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Played varsity basketball
at
Mont
Pleasant High School
(1937-40)
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Considered one of the
greatest players of the
Sig Makofski era Mont
Pleasant finished with a
56-4 overall record during
his three
year career, winning
league championships
during his junior & senior
seasons
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His MP teams defeated
several college freshmen
teams
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Played on an undefeated MP
team in 1938-39
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Played on MP teams that
won 37 consecutive games
(the streak ended versus
the Colgate freshmen
team)
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Attended Michigan State
and Siena
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Played basketball for
parts of two seasons at
Siena
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Played on Dan Cunha’s
first team at
Siena
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Started and averaged 15
points per game while
playing on the 1941-42
Siena team
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He played a key role in
Siena’s
37-34 victory over
Villanova in the 1941-42
season (scored over half
his team’s points, made
the go ahead basket & made
a key steal late in the
game)
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His collegiate career was
interrupted by World War
II (served in the army)
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Played pro basketball for
the Schenectady Comets
(New York State League) in
1946
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Later played for the
Schenectady Packers
(American Basketball
League)
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Started for both the
Comets and Packers
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Played in exhibition games
against the Harlem
Globetrotters (with their
stars, Goose Tatum &
Marques Haynes) and the
Rochester Royals (with
their standout players,
Bob Davies & Al Cervi)
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Member of the
Mont
Pleasant Sports Hall of
Fame
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Changed his name from
Bednarkiewicz to Bennett
in 1944
