Bensley Joseph
position
Guard
Height
6-2
Weight
196 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Arlington, Mass.
High School
Putnam Science Academy (Conn.)
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2023-24 (Junior):
- Played in all 32 games, starting 27
- The only Hurricane to play in all 32 of Miami’s games
- Averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 31.5 minutes per contest
- Second on team in assists (3.4), steals (1.5) and blocks (0.7) and fourth in scoring (9.6)
- Totaled 15 double-digit outings, including six with 15-plus points
- Tallied the first double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 assists against North Florida
- Fourth Hurricane since 2010 to record a double-double in points and assists
- Scored in double-figures in six of the final seven games
- Dished five-plus assists on nine occasions
- Eclipsed the 20-point mark for the first time in his career with a career-high 21 at North Carolina (2/26/24)
- Knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers at North Carolina (2/26/24)
- Set new career highs in blocks (four) and steals (five) against UCF (11/6/23)
- Led Miami in scoring in three games in 2023-24
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Played in all 37 games, starting two
- Averaged 5.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 20.0 minutes per contest
- Shot 39.8 percent from 3-point range, second-best on the team
- Placed fourth among Hurricanes in made 3-pointers (35), assists and blocks (12 total)
- Became the 13th player in program history to hit four-plus 3-pointers without a miss and the first since Anthony Lawrence II on 2/3/16
- Tied the record for most made 3-pointers without a miss by a Hurricane at the Watsco Center (four)
- Finished fifth in ACC Sixth Man of the Year balloting
- Scored in double figures seven times and grabbed five-plus rebounds four times
- Posted three-plus assists in 12 outings, with five-plus in five
- Logged multiple steals six times
- Played 20-plus minutes in 20 outings, with 25-plus in nine of them and 30-plus in two
- Led or co-led Miami in assists six times, steals six times, blocks thrice and minutes once
- Recorded three of the eight occurrences of a Hurricane hitting multiple 3-pointers without a miss, including the lone 4-of-4 performance
- Made his first collegiate start against St. Francis (PA) (12/17) and set career highs in points (14), rebounds (seven) and made field goals (five)
- Notched 10 points, his third double-digit performance in a five-game stretch after totaling four previously versus No. 21 Duke (3/10) in the ACC Tournament semifinals
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Appeared in the final 36 games of the season
- Averaged 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game while shooting 39.5 percent (18-of-39) from 3-point range and 83.3 percent (15-of-18) at the line
- Made nine of his first 13 3-point attempts, including seven of his first nine
- After not playing in the season opener, debuted with three points in 17 minutes against UCF (11/13)
- Tied his season high with six boards in 20 minutes in a homecoming game at Boston College (3/2)
- Appeared in all four NCAA Tournament games, including notching 15 minutes in the first-round win over No. 21/22 USC (3/18) and 17 in the Elite Eight game against third-ranked Kansas (3/27)
High School
- Graduated from Putnam Science Academy (Conn.)
- Consensus top-150 recruit, unanimously considered the best prospect in Connecticut
- Considered a four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports and the 247Sports Composite
- Ranked No. 80 overall and No. 14 among point guards by ESPN
- Placed No. 126 in the 247 rankings, including No. 19 at his position …
- Tabbed as the No. 103 recruit, including No. 16 among point guards, by the 247Sports Composite
- Finished No. 148 in the Rivals rankings, good for No. 27 at his position
- Missed his entire senior season with a left ankle injury sustained in a scrimmage
- Attended Cushing Academy (Mass.) as a junior and served as the team captain
- Averaged 15.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, en route to Class AA All-NEPSAC honors
- Went to his hometown Arlington High School (Mass.) for two year
- Played on the soccer team as a sophomore
- Former NBA guard Hamidou Diallo also graduated from Putnam, while the Milwaukee Bucks’ Pat Connaughton also hails from Arlington, Mass.
Personal
- Full name is Bensley Ralph Joseph
- Born Feb. 18, 2002, in Miami
- Lived in Miami for the first eight months of his life, before moving to Massachusetts
- Mother is Rachel Lamonge, who is originally from Haiti
- Does not have any siblings
- Majoring in sociology with a minor in sport administration
- Favorite athlete is Damian Lillard because he is a realist on and off the court, as well as a reliable late-game player
- Best sports memory is hitting a buzzer-beating jump-shot against Canterbury School as a junior and getting mobbed by his teammate
- Committed to Miami over Boston College, Georgetown, Marquette and Providence
