Rudy Bentley Jr.
PGC BASKETBALL DIRECTOR
Rudy Bentley Jr. has been a mentor, trainer, and like another big brother to me for as long as I can remember. He’s assisted me the past few years in skills on and off the court that have helped me propel myself to a career playing basketball overseas. He’s such a selfless person and always makes time to work with me, even though sometimes I know I can be hard to work with. Any question I have regarding anything on and off the court I know he can provide some valuable insight or words that can positively contribute to my way of thinking or my basketball game.
– Emmanuel Oby, professional basketball player, England
Rudy Bentley, a 2x PGC grad, a four-year college starter and former collegiate coach, has transformed the journey of players and coaches all across the globe. Rudy knows what it’s like to be undervalued, feel overlooked, and face adversity. But unlike so many high school athletes, he didn’t let those circumstances get the best of him. He persevered and overcame.
Known as a great penetrator and creator for his teammates, Rudy was in the top four in assists per game every year in their conference.
During his undergraduate playing career, Rudy began player development and training for some local high school athletes, discovering personal satisfaction in the growth of other players. At the end of his playing career, Rudy became an assistant basketball coach at Lakeland University, then Wisconsin Lutheran College before joining forces with fellow PGC director Sam Allen at Blue Collar Basketball.
Rudy also works on PGC’s basketball development team, where he’s highly involved in the refinement and innovation of all PGC camp curriculums!
Coming to a Rudy Bentley led PGC camp is an experience players and coaches don’t often forget!
Although a relatively young man, Coach Rudy has exceptional leadership, communication & engagement skills. His commitment to detail, expert knowledge of the game, & timely personal stories make the PGC experience go “Boooooom!!!!!”
– DJ Colvin, Observing Coach
HISTORY
- Director, PGC Basketball, 2018-present
- Development Trainer/Coach, Blue Collar Basketball, 2018-Present
- Assistant Coach/Strength & Conditioning Coordinator, Wisconsin Lutheran College, 2017-18
- Assistant Coach, Lakeland University,2016-17
- Point Guard, Carroll University/Beloit College 2012-16
HIGHLIGHTS
- 4-year collegiate starter
- 370 career assists
- Senior Year Stats: 17.2 ppg, 5.6 apg, 43.6% 3FG, 2nd highest minutes per game in NCAA (39.3)
- Sophomore Year: Shot 52% from 3 point line
- Midwest Conference Tournament Championship appearance in 2013
AWARDS
- 2012 Johnson Bank Tip-Off Tournament All-Tournament Team
- 2015 & 2016 Johnny Ore Leadership Award
- 2016 Joe Kabylka Team Spirit Award
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude in undergrad with a degree in Business Economics
- Masters Degree is in Leadership & Innovation
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What They’re Saying About Rudy Bentley Jr.
"This is my 3-4 time as an observing coach. PGC is in my opinion as a former college Head Coach of 15 years, the best camps out there. Coach Rudy was amazing. His passion for teaching the game and “life” was excellent."
- John McGraw
"Nothing but good things to say. It’s only going to help my career moving forward. It’d be hard to come here, in this environment, and not get better. Every serious hooper should attend one of these in their career."
- Payton Cox
"My daughter had an amazing time! I can tell she grew and matured, but more importantly it built confidence for her."
- Shannon Mila
"Built her confidence, got her talking on the court, and gave her the opportunity to play with exceptional basketball players."
- Jodi Fox
"Great combination of information"
- Kim Hartman
"In my opinion #1 camp in the country"
- Christian Palmer
"I loved these last 5 days. I have had so much fun and feel my game has grown tremendously."
- Andrew Knight
"We wished that we had started going to PCG prior to his senior year of high school. He would have thoroughly benefited from going all throughout high school."
- Robin Colley
"This is my 5th PGC camp and it was another great one. Met lots of new people and got a lot better this week, figuring out I can do stuff that I had never used before."
- Joel Ewald
"This camp was a lot of fun and the people I met were awesome, but it was mentally and physically exhausting."
- Allison Fisher
"The best basketball camp I’ve been to and I think will complete change my game"
- JJ Wilcox
"My son JJ thought that all the PGC coaches were great and learned a lot from them all. He especially enjoyed Director Rudy, who made himself very accessible to the campers and kept everything positive, fun and inclusive."
- Jeffery Wilcox
"I learned a lot this week at PGC and I’ll definitely be coming back some time in the future."
- Dudley Dickson
"Caleb thoroughly enjoyed this camp and said he had learned so much. Cannot wait to see him use it on the court!"
- Yvette Newcomb
"Jay is a good shooter but struggles to score in live action. The camp helped him learn multiple techniques and strategies that will make scoring easier this season."
- Keith Buff
