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Providence's Ben Bentil named BIG EAST Player of the Week

For the second time this season, Providence Friars forward Ben Bentil is the BIG EAST Player of the Week.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/PCFriarsmbb">@PCFriarsmbb</a> Ben Bentil on earning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BIGEASTmbb?src=hash">#BIGEASTmbb</a> Player of the Week honors <a href="https://t.co/DDE16Zflla">pic.twitter.com/DDE16Zflla</a></p>&mdash; BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) <a href="https://twitter.com/BIGEAST/status/681505558021672961">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Bentil set a career high with 32 points in Providence's victory over UMass. He also hauled in 12 rebounds in that game, and went 11-16 from the field.

Bentil, one of the Big East's biggest surprises this season, currently leads the conference in scoring at 18.