in game 2. That post season overall, Bender posted a career high 12.5 minutes played per game over 16 games. Despite a lack of personal statistical success given his initial expectations, the Pacers made the postseason every year of Bender’s tenure. New York Knicks (2009–2010) On December 13, 2009, the New York Knicks signed Bender to a minimum contract. "Jonathan has worked extremely hard in preparing himself for a return to the NBA," said Donnie Walsh, Knicks President of Basketball Operations. In 25 appearances, Bender averaged 4.7 points in 11.7 minutes per game. But especially notably, Knicks coaches believed he showed great improvement in practice as the season progressed. The Knicks wanted him to return the following season on a one year deal, but Bender declined saying “it just felt like I’d be going backwards.” Bender then officially retired to focus on his business career. Coaching career Bender currently coaches in the greater Houston area with the private coaching service, CoachUp. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 24 || 1 || 5.4 || .329 || .167 || .667 || .9 || .1 || .0 || .2 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 59 || 7 || 9.7 || .355 || .268 || .735 || 1.3 || .5 || .1 || .5 || 3.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 78 || 17 || 21.1 || .430 || .360 || .733 || 3.1 || .8 || .2 || .6 || 7.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 46 || 2 || 17.8 || .441 || .358 || .714 || 2.9 || .9 || .2 || 1.2 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 21 || 0 || 12.9 || .472 || .409 || .830 || 1.9 || .4 || .2 || .5 || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 7 || 0 || 13.3 || .400 || .200 || .500 || 2.0 || .6 || .1 || .3 || 5.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana | 2 || 0 || 10.5 || .800 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .5 || 5.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 25 || 1 || 11.7 || .400 || .359 || .923 || 2.1 || .6 || .1 || .7 || 4.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 262 ||