assists ... played 30 minutes or more without a turnover five times ... named to Academic All-Northeast-10 team for the second straight year.
2007-08 Season
Started every game and was second on the team in minutes, averaging 30.6 ... buried a team-high 70 three-pointers en route to scoring 7.6 ppg ... was third on team in steals (37) and fourth in assists (69) ... ranked 15th in the Northeast-10 in three-pointers per game ... was the NE-10 Freshman of the Week following the NCAA Regional, during which he averaged 10.3 points and made 7 of 15 three-pointers ... in eight postseason games, shot .425 from three and scored 9.0 ppg ... shot .788 from the line, including 13 of 14 in games played away from home ... his three highest scoring games of the season came in the postseason, with 18 in the NCAA Regional final against Assumption Mar. 18, 13 vs. North Alabama in the Elite Eight eight days later, and 13 in the NE-10 semifinals against Stonehill Mar. 6 ... made at least one three in 32 games, and had multiple triples 26 times, with a high of four twice.
2006-07 Season
Missed the season after suffering a preseason knee injury.
Before Bentley
2005 graduate of Montville High School who prepped during the 2005-06 academic year at the St. Thomas More School, along with current teammate John Brandt ... played for his father, Jere, at St. Thomas More ... as a post-grad, averaged 13 points and six assists while helping STM to Class A regular season championship ... was a two-year captain at Montville, which reached the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2004 ... produced 20 points and seven assists a game as a senior ... earned All-ECC honors in 2003 and 2004, All-State honors as a junior and the team MVP award in 2004 ... missed senior year due to a knee injury.
Personal
Is majoring in finance ... age as of Nov. 15: 21 ... son of Jere and Judy Quinn ... has three siblings: Matt (27), Colleen (25) and Caitlin (18) ... Matt and Colleen played basketball at Bucknell and Southern New Hampshire, respectively ... Caitlin is a freshman at St. Michael’s ... father was an outstanding player at Central Connecticut State, and his coach at St. Thomas More ... member of National Honor Society.
2008-09 Statistics
http://www.bentley.edu/athletics/stats/m-basketball/0809/plyr_12.htm
Career Statistics
http://www.bentley.edu/athletics/stats/m-basketball/0809/histcarr.htm#9
