2013-14 Bucknell Men's Basketball Media Guide - Bucknell Athletics

• freshman • center
• 6-9 • 240
• apple valley, minn. • eastview h.s.
Big, strong frontcourt player ... was recruited for both basketball and football coming out of
high school ... very smart player, particularly on the defense ... strong rebounder and defender
... working on low-post technique on offensive end of floor.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Full name is Benjamin Michael Oberfeld ... born Dec. 16, 1994 in Burnsville, Minn. ... parents are Mike Oberfeld
and Lisa Workin ... multi-sport athlete at Eastview High School ... lettered four times in basketball, three times
in football and once in baseball ... in basketball was the program’s second four-year letterman ... earned Second
Team All-State honors and was also a three-time all-conference pick ... named the top rebounder in Minnesota
and an All-State Junior by the Northstar Hoops Report in 2012 ... earned All-Metro Honorable Mention from
the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 2012 and was one of only three underclassmen to earn all-conference honors ...
scored over 1,000 career points and ranked fifth on the school’s all-time scoring list ... smashed school records
for rebounds in a game, season and career ... averaged 17.1 points and 10.0 rebounds as a senior ... was also
an all-conference and Academic All-State pick in football ... two-year captain on the gridiron, where he was
a defensive lineman ... majoring in management.
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