Ball State University Athletics
Bennett Earns Training Camp Spot With WNBA's New York Liberty
April 24, 2017 | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Former Ball State women's basketball center Renee Bennett has signed a contract to participate in training camp for the WNBA's New York Liberty. The camp began Sunday with a two-a-day session.
"I am extremely grateful to have this opportunity to further my basketball career," Bennett said. "I am thankful to my coaches and teammates at Ball State for helping me to get to this point. The New York Liberty coaches have been wonderful in helping me prepare to play at the professional level. It has been a long journey for me, and I never thought four years ago I would be in this position to further my basketball career. I am going to continue to give this sport my best every day, and hopefully I can continue moving forward in my professional career."
The camp takes place at the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., which is the same practice facility where the NBA Knicks and NHL Rangers. The first preseason games for the Liberty will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncassville, Conn., May 2-3.
Bennett received First Team All-MAC honors For the first time in her career this season. She played in 128 games over her Ball State career and started in 80 of them. She became the 26th member of Ball State's 1,000-point club at Bowling Green this season and currently sits in 12th place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,246 career points. Bennett ranks second all-time in blocks (104) and 12th in rebounds (662) in school history.
She started last season with back-to-back double-doubles, which hadn't happened for a Ball State player since 2009. Bennett registered 10 double-doubles this year and 12 for her career. She scored a career-high 28 points against Oakland and Lipscomb and pulled down a personal-best 15 rebounds at home against Bowling Green. Bennett scored in double figures in 30 of the Cardinals' 31 games this season. She earned Mid-American Conference weekly honors for the week of Dec. 13. Bennett ended her career this season ranked first on the team in scoring (17.5) and rebounding (8.1).
You can track Bennett's progress with the New York Liberty on the links provided below:
New York Liberty Home Page
Twitter: @nyliberty
Facebook: New York Liberty
Renee Bennett's Twitter: @ReneeBennett14
"I am extremely grateful to have this opportunity to further my basketball career," Bennett said. "I am thankful to my coaches and teammates at Ball State for helping me to get to this point. The New York Liberty coaches have been wonderful in helping me prepare to play at the professional level. It has been a long journey for me, and I never thought four years ago I would be in this position to further my basketball career. I am going to continue to give this sport my best every day, and hopefully I can continue moving forward in my professional career."
The camp takes place at the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., which is the same practice facility where the NBA Knicks and NHL Rangers. The first preseason games for the Liberty will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncassville, Conn., May 2-3.
Bennett received First Team All-MAC honors For the first time in her career this season. She played in 128 games over her Ball State career and started in 80 of them. She became the 26th member of Ball State's 1,000-point club at Bowling Green this season and currently sits in 12th place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,246 career points. Bennett ranks second all-time in blocks (104) and 12th in rebounds (662) in school history.
She started last season with back-to-back double-doubles, which hadn't happened for a Ball State player since 2009. Bennett registered 10 double-doubles this year and 12 for her career. She scored a career-high 28 points against Oakland and Lipscomb and pulled down a personal-best 15 rebounds at home against Bowling Green. Bennett scored in double figures in 30 of the Cardinals' 31 games this season. She earned Mid-American Conference weekly honors for the week of Dec. 13. Bennett ended her career this season ranked first on the team in scoring (17.5) and rebounding (8.1).
You can track Bennett's progress with the New York Liberty on the links provided below:
New York Liberty Home Page
Twitter: @nyliberty
Facebook: New York Liberty
Renee Bennett's Twitter: @ReneeBennett14
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