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Stevens' familiarity with Bentil helped former PC standout

  • Former Providence College star Ben Bentil, talking to the media on Friday, was drafted by the Celtics with the No. 51 pick.

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    WALTHAM, Mass. — It’s no secret that Celtics coach Brad Stevens has remained a huge college basketball fan — and an even bigger fan of his former Butler University squad — through his three seasons as an NBA coach.
    So when it came time to make the seventh of eight picks Boston had entering Thursday night’s NBA draft, Stevens didn’t need much of a refresher course on Providence College sophomore Ben Bentil.