TicketsEddie Benton joined the Bearcats coaching staff in July of 2017.
Equipped with almost two decades of collegiate coaching experience, Benton comes to the Queen City after a brief stint at Valparaiso. Prior to his time at Valpo, he spent three seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Duquesne where he helped guide the Dukes to a program-record 28 victories in 2015-16, a season that culminated with a win in the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance. Benton's Duquesne tenure also included back-to-back WNIT appearances -- including a round of 16 appearance in 2014-15 – as well as three weeks being nationally ranked and an Atlantic 10 regular season conference title in 2015-16.
Before arriving at Duquesne, Benton was the head coach at NCAA Division III La Roche College from 2004-12. He guided the Redhawks to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12, en route to being named league coach of the year following both seasons. La Roche enjoyed a 30-game conference winning streak spanning those years.
Benton's prior coaching stops included holding assistant coaching positions at Saint Francis (Pa.) (2012-13), at Robert Morris men's basketball (2001-04), La Roche (1999-2001), and as a student at Vermont (1996-97). He is also a current member of a number of coaching organizations including the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), Advocates for Athletic Equality, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Before entering the coaching profession, Benton enjoyed an accomplished playing career. He won the 1996 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the top point guard in the country under six feet in height. He also earned the 1996 Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in New England. He left Vermont as the school's all-time leading scorer (2,474) and individual single-game scoring record-holder (54). His professional career included time with the Venezuela Punta Fijo (1999) and the Isreal Carmiel (1998).
A 2006 inductee into the University of Vermont Athletics Hall of Fame, the Pittsburgh native graduated from Vermont in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology with a minor in mathematics. He has two children, his daughter NyAsia and son Eddie III.
Equipped with almost two decades of collegiate coaching experience, Benton comes to the Queen City after a brief stint at Valparaiso. Prior to his time at Valpo, he spent three seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Duquesne where he helped guide the Dukes to a program-record 28 victories in 2015-16, a season that culminated with a win in the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance. Benton's Duquesne tenure also included back-to-back WNIT appearances -- including a round of 16 appearance in 2014-15 – as well as three weeks being nationally ranked and an Atlantic 10 regular season conference title in 2015-16.
Before arriving at Duquesne, Benton was the head coach at NCAA Division III La Roche College from 2004-12. He guided the Redhawks to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12, en route to being named league coach of the year following both seasons. La Roche enjoyed a 30-game conference winning streak spanning those years.
Benton's prior coaching stops included holding assistant coaching positions at Saint Francis (Pa.) (2012-13), at Robert Morris men's basketball (2001-04), La Roche (1999-2001), and as a student at Vermont (1996-97). He is also a current member of a number of coaching organizations including the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), Advocates for Athletic Equality, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Before entering the coaching profession, Benton enjoyed an accomplished playing career. He won the 1996 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the top point guard in the country under six feet in height. He also earned the 1996 Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in New England. He left Vermont as the school's all-time leading scorer (2,474) and individual single-game scoring record-holder (54). His professional career included time with the Venezuela Punta Fijo (1999) and the Isreal Carmiel (1998).
A 2006 inductee into the University of Vermont Athletics Hall of Fame, the Pittsburgh native graduated from Vermont in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology with a minor in mathematics. He has two children, his daughter NyAsia and son Eddie III.