Boston Globe North: "Grassa a shooter and a playmaker for Bentley"

Posted: Feb 23, 2014

Boston Globe North: "Grassa a shooter and a playmaker for Bentley"

Boston Globe sports correspondent Anthony Gulizia recently spoke with Jasper Grassa, the all-time three-point shooter in Bentley men's basketball history, about his four years with the Falcons and his growth during that time. This article appeared in the Feb. 23 edition of Boston Globe North and online at www.bostonglobe.com.

By Anthony Gulizia | GLOBE CORRESPOONDENT

There is no doubting that Jasper Grassa (photo) is one of the best long-range shooters to ever play basketball for Bentley University. With two regular-season games remaining, the senior guard was just four 3-pointers from surpassing Sean Cooke as the Falcons' all-time leader, and is on track to have scored more than 1,300 points by the time his career comes to a close.

Coach Jay Lawson knew the type of shooter he was getting in Grassa, who came to Bentley after graduating from Lynn Classical as the program's third-highest scorer with 1,450 points.

But what Lawson also knew was that there was another side to Grassa as he entered this season as the lone senior in the starting rotation. He wanted to see more of Grassa the playmaker, who was capable of leading his team back from last year's 11-15 finish — the program's first losing season in 18 years, and just the second since Lawson began coaching at Bentley in 1991.

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