Jr G 6-3 195 Brielle, N.J.
The Player:
A six-foot-three junior guard who has established himself as one of the region’s top players ... Division II Bulletin Preseason All-America ... also preseason Basketball Times Division II honorable mention All-America ... attacker who can impact a game in a variety of ways ... tough, competitive and smart ... attacking combo guard who can be equally effective as a ball handler or wing ... very strong ... excellent open floor player who can break out with speed and make quality decisions on the fly ... especially effective off steals (75 last year) and defensive rebounds (177 a year ago) ... scores in a variety of ways ... strong ambidexterous finisher who has shot .569 inside the arc for his career ... draws fouls ... tough match-up for most guards as he can break the defender down off the dribble or in the post with strength and skill ... also a good perimeter shooter both behind the arc and pulling up mid-range ... quality passer with either hand and gifted rebounder ... tough ball defender who’s difficult to get by ... plays hard and never backs down ... excellent court IQ, instincts and work ethic ... quiet killer who makes his plays at both ends of the court ... consistent day-in and day-out.
2008-09 Season:
Was the Falcons’ leading scorer for the second straight year while earning All-America honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Basketball Times (third team) and Division II Bulletin (fourth team) ... also named first-team All-Northeast-10, NABC All-East Region, and Daktronics All-East Region, and was an ECAC Division II All-Star ... became Bentley’s 45th 1,000-point scorer Jan. 3 and finished junior year with 1,372 points, good for 19th place on the program’s all-time list ... also ranks second in career steals with 174 ... finished season with a streak of 97 consecutive games started, a stretch in which Bentley is 88-9 ... in addition to scoring, led Bentley in field goals (229), free throws made and attempted (107-146), defensive rebounds (146), assists (133) and steals (63) ... averaged 18.3 points (highest by a Bentley player since J.D. Asselta in the mid-90s), 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals ... became only fourth Falcon to score at least 600 points in a season, joining Billy Holden, Jim Ferrer and Tim Forbes ... ranked fourth in the Northeast-10 in scoring and was also fourth in steals, seventh in assists, eighth in field goal percentage, 10th in assist-turnover ratio, 13th in three-point percentage and 13th in defensive rebounds ... averaged 24.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the NCAA tournament ... hit game-winning three-pointer in the second OT Mar. 15 vs. Merrimack in the NCAA regional semis ... that was at least the third game-winner of his career ... finished season with career-best 28 points in regional championship loss to C.W. Post ... was one of two NE-10 players in top 10 in the conference in scoring, assists and steals, a distinction he shared with Merrimack’s Darren Duncan ... was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week three times (Nov.11, Jan. 12 and Mar. 18), pushing his career total to five ... was named the MVP of the Disney Group Learning Division after averaging 24.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in that tournament ... had two of the four highest scoring games of his career at Disney with 27 vs. Minnesota State Nov. 7 and 25 in the St. Martin’s game the next day ... finished the tournament with 22 points against Southern Indiana, including a buzzer-beating game-winning lay-up off an inbound play with 0.9 seconds left ... had 14 20-point games and two double-doubles (19 points, 10 rebounds vs. Merrimack Jan. 6 and 17 points, 13 rebounds vs. Pace Feb. 21) ... second player in school history to have two seasons with 500 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists ... career 56 percent shooter from inside the three-point line.
2007-08 Season:
Led Falcons in scoring (15.1), rebounds (6.4 rpg), defensive boards (177), free throws made and attempted (101-129), steals (75, 2nd most in school history) and field goal percentage (.524) ... was also second in assists (102) ... was selected to the All-Northeast-10 second team, the All-ECAC Division II first team ... chosen second team Division II All-Northeast Region by both Daktronics and the NABC ... averaged 17.3 points in eight postseason games and 16.4 ppg in 19 home games ... had 29 games with 10+ points and 8 with at least 20 ... scored 20 or more six times from Feb. 19-Mar. 26, with his 26 against North Alabama, in the Elite Eight, a career-best ... made at least half his shots in 22 games ... included was a sensational 10-of-11 performance at Saint Anselm on Jan. 16 ... before scoring 26 in the Elite Eight, had recorded four 23-point games, most recently on Mar. 8 against Assumption in the Northeast-10 final ... recorded five double-doubles ... in the NE-10, was tied for fourth in steals, ninth in scoring, 10th in field goal percentage and defensive rebounds, and 15th in rebounds ... was one of only two NE-10 players in top 15 in steals, rebounds and field goal percentage ... had a pair of last minute steals and lay-ups, one at Bloomfield for a victory and another against Le Moyne to force OT ... made 11 of 11 free throws against Assumption Mar. 8 ... Northeast-10 Player of the Week twice (Jan. 28, Mar. 10) and NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll 11 times ... earned All-Tournament honors at NCAA Regional.
2006-07 Season:
Was named to the Northeast-10 All-Freshman team after averaging 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals ... moved into the starting lineup in the season’s fifth game and never left ... in 29 starts, averaged 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 assists ... shot 51 percent from the floor overall and made 58.5 percent of his two-point attempts ... scored in doubles 12 times, with a pair of 16-point games: Dec. 21 vs. New Haven and Mar. 1 against Bryant ... came within a rebound of a double-double at St. Michael’s Feb. 6 ... from Dec. 11-Jan. 6, shot .735 (25-34) from the floor over a five-game stretch ... had 11 points and five steals against Southern Connecticut Jan. 3 ... was the only guard amongst the NE-10 field goal percentage leaders most of the season ... in conference games, was 14th in field goal percentage (.511) ... shot 57 percent from the field in home games ... named the NE-10 Freshman of the Week three times (Feb. 12, Mar. 5, 14).
Before Bentley:
2006 graduate of Manasquan High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner ... as a senior, participated in the Shore Conference and New Jersey State North/South all-star games ... team captain as a senior, when he averaged 19.8 points, 5.5 assists and three steals ... led Manasquan to a 22-5 record and a berth in the N.J. Group II Central State championship game ... in quarterfinals of state tournament, hit the game-winner with :03 seconds left and finished with 34 points and 10 assists in a triple overtime win ... honors included second-team All-State Group II, first-team All-Shore Conference and first-team All-Monmouth County ... received scholar athlete award from N.J. State Intercollegiate Athletic Association ... as a junior, averaged 15.4 points for a 24-7 team, and earned first-team All-Monmouth County and second-team All-Shore Conference honors ... helped Manasquan to Group II state title as a sophomore ... played eight years with the Central Jersey Hawks AAU team.
Personal:
Is majoring in finance ... age as of Nov. 15: 20 ... son of Randy and Mary Beth Westrol ... sister Heather (22) plays basketball at Fordham ... maintained first honor roll throughout all four years at Manasquan HS ... awarded the Gold Key to the school for academics, leadership and contributions to the school ... involved in the Bentley SAAC.
2008-09 Statistics:
http://www.bentley.edu/athletics/stats/m-basketball/0809/plyr_20.htm
Career Statistics:
http://www.bentley.edu/athletics/stats/m-basketball/0809/histcarr.htm#13
