Benjamin Bentil (born March 29, 1995) is a Ghanaian professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague.
He began to come into his own toward the end of the season, as he posted five double-doubles during his last 12 games, including a 21-point, 10 rebound performance on March 4 against Seton Hall.
Bentil broke out during his sophomore campaign, and he and teammate Kris Dunn – a consensus All-American – became one of the top one-two punches in college basketball.
Bentil recorded 31 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds on January 24 during an overtime win on the home court of eventual NCAA champion Villanova.
He hovered right around his season averages during the Friars' two-game NCAA tournament run, posting 20.0 PPG and 6.0 RPG.
The Friars then lost in the second round to eventual NCAA runner-up UNC, despite a 50-point combined effort from Bentil and Dunn.
[8] On October 31, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Pacers.
[9] After appearing in just a single D-League game for the Mad Ants, he left the team in mid-November in order to play in China.
[10] On November 25, 2016, Bentil signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association as a short-term injury replacement for Andray Blatche.
[22] He averaged 12.5 points (49.7% in 2-point attempts and 37.9% from the 3-point line), 6.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.8 steals in 35 games in the Greek Basket League.