Left off a few All-America teams, the BIG EAST's Most Improved Player of the Year has had his fair share of snubs lately. But good luck seems to be going his way now, as Thursday saw the Wilmington, Delaware native drop 38 points in a win over the Butler Bulldogs to send him and his Friars to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament.
Friday, that stretch of good luck continued, as Bentil was named as one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award.
Bentil joins Jakob Poeltl (Utah Utes), Domantas Sabonis (Gonzaga Bulldogs), A.