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Bender 6-10, 240, FORWARD FRESHMAN MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL WARSAW, POLAND
High School
• Signed with WVU during the November signing period • Played for Poland at the U20 European Championships Division B group in Chalkida, Greece in the summer of 2016 • Was invited to the Poland Senior National Team training camp and was the youngest player from Poland invited to the camp • Had nine points and 10 rebounds against Russia • Double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Iceland • Had seven points and nine rebounds against Belarus • Averaged 8.3 points and 7.7 rebounds during the U20 European Championships • Attended Mountain Mission School in Grundy, Virginia • Averaged 10.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior • Scored 390 points while shooting 51 percent from the field • Played for coach Pawel Mrozik at Mountain Mission • Averaged 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game as a junior • Played on Poland’s U18/19 team at the 2015 European Championships • Averaged 7.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, shooting 51.2 percent from the field • Played AAU basketball for the West Virginia Wildcats Select
Personal
• Son of Robert and Edyta Bender • Birthday is June 28 • Enrolled in pre-engineering
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