Shaquil Bender

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Prev School:
Manhattan

LONG BEACH STATE (2025-26): Spent one season at Long Beach State … Played in 31 games, starting nine … Averaged 10.8 points per game, third on the team … His 49 3-pointers made was second-most on the team … Also added 43 assists and 18 steals on the season … Hit double-figures for the first time at Pacific … Scored 18 points against Illinois State … Followed that with 17-point game against Montana State … Scored 19 points at UC Santa Barbara … Scored 12 points and sealed the win with a key block against Pepperdine … Scored in double-figures in five straight games starting January 24 against UCSB … Scored 22 in back-to-back games against Hawai’i and at UC San Diego … Hit a career-high seven 3-points in a 27-point game against CSUN … Finished the season with 20 points in a win at Hawai’i.

MANHATTAN: Spent two seasons at Manhattan … An All-MAAC preseason selection entering the 2024-25 season, where he played a role in a 10-game turnaround for the Jaspers who went 17-14 in 2025 … Averaged 11.2 points per game while adding 63 assists and 29 steals, starting in every game last season … Was Manhattan’s leading scorer as a junior in 2023-24, averaging 13.8 points per game while shooting 34.1 percent from three and adding 31 steals and 41 assists … Scored a career-high 30 points against Niagara and scored 20 or more points on four occasions.

PRIOR TO MANHATTAN: Played high school basketball at Lincoln High School where he was All-State as a senior … Started his collegiate career in Southern California at Mt. SAC, where he was a first-team all-conference selection … Started in 21 games … Moved on to Fullerton College as a sophomore, winning the CCCAA championship … Played in 32 games, starting 29 as Fullerton went 32-1 overall … Averaged 13.6 points per game while adding 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 47.1 percent from three.

MAJOR: Second Bachelor’s – Consumer Affairs