SPORTS
Off the Court WITH PATRICK BENZAN ’19
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or Patrick Benzan ’19, basketball, and specifically Holy Cross basketball, is a family affair. Both of his parents, John Benzan ’85 and Kim (Kelley) Benzan ’87, graduated
from Holy Cross, and his mother was a member of the women's varsity basketball team during her time on The Hill. Benzan traces his interest in the sport back to days he spent playing
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basketball with his mom as a kid. "She was a high school basketball coach, so I spent a lot of time with her in the gym when I was younger," Benzan says. These days, the 5'11" Benzan is on the