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#20 Jerrelle Benimon
Position: Forward
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 238
Year: Junior
Hometown: Warrenton, Va.
High School: Fauquier
Other College: Georgetown
Major: Communication Studies

2012-13: Honorable Mention AP All-American ... CAA Player of the Year ... Lou Henson All-American ... Lou Henson Award finalist for nation's top mid-major player ... NABC All-District First Team ... All-CAA First Team ... CAA All-Defensive Team ... ECAC Division I All-Star ... Ranked second in the NCAA with 20 double-doubles and third in the nation in rebounding by grabbing 11.2 boards per game ... Led the team and ranked third in the CAA by averaging 17.1 points per game ... Also led Towson and ranked Top 5 in the CAA in field goal percentage (53.5%), blocks per game (1.9) and minutes per game (36.0) ... Set a new Towson Division I single-season rebounding record with 346 boards ... Started all 31 games and was a major factor in the Tigers boasting the largest single-season turnaround in NCAA history by posting an 18-13 record a year after going 1-31 ... Shot 40.8% from beyond the arc ... Led the Tigers with 79 assists ... Named CAA Player of the Week four times ... Scored a career-high 31 points on 10-for-14 shooting in Towson's win at George Mason on February 26 ... Led the Tigers to an upset win at Oregon State on December 29 by recording 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds ... Tallied 30 points to go along with 18 rebounds at Temple on December 12 ... Posted 26 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks in Towson's win over William & Mary on January 9 ... Scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Towson's win at Vermont on December 5 ... Scored 20 or more points in nine games and hit for double figures in 27 of 31 games ... Recorded 16 or more rebounds in seven games.

AT GEORGETOWN:
Came off the bench for the Hoyas, averaging 1.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 10.3 minutes of action during the 2010-11 season ... notched his career-high of nine points in a 99-75 win over Loyola (Md.) during his sophomore campaign ... grabbed a career-high six rebounds four times (N.C. State, Memphis, Villanova, Syracuse).

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 21 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks during his senior season at Fauquier High School, leading the Falcons to a 21-4 record and a district title ... earned All-Metro, All-District and All-Region honors ... named Cedar Run District Player of the Year twice ... averaged 19.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 3.5 assists during his junior year ... tallied a career-high 40 points against Liberty H.S. ... registered a quadruple-double (13 points, 17 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 blocks) against Osbourn H.S. on February 17, 2009.

BACKGROUND: Son of Franklin and Linda Benimon ... Has two older brothers, Kelvin (30) and Jamel (25) ... Majoring in Communication Studies.


CAREER HIGHS
Points:
31, at George Mason (2/26/13)
FGM: 14, at Temple (12/12/12)
FGA: 22, at Temple (12/12/12)
FTM: 9 (2x), last vs. William & Mary (1/9/13)
FTA: 15, at Drexel (1/5/13)
3FGM: 3, at George Mason (2/26/13)
3FGA: 5, at George Mason (2/26/13)
Rebounds: 21, at Oregon State (12/29/12)
Assists: 5 (4x), last vs. Delaware (2/6/13)
Blocks: 7, vs. William & Mary (1/9/13)
Steals: 4, at Vermont (12/5/12)
Minutes: 48, vs. William & Mary (1/9/13)

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