Keith Benson

School: 

Oakland

Height: 
6-11
Position: 
Center
Hometown: 
Farmington Hills, MI
High School: 
Detroit Country Day High School
  • Two-time Summit League MVP
  • Ranked among the nation's leaders in field-goal percentage in 2009 (4th) and 2011 (31st)
  • Ranked among the nation's rebounding leaders in 2010 (14th) and 2011 (20th)
  • Ranked among the nation's leaders in blocked shots in 2009 (25th with 2.4 bpg), 2010 (8th with 3.3 bpg) and 2011 (2nd with 3.6 bpg)
  • Averaged 21.5 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in two NCAA Tournament games in 2010 and 2011 (0-2 record)
  • Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in second round of 2011 NBA draft (48th pick overall).

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

2007-08

29

54

107

.505

44

66

.667

102

3.5

152

5.2

2008-09

36

191

307

.622

0

1

.000

134

201

.667

280

7.8

516

14.3

2009-10

35

208

390

.533

2

5

.400

189

261

.724

367

10.5

607

17.3

2010-11

35

231

422

.547

9

23

.391

157

244

.643

354

10.1

628

17.9

Totals

135

684

1226

.558

11

29

.379

524

772

.679

1103

8.2

1903

14.1