14 Alex Furness
Alex Furness
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wells, Maine
  • High School:
    Wells/Cushing Academy
  • Position:
    G
  • Mile Time:
    5:41
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    9.3
  • fg %
    45.8
  • 3pt %
    33.8
  • ft %
    77.8
  • reb/g
    3.6
  • a/g
    3.5

Bio

Alex Furness

Career Notes
Career averages of 8.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 76 games (59 starts) … appeared in every game during his first two seasons before missing six due to injury last winter … impressive 2.38 assist-turnover ratio over the last two seasons … career totals include 655 points, 299 rebounds and 232 assists with a .479 field goal percentage.

2014-15 Season
Appeared in 21 games, with 20 starts, and averaged 9.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists … missed six games with a shoulder injury from Nov. 19-Dec. 6 with the Falcons 13-7 when he was available to play at least 20 minutes … finished season ranked third in the Northeast-10 in assist-turnover ratio (2.1) and 13th in assists … was also 66th in Division II nationally in assist-turnover ratio … established career-bests in minutes per game (30.9) … scored in doubles eight times with a high of 23, on 9-of-11 shooting, Jan. 31 against Pace … also had 18 points against St. Michael’s Feb. 14, a game in which he buried five of seven three-pointers, and 17 vs. Saint Anselm Jan. 3 … Bentley was 6-2 when he had at least four assists and 5-1 when he took at least four free throws … in home games, shot .569 overall and .444 from three while averaging 10.8 points … knocked down five three-pointers twice (Jan. 31 vs. Pace, Feb. 14 vs. St. Michael’s), making 10 of 13 from deep in those two games … named to Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll Feb. 2.

2013-14 Season
Started all 29 games and averaged 10.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists … shot .517 overall, made .449 from three-point land and shot .818 from the line … one of two NE-10 players to shoot at least .500 overall, .400 from three and .800 free throw, a distinction he shared with teammate Tyler McFarland … one of three NE-10 players who averaged at least 10 points, four rebounds and four assists (Nate Champion, Le Moyne, and Tylon Smith, Southern Connecticut) … scored in doubles 17 times with a pair of 20-point games (27 vs. Assumption Nov. 20, 20 vs. Southern New Hampshire six days later) … five or more assists 13 times, with a high of nine Feb. 25 against Franklin Pierce … nine or more rebounds three times, including 10 at American International Jan. 18 … was second on the team in defensive rebounds (120) … hit 13-footer in lane with 2.4 seconds left to give Bentley 95-94 win over Merrimack Feb. 11 … made at least 80 percent of his shots four times, including 10-12 against Assumption Nov. 20 and 7-8 at New Haven Jan. 22 … in the Northeast-10, was third in assist-turnover ratio (2.6), fifth in three-point accuracy, sixth in total assists (122), eighth in assists per game and 12th in field goal percentage … was 36th in Division II nationally in assist-turnover ratio and was 90th in assists … Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll three times (Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Jan. 27).

2012-13 Season
Saw action in all 26 games as a freshman, and averaged 6.4 points and 3.6 rebounds while playing 21.7 minutes a game … shot .448 from the field and connected 18 times from outside the arc … was fifth on team in scoring and rebounds, as well as minutes played … broke in with a bang, exploding for 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting in a 78-71 win over Caldwell Nov. 9 … also had a career-best eight rebounds that night in his career debut … scored 17 points without missing a shot against Le Moyne Jan 29, a performance that included a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point land … scored in doubles a total of five times … had 5+ rebounds seven times and three games with four assists.

Before Bentley
2011 graduate of Wells High School who prepped at Cushing Academy along with current teammate Tyler McFarland … helped Cheverus High School to the 2009 Maine Class A state championship before transferring to Wells for his senior year … earned All-State honors as a senior … selected for Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star Game … semifinalist for Mr. Maine Basketball in 2011 … also played for the MB Nation Basketball Club, which won the 18 and under national championship in 2011

Personal
Is majoring in management … age as of Nov. 15, 2014: 21 … son of James and Colleen Furness … has two sisters, Alison (18) and Anna (16).


2013-14 Statistics                       2012-13 Statistics  

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 7 at Saint Anselm L, 80-59
Feb 10 at Merrimack L, 78-61
Feb 14 St. Michael's W, 77-76
Feb 18 Southern N.H. L, 85-73
Feb 21 at Stonehill L, 73-72
Feb 24 at Franklin Pierce L, 85-84
  Overall Conf
Games 21 16
Games started 20 16
Minutes 647 521
Minutes per game 30.8 32.6
FG 66-144 57-122
FG Pct 45.8 46.7
3PT 22-65 19-55
3PT Pct 33.8 34.5
FT 42-54 33-41
FT Pct 77.8 80.5
Off rebounds 11 11
Def rebounds 64 48
Total rebounds 75 59
Rebounds per game 3.6 3.7
Personal fouls 24 18
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 74 59
Turnovers 35 30
Assist to turnover ratio 2.1 2.0
Steals 14 10
Blocks 8 7
Points 196 166
Points per game 9.3 10.4
Points per 40 min 12.1 12.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 31 St. Mary's (Canada) W, 121-70 1 21 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 1 St. Francis Xavier (Canada) W, 103-59 1 24 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 6-6 100.0 11
Nov 14 Philadelphia U. W, 72-63 1 30 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
Nov 15 Holy Family L, 68-67 1 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 19 at Assumption L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Stonehill L, 90-85 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Southern N.H. L, 74-67 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Bridgeport W, 104-57 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Merrimack W, 86-79 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at St. Michael's L, 95-87 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Molloy W, 99-92 - 26 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 6-8 75.0 14
Dec 14 Le Moyne W, 73-67 1 33 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 19 at Caldwell W, 80-70 1 36 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 21 at New Haven W, 74-63 1 32 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-3 66.7 5
Dec 31 Franklin Pierce W, 84-68 1 34 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 3 Saint Anselm W, 79-72 1 31 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 9-10 90.0 17
Jan 10 at Southern Conn. St. L, 89-77 1 28 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 14 at Adelphi W, 75-67 1 35 3-9 33.3 2-4 50.0 6-8 75.0 14
Jan 17 American Int'l L, 84-77 1 35 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 21 New Haven W, 65-56 1 27 4-9 44.4 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 13
Jan 29 at Saint Rose W, 87-69 1 33 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Jan 31 Pace W, 75-53 1 31 9-11 81.8 5-6 83.3 0-1 0.0 23
Feb 4 Assumption W, 81-80 1 34 5-9 55.6 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 7 at Saint Anselm L, 80-59 1 33 4-11 36.4 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 10 at Merrimack L, 78-61 1 31 3-10 30.0 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 14 St. Michael's W, 77-76 1 36 6-9 66.7 5-7 71.4 1-1 100.0 18
Feb 18 Southern N.H. L, 85-73 1 34 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 7
Feb 21 at Stonehill L, 73-72 1 31 1-12 8.3 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 24 at Franklin Pierce L, 85-84 1 35 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 7-8 87.5 9

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 31 St. Mary's (Canada) W, 121-70 1 21 0 4 4 7 1 7.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 1 St. Francis Xavier (Canada) W, 103-59 1 24 0 1 1 3 1 3.0 1 0 0 0
Nov 14 Philadelphia U. W, 72-63 1 30 0 3 3 3 1 3.0 0 0 2 0
Nov 15 Holy Family L, 68-67 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 at Assumption L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Stonehill L, 90-85 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Southern N.H. L, 74-67 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Bridgeport W, 104-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Merrimack W, 86-79 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at St. Michael's L, 95-87 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Molloy W, 99-92 - 26 0 3 3 3 2 1.5 3 1 3 -
Dec 14 Le Moyne W, 73-67 1 33 0 0 0 4 1 4.0 0 1 0 0
Dec 19 at Caldwell W, 80-70 1 36 0 7 7 4 1 4.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 21 at New Haven W, 74-63 1 32 0 3 3 5 1 5.0 1 0 1 0
Dec 31 Franklin Pierce W, 84-68 1 34 0 7 7 8 2 4.0 0 1 0 0
Jan 3 Saint Anselm W, 79-72 1 31 0 2 2 2 3 0.7 1 0 0 0
Jan 10 at Southern Conn. St. L, 89-77 1 28 2 4 6 3 3 1.0 0 1 2 0
Jan 14 at Adelphi W, 75-67 1 35 1 3 4 3 1 3.0 1 0 3 0
Jan 17 American Int'l L, 84-77 1 35 0 4 4 3 5 0.6 1 0 2 0
Jan 21 New Haven W, 65-56 1 27 1 0 1 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 at Saint Rose W, 87-69 1 33 0 3 3 3 4 0.8 0 0 1 0
Jan 31 Pace W, 75-53 1 31 1 3 4 3 0 - 1 1 2 0
Feb 4 Assumption W, 81-80 1 34 1 1 2 6 1 6.0 2 0 2 0
Feb 7 at Saint Anselm L, 80-59 1 33 2 4 6 3 0 - 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Merrimack L, 78-61 1 31 0 5 5 3 1 3.0 1 1 0 0
Feb 14 St. Michael's W, 77-76 1 36 0 0 0 7 2 3.5 1 1 0 0
Feb 18 Southern N.H. L, 85-73 1 34 1 8 9 4 2 2.0 0 1 3 0
Feb 21 at Stonehill L, 73-72 1 31 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 1 0 2 -
Feb 24 at Franklin Pierce L, 85-84 1 35 1 2 3 5 1 5.0 0 0 1 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2012-13 26 10 21.7 2.7-5.9 44.8 0.7-2.2 32.1 0.4-0.8 52.4 6.4
2013-14 29 29 28.3 3.7-7.2 51.7 1.1-2.4 44.9 1.6-1.9 81.8 10.1
2014-15 21 20 30.8 3.1-6.9 45.8 1.0-3.1 33.8 2.0-2.6 77.8 9.3
2015-16 30 30 33.5 4.7-9.8 48.5 2.7-5.8 46.0 1.8-2.0 91.7 14.0
Total 106 89 28.7 3.6-7.5 48.1 1.4-3.4 41.5 1.4-1.8 80.5 10.1

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2012-13 26 10 564 69-154 44.8 18-56 32.1 11-21 52.4 167
2013-14 29 29 822 108-209 51.7 31-69 44.9 45-55 81.8 292
2014-15 21 20 647 66-144 45.8 22-65 33.8 42-54 77.8 196
2015-16 30 30 1005 142-293 48.5 80-174 46.0 55-60 91.7 419
Total 106 89 3038 385-800 48.1 151-364 41.5 153-190 80.5 1074

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2012-13 26 10 21.7 4.9-10.9 44.8 1.3-4.0 32.1 0.8-1.5 52.4 11.8
2013-14 29 29 28.3 5.3-10.2 51.7 1.5-3.4 44.9 2.2-2.7 81.8 14.2
2014-15 21 20 30.8 4.1-8.9 45.8 1.4-4.0 33.8 2.6-3.3 77.8 12.1
2015-16 30 30 33.5 5.7-11.7 48.5 3.2-6.9 46.0 2.2-2.4 91.7 16.7
Total 106 89 28.7 5.1-10.5 48.1 2.0-4.8 41.5 2.0-2.5 80.5 14.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2012-13 26 10 21.7 0.8 2.7 3.6 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.3
2013-14 29 29 28.3 0.4 4.1 4.5 1.0 0.0 4.2 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.2
2014-15 21 20 30.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.0 3.5 1.7 2.1 0.7 0.4
2015-16 30 30 33.5 1.1 3.9 5.0 1.3 0.0 2.8 1.2 2.2 0.5 0.2
Total 106 89 28.7 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.1 0.0 3.0 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2012-13 26 10 564 22 71 93 24 0 37 44 0.8 16 8
2013-14 29 29 822 11 120 131 29 0 122 47 2.6 17 5
2014-15 21 20 647 11 64 75 24 0 74 35 2.1 14 8
2015-16 30 30 1005 32 117 149 38 0 83 37 2.2 15 6
Total 106 89 3038 76 372 448 115 0 316 163 1.9 62 27

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2012-13 26 10 21.7 1.6 5.0 6.6 1.7 0.0 2.6 3.1 0.8 1.1 0.6
2013-14 29 29 28.3 0.5 5.8 6.4 1.4 0.0 5.9 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.2
2014-15 21 20 30.8 0.7 4.0 4.6 1.5 0.0 4.6 2.2 2.1 0.9 0.5
2015-16 30 30 33.5 1.3 4.7 5.9 1.5 0.0 3.3 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.2
Total 106 89 28.7 1.0 4.9 5.9 1.5 0.0 4.2 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 21 20 30.8 3.1-6.9 45.8 1.0-3.1 33.8 2.0-2.6 77.8 9.3
Conference 16 16 32.6 3.6-7.6 46.7 1.2-3.4 34.5 2.1-2.6 80.5 10.4
Exhibition 2 2 22.5 3.0-6.0 50.0 1.0-2.0 50.0 3.0-3.0 100.0 10.0
Location Home 11 11 29.7 3.7-6.5 56.9 1.5-3.3 44.4 1.9-2.5 77.8 10.8
Away 10 9 32.0 2.5-7.2 34.7 0.6-2.9 20.7 2.1-2.7 77.8 7.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 13 12 32.2 3.8-7.0 53.8 1.6-3.4 47.7 2.5-3.3 76.7 11.7
Losses 8 8 28.6 2.1-6.6 32.1 0.1-2.6 4.8 1.1-1.4 81.8 5.5
Month November 2 2 16.0 1.5-5.0 30.0 0.5-2.5 20.0 0.5-1.0 50.0 4.0
December 5 4 32.2 2.2-4.0 55.0 0.6-1.6 37.5 2.0-2.6 76.9 7.0
January 7 7 31.4 4.1-7.6 54.7 1.7-3.3 52.2 2.7-3.6 76.0 12.7
February 7 7 33.4 3.3-8.7 37.7 0.9-4.1 20.7 1.7-2.0 85.7 9.1

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 21 20 647 66-144 45.8 22-65 33.8 42-54 77.8 196
Conference 16 16 521 57-122 46.7 19-55 34.5 33-41 80.5 166
Exhibition 2 2 45 6-12 50.0 2-4 50.0 6-6 100.0 20
Location Home 11 11 327 41-72 56.9 16-36 44.4 21-27 77.8 119
Away 10 9 320 25-72 34.7 6-29 20.7 21-27 77.8 77
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 13 12 418 49-91 53.8 21-44 47.7 33-43 76.7 152
Losses 8 8 229 17-53 32.1 1-21 4.8 9-11 81.8 44
Month November 2 2 32 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
December 5 4 161 11-20 55.0 3-8 37.5 10-13 76.9 35
January 7 7 220 29-53 54.7 12-23 52.2 19-25 76.0 89
February 7 7 234 23-61 37.7 6-29 20.7 12-14 85.7 64

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 21 20 30.8 4.1-8.9 45.8 1.4-4.0 33.8 2.6-3.3 77.8 12.1
Conference 16 16 32.6 4.4-9.4 46.7 1.5-4.2 34.5 2.5-3.1 80.5 12.7
Exhibition 2 2 22.5 5.3-10.7 50.0 1.8-3.6 50.0 5.3-5.3 100.0 17.8
Location Home 11 11 29.7 5.0-8.8 56.9 2.0-4.4 44.4 2.6-3.3 77.8 14.6
Away 10 9 32.0 3.1-9.0 34.7 0.8-3.6 20.7 2.6-3.4 77.8 9.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 13 12 32.2 4.7-8.7 53.8 2.0-4.2 47.7 3.2-4.1 76.7 14.5
Losses 8 8 28.6 3.0-9.3 32.1 0.2-3.7 4.8 1.6-1.9 81.8 7.7
Month November 2 2 16.0 3.8-12.5 30.0 1.2-6.2 20.0 1.2-2.5 50.0 10.0
December 5 4 32.2 2.7-5.0 55.0 0.7-2.0 37.5 2.5-3.2 76.9 8.7
January 7 7 31.4 5.3-9.6 54.7 2.2-4.2 52.2 3.5-4.5 76.0 16.2
February 7 7 33.4 3.9-10.4 37.7 1.0-5.0 20.7 2.1-2.4 85.7 10.9

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 21 20 30.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.0 3.5 1.7 2.1 0.7 0.4
Conference 16 16 32.6 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.1 0.0 3.7 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.4
Exhibition 2 2 22.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 0.5 0.0
Location Home 11 11 29.7 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.0 0.0 3.7 1.7 2.2 0.5 0.5
Away 10 9 32.0 0.7 3.6 4.3 1.3 0.0 3.3 1.6 2.1 0.8 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 13 12 32.2 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.1 0.0 4.0 1.6 2.5 0.8 0.4
Losses 8 8 28.6 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.3 0.0 2.8 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.4
Month November 2 2 16.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 3.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 4 32.2 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 4.8 1.4 3.4 0.8 0.6
January 7 7 31.4 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.4 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.3
February 7 7 33.4 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.1 0.0 4.1 1.3 3.2 0.9 0.4

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 21 20 647 11 64 75 24 0 74 35 2.1 14 8
Conference 16 16 521 11 48 59 18 0 59 30 2.0 10 7
Exhibition 2 2 45 0 5 5 1 0 10 2 5.0 1 0
Location Home 11 11 327 4 28 32 11 0 41 19 2.2 6 5
Away 10 9 320 7 36 43 13 0 33 16 2.1 8 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 13 12 418 4 35 39 14 0 52 21 2.5 10 5
Losses 8 8 229 7 29 36 10 0 22 14 1.6 4 3
Month November 2 2 32 0 3 3 2 0 3 1 3.0 0 0
December 5 4 161 0 20 20 4 0 24 7 3.4 4 3
January 7 7 220 5 19 24 10 0 18 18 1.0 4 2
February 7 7 234 6 22 28 8 0 29 9 3.2 6 3

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 21 20 30.8 0.7 4.0 4.6 1.5 0.0 4.6 2.2 2.1 0.9 0.5
Conference 16 16 32.6 0.8 3.7 4.5 1.4 0.0 4.5 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.5
Exhibition 2 2 22.5 0.0 4.4 4.4 0.9 0.0 8.9 1.8 5.0 0.9 0.0
Location Home 11 11 29.7 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.3 0.0 5.0 2.3 2.2 0.7 0.6
Away 10 9 32.0 0.9 4.5 5.4 1.6 0.0 4.1 2.0 2.1 1.0 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 13 12 32.2 0.4 3.3 3.7 1.3 0.0 5.0 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5
Losses 8 8 28.6 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.7 0.0 3.8 2.4 1.6 0.7 0.5
Month November 2 2 16.0 0.0 3.8 3.8 2.5 0.0 3.8 1.3 3.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 4 32.2 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 6.0 1.7 3.4 1.0 0.7
January 7 7 31.4 0.9 3.5 4.4 1.8 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
February 7 7 33.4 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.0 5.0 1.5 3.2 1.0 0.5