Minister Kevin Benton attended Jules Mastbaum High School in Philadelphia, where he lettered 3 years in varsity basketball earning the 1990 Philadelphia Public League Player of the Year, Joint Effort All-America and Sportsmanship awards as a senior. He earned a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at the University of Delaware where he attended college for (2) years. Sensing the call of God on his life, he left his scholarship situation at Delaware to attend Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA where he majored in Psychology and played basketball for the team. Liberty is one of the world's largest Evangelical Christians Schools, founded by the late, great Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell. Liberty's basketball team made history in 1994-1995 by being the first Christian School to ever play in the NCAA tournament against another Philadelphia native and friend, Rasheed Wallace and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Minister Benton was also blessed to meet his college sweetheart and wife, Nikki Benton, at Liberty, whom he married on September 13, 1997. Upon leaving Liberty, Minister Benton had the opportunity to play (3) years of professional basketball, one year in Europe and two years in Mainland China. He was also invited to some N.B.A. camps during his career, including the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played against multiple N.B.A. Champions, Kobe Bryant and Rick Mahorn. Other N.B.A. players included Jerome Allen of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Paul "Snoop" Graham of the Atlanta Hawks, Shawn Harvey of the Dallas Mavericks and a host of many other great professional basketball players. Along with these experiences, during the summers he also participated in a host of missions trips overseas with Athlete n' Action and the Christ Crusaders. - www.kevinbentonministries.com

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