Player Bio: Jeremiah Bennett - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Jeremiah Bennett

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Lookout, W.Va.
	High School: Fork Union Military Academy

	Height / Weight: 6-8 / 220
	Position: Forward

Lends much-needed depth at the forward position with a versatile arsenal ... has good size and athleticism ... has an outstanding perimeter game, which is rare for a 6-8 player ... has shown flashes of being a deadly long-range shooter over last two seasons ... boasts tremendous prep credentials ... played against top-notch competition while at Fork Union Military Academy and averaged 30.0 points per game in high school.

2002-03 Played in 12 games off the bench, averaging 2.6 ppg ... suffered broken bone in his right hand during a morning shootaround prior to the Columbia game (11/29/02) and missed 11 games ... logged career-high nine points in 11 minutes at Lehigh (2/11/03) ... also had a strong game against Holy Cross (2/28/03) with eight points in 11 minutes ... shot 50.0% from field and 42.1% from 3-point range.

2001-02 Appeared in 21 games, making his first career start against Cornell (11/26/01) ... played his best basketball down the stretch, canning 4 of 7 3-point attempts in the final two regular-season contests against Holy Cross (2/20/02) and Lehigh (2/24/02) ... buried pair of clutch threes -- both coming with the Bison trailing by three -- in the second half of a 75-73 win at Holy Cross ... had never made two 3-pointers in a game until doing it twice in succession against the Crusaders and Mountain Hawks ... also hit a trey and scored four points in a Patriot League Tournament win over Army (3/2/02) ... posted career-high three assists against Vermont (11/17/01).

2000-01 Appeared off the bench in 28 of Bucknell's 29 contests ... bulk of playing time came early in the season ... averaged 1.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg while playing just over 11 minutes per contest ... scored six points on opening night against Lock Haven in collegiate debut ... tallied season-high seven points against Mount St. Mary's (1/3/01) and added six more against UMBC (12/30/00) ... pulled down career-high nine rebounds against powerful Virginia (12/28/00) ... logged seven boards on two occasions and added three six-rebound efforts ... saw season-high 27 minutes of action against Rutgers (11/21/00).

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Helped lead Rainelle Christian Academy to the 1999 WVCAA State title with a 20-5 mark ... averaged 30.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game his senior year, and was named the WVCAA Tournament MVP ... his team won the conference championship three years in a row ... played in the North/South All-Star Classic ... attended Fork Union Military Academy during the 1999-2000 academic year ... majoring in elementary education at Bucknell ... Son of DeAnn and David Bennett ... born July 31, 1981.