James Bento

Height:
6-6
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Woodlands Christian Academy

2014-15
Played in 13 games, logging 8.0 minutes per game … Totaled 17 points, 24 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block during his sophomore season … Recorded a personal best 20 minutes of playing time against Rice (11/27), tallying three points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal … Scored a career-high four points on three occasions, which came against St. Andrews (12/2), Texas A&M (12/30) and VMI (12/6) … Hauled in a career-best five rebounds against VMI (12/6).

2013-14
Saw court time in 12 games, averaging 2.0 minutes per game … Played four or more minutes on three occasions … Pulled down two boards in collegiate debut against Reinhardt (11/13) … Scored first collegiate points on a tip-in basket against Johnson & Wales (11/20) … Scored two points in a victory over Kennesaw State (1/10) … Collected two rebounds against Stetson (1/25).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played football, basketball and baseball at Woodlands Christian Academy, earning four varsity letters in both basketball and baseball … Collected Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) All-District honors in all four seasons and three TAPPS All-State selections … Also earned a TAPPS All-Tournament nod and District 7-3A MVP honors after averaging 20.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game as a senior … Led Woodlands Christian Academy to a pair of state championships … Also played under coach Angelo Ronderson with the Gulf Coast Blue Chips AAU program.

PERSONAL
Full name is James Kirby Bento … Born on June 28, 1994 in Laguna Hills, California … Son of Teri and Joe Bento … Has three brothers (Joseph – 24, Jack – 17, Josh – 10) and a sister Jessica (22) … Earned Head of School academic honors while at Woodlands Christian … Also recruited by Oral Roberts, UC-Sana Barbara and Hawaii … Career goal is to be a doctor.