| Position | Shooting guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| League | UPC Telemach League Adriatic League EuroCup Eurochallenge |
| Team | Krka Novo Mesto |
| Born | December 23, 1987 Poplar Bluff, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Poplar Bluff Senior High School |
| College | Mississippi State University University of Notre Dame |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2011 |
| Pro career | 2011–present |
| Career history | Bayern Munich (2011) Krka Novo Mesto (2011-...) |
| Awards |
1st Team All-Big East, 2nd Team All-American Big East Player of the Year, 2011 |
Ben Hansbrough (born December 23, 1987) is an American basketball player who is currently playing for Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia. He played guard for the University of Notre Dame. He was a fifth-year senior for the Fighting Irish, Hansbrough transferred from Mississippi State after his sophomore year. He signed his first professional contract with the German team FC Bayern Munich (basketball) to play in the Basketball Bundesliga.
Ben, who is 6'3" and weighs 203 lbs,[1] averaged 17.9 points per game, shooting 42.1% from three-point range in his final year at Notre Dame.[2] He is also the younger brother of Tyler Hansbrough, the former Naismith College Player of the Year in 2007–08. In his final season at Notre Dame, Ben was named to the All-Big East team, he was the lone unanimous pick for it. He also was chosen as the 2010–2011 Big East Player of the Year.[3]He was picked to the Second Team All-America by Fox Sports.[4]
On June 27, 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Bayern Munich in Germany.[5] During his time in Germany, he struggled to get playing time[6] and was released on December 23.[7] In December 2011 he signed with Krka Novo Mesto.[8]
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