Maciej Bender

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Season-by-Season
2020-21 (R-Sr.)

Played in 20 games with 16 starts
Reached double figures eight times
Started the season with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 2-of-2 at the charity stripe against North Georgia (Nov. 25)
Went 9-for-9 against Columbia International (Dec. 5) to set the Hawkins Arena record for field goal percentage. Kamar Robertson went 12-for-12 later in the year.
Blocked a career-best four shots against Southern Wesleyan (Dec. 6). Matched that total one week later at Georgia Southern (Dec. 13).
Went 10-for-15 in a win over Kennesaw State (Dec. 22). Scored a career-high 21 points in the road victory.
Scored 14 points and grabbed eight boards at Furman (Jan. 2)
Averaged 9.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game

2019-20 (Jr.)

Played in 32 games with 28 starts
Averaged 19.3 minutes per game and shot 46.0 percent from the field (96-of-205
Averaged 7.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game
Scored in double figures 11 times including in four consecutive games from Nov. 19 to Dec. 1
Scored a career-high 19 points vs. Furman (Dec. 19)
Career-high of 13 rebounds came against Western Carolina (Jan. 11)
Recorded two double-doubles
Tied a career-high with four blocks at Samford (Feb. 19)
Finished fifth in the Southern Conference in blocks per game (1.1)

2018-19 (Jr.)

Before Mercer
2017-18 (West Virginia) (So.)

Appeared in 35 games with one start in 2017-18 for WVU’s squad that finished 26-11 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 before losing to eventual NCAA Champion Villanova
Averaged 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds for the Mountaineers.

2016-17 (West Virginia) (Fr.)

High School

Highly touted high school recruit while starring at Mountain Mission School in Grundy, Va., where he played for former Mercer assistant coach Paul Mrozik
Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN, he averaged 10.8 points and 7.0 rebounds his senior season which saw Mountain Mission School finish with a 29-8 record and rank among the nation’s elite programs
A 1,000-point career scorer in high school, he was ranked a Top 25 European prospect according to Eurohopes.com Scouting Service
Member of the Polish U16, U18, and U20 National Teams
In the summer of 2015, he was invited to the prestigious NBA Basketball Without Borders camp for top European prospects