Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Junior guard Eric Benjamin was a key cog in a pair of victories last week as the Rutgers-Camden men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to four games, the team’s first four-game winning streak since Nov. 18-Dec. 3, 2006. In a 112-78 win over Penn State-Berks (Jan. 3), Benjamin notched his first career double-double with 18 points and career highs in rebounds (10) and assists (5). The 112 points tied the sixth-highest total in team history. In a 68-65 win over New Jersey Athletic Conference-leading Ramapo College on Saturday, Benjamin notched 13 points, four rebounds and three assists. For the week he averaged 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He shot 11-for-20 from the floor (55.0), 7-for-14 from three-point range (50.0) and 2-for-3 (66.7) from the foul line. For the season, Benjamin is second on the team in scoring (11.6 ppg), fourth in assists (25), tied for fourth in steals (12) and is averaging 2.9 rebounds.