Keith Bennett (basketball)
american-Israeli basketball player
Keith Bennett (קית' בנט; born April 19, 1961) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard and forward positions. He played 10 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
Biography
Bennett was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. He is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall.
He attended Westhill High School. Bennett was named to the 1978–79 New Haven Register All-State boys basketball team, and 1978–79 All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
Bennett attended Sacred Heart University, and played for the Sacred Heart Pioneers. In 1983, he became the school's leading career scorer. He was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-American in 1981, 1982, and 1983, and Regional Player of the Year in 1982 and 1983.
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