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Jersey Number 2
Javon Bennett
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Orlando, FL
- High School:
- Trinity Prep
SENIOR (2025-26) – DAYTON: Earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors, becoming the 13th Flyer in program history to earn first team distinction … also garnered recognition from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … started all 37 games for Dayton, averaging a career-best 15.8 points per game … joined the 1,000-career-point club with 20 points in the 2025-26 opener against Canisius … became just the third player in program history to transfer into Dayton and score 1,000 points as a Flyer, reaching the milestone with a nine-point performance at No. 21 Saint Louis … finished his career with 1,565 points, including 1,238 at Dayton … named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on March 2.
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JUNIOR (2024-25) – DAYTON: Started 33 of 34 games, averaging 11.6 points and 2.1 assists per game … scored a career-best 30 points against Florida Atlantic in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament, making a career-best eight three-pointers on 8-of-12 shooting … reached double figures 20 times, including five straight games to finish the season … also averaged 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while posting a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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SOPHOMORE (2023-24) – DAYTON: Started at Northwestern, recording 12 points and five assists in 36 minutes … scored 16 points against LSU, including eight points in 67 seconds during Dayton’s 19-2 comeback run … made all four of his free throws in the final 28 seconds to preserve a 64-60 win over Massachusetts … scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half at La Salle … scored 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three, with four assists in a win over Saint Joseph’s … served as the primary defender on Erik Reynolds II, holding him to six points, 11 below his average … led the Atlantic 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.3 … named the 2024 winner of the Thomas M. Luppe Award, given to Dayton’s top newcomer.
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FRESHMAN (2022-23) – DAYTON: Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year … helped Merrimack win the NEC regular-season and tournament championships … averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game … his 99 steals were the most in Division I, while his 2.9 steals per game ranked second nationally … tied for third in the NEC in assists … shot 35.9 percent from the field, 27.9 percent from three-point range and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Scored a school-record 2,147 points at Trinity Prep School … was a four-year varsity player and team captain as a junior and senior … earned Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State honors twice.
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JUNIOR (2024-25) – DAYTON: Started 33 of 34 games, averaging 11.6 points and 2.1 assists per game … scored a career-best 30 points against Florida Atlantic in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament, making a career-best eight three-pointers on 8-of-12 shooting … reached double figures 20 times, including five straight games to finish the season … also averaged 2.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while posting a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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SOPHOMORE (2023-24) – DAYTON: Started at Northwestern, recording 12 points and five assists in 36 minutes … scored 16 points against LSU, including eight points in 67 seconds during Dayton’s 19-2 comeback run … made all four of his free throws in the final 28 seconds to preserve a 64-60 win over Massachusetts … scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half at La Salle … scored 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three, with four assists in a win over Saint Joseph’s … served as the primary defender on Erik Reynolds II, holding him to six points, 11 below his average … led the Atlantic 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.3 … named the 2024 winner of the Thomas M. Luppe Award, given to Dayton’s top newcomer.
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FRESHMAN (2022-23) – DAYTON: Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year … helped Merrimack win the NEC regular-season and tournament championships … averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals per game … his 99 steals were the most in Division I, while his 2.9 steals per game ranked second nationally … tied for third in the NEC in assists … shot 35.9 percent from the field, 27.9 percent from three-point range and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Scored a school-record 2,147 points at Trinity Prep School … was a four-year varsity player and team captain as a junior and senior … earned Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-State honors twice.
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