Bendu Yeaney

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Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10

Pronunciation: Ben-doo Yay-nee

Honors
Academic All-Big Ten (2018-19)

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Played in 34 games, making 33 starts … averaged 9.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while talking all of Indiana’s jump balls in her 33 starts … shot 39.5 percent from the floor and scored in double figures 20 times … IU’s leader in steals with 51 (1.5 per game) and averaged 2.4 assists per game while averaging 32.1 minutes per outing … added multiple blocks in four games and had 22 total swats on the season … usually tasked with guarding the opponent’s leading scorer and one of IU’s key pieces on defense … had 14 points and five rebounds against North Florida … had her only double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds versus Northern Illinois … went five-straight games in double figures including 13 points in the win at UCLA where she went 5-for-5 at the line … went 7-for-11 from the field with 15 points against Butler and 12 points and six rebounds against Loyola Marymount in the Puerto Rico Classic … had 12 points, six rebound and three assists in the Big Ten opener overtime win over Illinois … added 15 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals at Purdue … shot 50 percent from the floor for 12 points in the win over Minnesota … had back-to-back games with 16 points each at Michigan and against Rutgers … her layup with 3.8 seconds to go helped Indiana upset No. 10 Iowa at home … flirted with a triple double to help Indiana keep the Barn Burner Trophy against Purdue in the home regular season finale with 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists … dished out a career-high eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament win over Minnesota … in the NCAA Tournament First Round win over Texas, went 7-for-13 from the floor and pulled down six rebounds along with three assists and three steals … was 5-for-7 from the floor with 10 points and two assists before injury prematurely ended her appearance in the NCAA Second Round versus Oregon.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2017-18)
Played and started in 36 games … shot 37.1 percent from the floor and 39.4 percent from the 3-point line while going 71.3 percent from the free throw line … averaged 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per contest … her 8.4 points per game ranked 10^th among all freshman and her 5.0 rebounds was fourth … posted 17 double-figure scoring games … distributed multiple assists in 25 games while averaging 2.2 assists per game, which ranked sixth among Big Ten freshmen … had two double-doubles … averaged 35.1 minutes per game … opened up her career with a pair of double figure scoring games with 11 points against Arkansas State and 10 points and six rebounds over Southern … shot 66.7 percent from the floor for 16 points, four rebounds and two steals at Saint Mary's … against Virginia, played 43 minutes in an overtime contest where she scored 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals … went 8-for-9 from the free throw line and led Indiana with eight rebounds to go along with 14 points in a win at Yale during the regular season finale … to open Big Ten play, she recorded a team-high 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal against Michigan State … went 7-for-14 from the floor to score a team-high 18 points, four assist, four steals and two rebounds at No. 23 Michigan … dished out a season-high six assists vs. No. 10 Ohio State … had her first double-double at No. 14 Maryland with 10 points and 10 rebounds … scored four-straight games in double figures starting at Minnesota with a 11 point, 10 rebound double-double … posted 10 points and seven rebounds in the regular season finale at Iowa … played 56 minutes of a four-overtime win over Michigan State to score a season-high 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor and 2-for-3 from 3-point range … against the Spartans also added six rebounds, two assists and a steal … closed out the season with five consecutive double figure scoring games as she averaged 11.2 points per game … scored 12 points each in WNIT wins over Milwaukee, UC Davis and TCU … scored 14 points, three rebounds and two steals in 36 minutes of action in the WNIT Championship against Virginia Tech.

PREP
A four-year varsity player at St. Mary’s Academy where she averaged 28.3 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 4.6 steals … as a senior lead the Blues to a state tournament appearance, helping her team to the 6A state championships as the second team ever to do it in back-to-back road games … scored 40 of her team’s 59 points in a come-from-behind win over West Linn in the Class 6A playoffs to earn a state tournament berth … a 2017 McDonalds All-American Nominee, two-time First Team Three Rivers League selection and 2017 Three Rivers League Player of the Year … averaged 16.0 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks as a junior, guiding her to All-State honorable mention honors … also selected as an Adidas Three Stripe All-American in the summer of 2015 playing AAU … a three-time all-league selection and has started for the Blues since her freshman year and guided them to a Class 6A final as a sophomore in 2014-15 … as a sophomore, she averaged 17.2 points per game and was an OSAA state championship all-tournament first team selection … rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and No. 80 overall by Prospects Nation.

PERSONAL
Birth date is Nov. 20 … daughter of Joseph and Maima Yeaney … major is sports media.