2011-12 - FRESHMAN: Venturini had a good freshman campaign, averaging 2.8 points per game and 1.0 rebounds per game while appearing in 26 games (287 minutes) ... dished out 20 assists against 15 turnovers for an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.33, the best mark on the team ... started three games during the first half of Patriot League play ... recorded first career double-figure scoring game with 10 points and three rebounds against Penn State Altoona in just 14 minutes of action ... added back-to-back double-figure scoring games against American (10 points, three assists) and Colgate in his first career start (11 points, two assists) ... had a 2.80 assist-to-turnover ratio (14-to-5) in the first 20 games of the year, but just 0.60 (6-to-10) in the last nine games ... went 12-of-35 (.343) from long distance in the first 19 games, but just 5-of-23 (.217) in the season's last 10 games ... had three assists four different times, including in back-to-back-to-back games against Holy Cross, Army and Colgate ... also had three assists in the second meeting against Holy Cross ... played season-best 32 minutes in the first meeting with Colgate ... added three rebounds against Penn State Altoona, Quinnipiac and Colgate.

HIGH SCHOOL: Venturini was a three-year letterwinner at Allendale High School, graduating in 2010 ... spent the last season at NAPS ... led team to the 2008 conference title with a 17-3 record as a sophomore ... was a three-time all-conference honoree ... as a junior, was an all-area selection, the team MVP and served as the team captain ... as a senior, was named to the Western Michigan Dream Team, was a first-team Class B All-State honoree, was an all-area selection, was the team MVP and captain and was named Academic All-State ... led team to the district final as a senior ... averaged 26.6 points a game as a senior after averaging about 15 points a game as a junior ... also chipped in with five assists, four rebounds and four steals per game ... shot over 50.0 percent from the field and almost 40 percent from three-point range ... scored in double-figures in every game but one and scored over 30 points, including 42 against Kelloggsville, in seven games as a senior ... helped lead his AAU team, the West Michigan Lakers, to the Chicago Summer Slam Championship in 2010 ... also was a first-team all-conference selection in golf as a senior ... was the student congress Vice-President, was top 10 in his class and graduated NAPS with honors and the Iron Mike Award.

MISCELLANEOUS: Born January 25, 1992 ... son of Marcello and Sandra Venturini ... brother, Aaron, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2009 ... majoring in economics.

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