THE INDIANA PACERS DRAFTED BENNEDICT MATHURIN WITH THE 6TH PICK IN THE 2022 NBA DRAFT AFTER HE PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA WILDCATS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA IN THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE IN NCAA DI COACHED BY TOMMY LLOYD. AS A MEMBER OF THE WILDCATS, BENNEDICT AVERAGED 14.8 POINTS, 5.3 REBOUNDS AND 2 ASSISTS WHILE SHOOTING 45.7% FROM THE FIELD, 38.5% FROM DEEP AND 78.9% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE PER GAME. HE SCORED 935 POINTS, GRABBED 332 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 124 ASSISTS, HAD 54 STEALS, BLOCKED 12 SHOTS AND MADE 121 THREES. IN BOTH OF HIS SEASONS WITH THE WILDCATS, HE AVERAGED AT LEAST 10.8 POINTS PER GAME, SCORED AT LEAST 280 POINTS, GRABBED AT LEAST 124 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT AT LEAST 30 ASSISTS, HAD AT LEAST 18 STEALS, BLOCKED AT LEAST 2 SHOTS AND MADE AT LEAST 38 THREES. HIS GAME HIGH IN POINTS WAS 31, HIS GAME HIGH IN REBOUNDS WAS 13, HIS GAME HIGH IN ASSISTS WAS 7, HIS GAME HIGH IN STEALS WAS 5, HIS GAME HIGH IN BLOCKS WAS 2 AND HIS GAME HIGH IN MADE THREES WAS 6.