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Jarietta Benton joined the IUPUI women's basketball staff during the summer of 2010 after a four-year stint with the Saint Louis University program. She spent three years as director of basketball operations while with the Billikens. While at SLU, Benton oversaw the Billikens' community service projects, coordinated video operations and film exchange, assisted with travel arrangements, supervised student managers and served as summer camp director.

Benton was a member of the DePaul University basketball team that qualified for the NCAA Tournament four straight years. As a senior and team captain in 2006, she helped the Blue Demons post a 27-7 record and reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, where they fell to No. 1 LSU. Benton was presented the Maggie Dixon Captain's Award.

Her junior year, Benton averaged 3.8 points and more than doubled her assist total from her sophomore season. She also played in DePaul's second-round NCAA Tournament game. Benton scored 261 points and distributed 72 assists during her DePaul career and posted a career-high 12 points against Murray State.

A native of Houston, Texas, Benton finished her prep career at Nimitz High School with 1,447 points, 887 rebounds, 327 steals and 205 blocks. As a senior, she led the Houston area with 19 points and 9.7 rebounds per game while shooting 44 percent from three-point range. Benton was an honorable mention All-State selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association and twice was tabbed second-team All-State by Texas Basketball magazine.

Benton graduated from DePaul in 2006 with a degree in fitness management. She later earned her Master's of Arts in Higher Education from Saint Louis in June, 2010.