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THIS SEASON: A skilled post player with the size and strength to be a very good WAC player... Can score at the block and has a nice mid-range game. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent the 2008-09 season at Salt Lake Community College where he helped lead the Bruins to a 31-6 record and the NJCAA National Championship... Scored 21 points and added eight rebounds in the national championship game against Midland College and was named to the NJCAA all-tournament team as he averaged 17.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in four games, while shooting 68.2 percent from the field... Earned first-team all-region and Region 18 all-tournament team honors... Started 35 games during the year and averaged 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and 68.9 percent from the free throw line... Also had 50 assists, 34 steals and 21 blocks as he played an average of 23.9 minutes per game... Scored in double-figures 31 times during the season and had seven 20-point games, including a season-high 28 points against the College of Eastern Utah in the championship game of the Region 18 Tournament... Had five double-doubles during the season and posted a season-high 11 rebounds in three separate games. 2006 SEASON (FR.): Averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds in 13 games as a freshman at Utah State during the 2005-06 season, while shooting 72.2 percent from the field (13-18)... Scored a season-high eight points against Lewis & Clark College as he was 4-of-5 from the field... Played a season-high 15 minutes against Arkansas-Little Rock and notched a season-high six rebounds in the game. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City where he earned first-team all-state honors... As a senior, he averaged nearly 18 points and nine rebounds, and shot 54 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line as he led Skyline to an 18-5 record and to the semifinals of the 5A state tournament. PERSONAL: Full name is Nathan Coy Bendall... Born May 7, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah... Parents are Coy and Lisa Bendall... Enjoys golfing and collecting model trains... Majoring in finance at Utah State... Following the 2005-06 season at USU, Bendall served a one-year LDS Service Mission in Nauvoo, Ill. |
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