Bentley Hoops Trio Named To NABC Honors Court

Press release from Bentley University Athletics.

WALTHAM, MA — Three members of the 2022-23 Bentley University men's basketball team, including College Sports Communicators second-team Academic All-America Matt Leritz (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University HS), were named to the NABC Honors Court by the National Association of Basketball Coaches for attaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better.

The other Falcon honorees were senior guard Kellan Bochenek (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont HS) and junior forward Ivan Misic (Toronto, Ont./Cape Fear Academy (N.C.).

Leritz, an MBA student in his only year at Bentley, earned second-team All-Northeast-10 and second-team NABC Division II All-East honors.

Bochenek, a finance major who plans to return this coming year for his final season of eligibility, played 13.1 minutes a game off the bench and averaged 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds.

Misic, a quantitative economics major, missed the entire season following a preseason knee injury, but is expected to be back for the 2023-24 campaign.

Bentley also received a Team Academic Excellence Award from the NABC for the ninth time in ten years. Those are presented for compiling a team GPA of 3.0 or better.

Bentley had another strong season on the court this this past winter. Coach Jay Lawson's team posted a 23-7 record, were 12-2 at home and reached the NCAA Division II East Region championship game.