Benoit Bekono - 2007-08 - Men's Basketball

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22 Benoit Bekono

Position Forward
Class Sophomore
Hometown Douala, Cameroon
High School Our Savior New American HS

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After UC Riverside Played for the New York Wizards of the Eastern Basketball Alliance in 2010-11 ...

2007-08 Scored a season-high six points vs. Loyola Marymount on December 15 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton on January 7 (box score/recap) ... Recorded a season-high two steals on two occasions ... Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding on one occasion ...

2006-07 Scored a career-high 18 points and recorded a season-high two steals vs. Vanguard on November 15 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds on two occasions—at Iowa State on November 10 (box score/recap) and vs. Vanguard on November 15 ... Blocked a season-high two shots vs. Hope International on November 18 (box score/recap) ... An injury at San Diego State on November 21 forced him to miss the remainder of the season ...

2005-06 Scored a season-high 12 points vs. Boston on December 29 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds at Santa Clara on December 28 his first (box score/recap) ... Recorded a season-high five steals vs. Eastern Washington on December 10 (box score/recap) ... Blocked a career-high three shots vs. Montana on December 19 (box score/recap) ...

High School Attended Our Savior New American School in Centereach, New York ... Was a 2005 McDonald's All-American nominee who was ranked as high as 50th in the nation at his position ... Averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks per game as a senior earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors ... Named to the NACA All-Tournament Team ...

Personal Benoit Bekono is the son of Adel Ngono and Seraphin Kombang ... His host parents in New York are Frank and Patricia Tirico ... Hopes to own a business some day ... Roots for Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in soccer and the San Antonio Spurs in basketball ... Tracy McGrady, Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett are his favorite basketball players, and Ronaldigno and Eto'o Fils are his favorite soccer players ... Enjoys watching "Over There" on television ... "Les Miserables" is his favorite novel, and Victor Hugo is his favorite author ... Chicken and sausage campagnola is his favorite food ... Listens to "Il Divo," "G Unit," " and 112" ... His hobbies include listening to music, watching TV, exercising and going to church ...

Benoit Bekono's Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Min	Avg	FG-FGA	FG%	3G-3GA	3G%	FT-FTA	FT%	O	D	Tot	Avg	PF-DQ	A	TO	B	S	Pts	Avg
2005-06	12-9	282	23.5	23-45	.511	1-1	1.000	12-16	.750	25	34	59	4.9	30-2	3	17	13	15	59	4.9
2006-07	6-6	151	25.2	14-25	.560	0-0	----	8-13	.615	15	24	39	6.5	14-0	2	11	2	6	36	6.0
2007-08	10-1	111	11.1	5-14	.357	0-0	----	7-13	.538	10	19	29	2.9	10-0	4	9	0	6	17	1.7
Totals	28-16	544	19.4	42-84	.500	1-1	1.000	27-42	.643	50	77	127	4.5	54-2	9	37	15	27	112	4.0