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Physical & Mental: He is a 2-guard with speed, range and
an excellent shot, while also being very tough mentally.
Ball Skills: He handles the ball very well in the open court
and can get his own shot.
Offense: He is an excellent shooter with post-up ability.
He is a scoring threat from a variety of places on the floor.
He can finish in traffic and create his own shot. He makes
excellent shot selection decisions. Has very good size for a
shooting guard.
Rebounding: He is an excellent rebounder, both from the wing
and inside. Has very long arms that help.
Defense: Tenacious and focused. Holds his own on the
perimeter and inside.
Game Knowledge: Very smart. Knows how to use his skills to
complement his teammates.
Strengths: He knows the game very well and uses that
knowledge to his advantage. He is very smart, has an
excellent build and is in good shape physically.
Opportunities for Improvement: He can add some strength and
play better competition. As he does both of those things,
his game will improve more.
Overall Comments: Very
coachable. Works very well with teammates. Plays well through
fatigue and mistakes. Does not get rattled. He is a player
who can help a team NOW with his intelligence and versatility.
No team would be disappointed!
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Shooting Guard |
Score |
|
Shooting |
9 |
|
Shooting
Range |
9 |
|
Ball
Handling |
7 |
|
Passing |
7 |
|
Def. on
Ball |
6 |
|
Runs Floor |
7 |
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Def. off
Ball |
6 |
|
Rebounding |
8 |
|
Create Shot |
8 |
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Driving |
7 |
Scale = 1-10, 1 low, 10
high. Scale is indicative of players strengths relative to
other skills at the same position. It is not a comparison to
other players, but a blueprint of the individuals' strengths.
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College & Amateur Basketball Career: |
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Lake Superior State University (Final
Season: 2002-2003)
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Head Coach:
Marty McDermott (906) 635-2607
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Sports Information Director:
Linda
Bouvet (906) 635-2601
Senior(2002-03): Named to
Daktronics Great Lakes Region First Team... Named to all-GLIAC
First team for the second straight year...Played in all but one of the 27 games the Lakers
played...Lead the team in points per game by almost ten points with an
average of 23.9...Ranked in the top five nationally in scoring... Also lead the team in blocks (14)and steals (29)...Was
the leading scorer in 18 of the 26 games he played in...Scored in double
digits in 25 games...Tied his career high of 45 points in a loss to
Northern Michigan (11/30/02)...Mentioned in Sports Illustrated's
"Faces in the Crowd" for his record breaking 90 points in three games
performance at the Disney Tip-Off Classic...Career total of 1,856 points
places him 3rd on the all-time Laker Scoring list... Junior(2001-02):
Named to the 2002 GLIAC first-team, and named to the GLIAC all-defensive
team for the second straight season....Ben played in 27 of the 28
contests and started 26 of them....Lead the team in points with 521 and
points per game with 19.3....Scored season-high 36 points in a 92-79 win
over Findlay on 1/12/02...Led the team with 30 points in the Lakers
86-76 upset of #2 seeded Gannon in the GLIAC Quarterfinals....Ben also
nailed 61 of his team leading 358 3-pointers....Tallied 162 rebounds, 33
steals, and 13 blocks... Sophomore(2000-01): Named to the
all-GLIAC North Division second team....Also earned GLIAC all-defensive
team honors....Led the team in scoring with 442 points, in 26 games
played....Averaged 17 points per game....Tallied 110 rebounds....Led the
team in scoring on 10 occasions, including the Lakers quarterfinal loss
of the GLIAC Tournament....Scored a career high 45 points at Northwood
on 2/20/01...Also tallied 42 steals and six blocks...
Freshman(1999-2000): Third on the team in scoring with 271
points....Averaged 9.3 points per game, the most of any freshman....Led
the team in scoring on six occasions....Led the team in rebounds 3 times
during the season...Finished the season with 97 rebounds... High
School: Two-year letter winner at Walled Lake Western (Mich.) High
School....Led the team in points as a junior and senior with 287 and 486
points respectively...Led Oakland County in scoring as a senior....Named
to the Detroit News All-Metro first team as a senior(1999)...Also
lettered in soccer.
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
FG/FGA |
3FG/3FGA |
FT/FTA |
Assts |
TO |
Reb |
| 99-00 |
29 |
271 |
9.3 |
88-233 |
62-178 |
33-43 |
38 |
35 |
97 |
| 00-01 |
26 |
442 |
17.0 |
146-288 |
50-126 |
100-122 |
75 |
51 |
110 |
| 01-02 |
27 |
521 |
19.3 |
165-358 |
61-167 |
130-156 |
52 |
52 |
162 |
| 02-03 |
26 |
622 |
23.9 |
190-427 |
69-208 |
173-221 |
52 |
60 |
156 |
|
Career |
108 |
1,856 |
17.2 |
589-1306 |
242-679 |
436-542 |
217 |
198 |
525 |
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