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He comes to Transy through a new partnership with Team Impact, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bentley, who was nothing but smiles at the press conference, was paired with Transy Hoops because of his \u201cskill set and character.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Men\u2019s basketball coach Brian Lane and two of the team\u2019s players expressed their excitement on Bentley\u2019s signing. Lane described Bentley as the team\u2019s new \u201cgo-to guy,\u201d due to both his toughness and the positive energy brings to the team. After mentioning how excited he is to work alongside the new player, Lane also made sure to let Bentley know just how important his signing is: The university president showed up for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players Spencer McKinney and Gavin Root shared how grateful the team is for Bentley, saying they\u2019re \u201cextremely blessed to have him this season and in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bentley was just as excited as the team. When asked how he was feeling at the beginning of the press conference, all he said at first was, \u201cgood,\u201d with a shy smile. But it wasn\u2019t long before the boy was reaching for the microphone, taking the time to answer questions from the media. He let the audience know that he\u2019s hoping to learn some more basketball moves from the team, and that yes, he does have a favorite player on the team so far. 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