Ben Hansbrough

Ben Hansbrough
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Position Assistant coach
League Conference USA
Personal information
Born (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, Missouri)
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–2015
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 23
Coaching career 2017–present
Career history
As player:
2011 Bayern Munich
2011–2012 Krka Novo Mesto
2012–2013 Indiana Pacers
2013–2014 Gran Canaria
2014 Grand Rapids Drive
2014–2015 Laboral Kutxa
As coach:
2017–present Western Kentucky (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ben Hansbrough (born December 23, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for Western Kentucky University. He is the younger brother of former NBA player Tyler Hansbrough.

College career

Hansbrough began his career at Mississippi State and was a standout for two seasons. Hansbrough, who is 6'3" and weighs 203 pounds (92 kg)[1] averaged 12.0 points per game during his career at Notre Dame.[2] In his final season at Notre Dame, Hansbrough averaged 18.4 points and 4.3 assists per game, and was named to the All-Big East team; he was the lone unanimous pick for it. He also was chosen as the 2010–11 Big East Player of the Year.[3] He was picked to the Second Team All-America by Fox Sports.[4]

Professional career

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] Not long after being released, he signed with Krka Novo Mesto of Slovenia.[8] In January 2012, he left Krka Novo Mesto due to personal reasons on his part.[9]

He played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2012 Orlando Summer League, where in 5 games he averaged 6.0ppg, 1.6apg, 1.0rpg.[10] On September 18, 2012, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers for the 2012–13 NBA season, joining his brother Tyler.[11] Hansbrough played in 28 games for the Pacers that season, averaging 2.0 points and 0.8 assists.

In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Gran Canaria.[12]

On September 26, 2014, he signed with the Chicago Bulls.[13] However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 18, 2014.[14] On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the Grand Rapids Drive with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.[15] On December 9, 2014, he was waived by the Drive per his request.[16] On December 29, 2014, he signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain for the rest of the season.[17]

Post-playing career

On Aug. 24, 2015, Western Kentucky announced Hansbrough had joined their staff as Coordinator of Player Development. [18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Indiana 28 0 7.1 .333 .261 .778 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.0
Career 28 0 7.1 .333 .261 .778 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 2.0

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Laboral Kutxa 12 1 12.4 .323 .273 .500 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 2.3 0.8
Career 12 1 12.4 .323 .273 .500 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 2.3 0.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Player Bio: Ben Hansbrough". University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ben Hansbrough Stats, News, Photos – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ Mike Anthony (March 8, 2011). "College basketball, Big East awards". Courant.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (Mar 7, 2011). "Goodman's 2010-11 All-America teams". Fox Sports. Fox Sports Interactive Media. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Tom Noie (June 26, 2011). "Notre Dame men's basketball: Hansbrough to play in Germany". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Curious Case of Benjamin Hansbrough". German Hoops. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (December 24, 2011). "FC Bayern Munich Release Ben Hansbrough". Eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Krka Novo Mesto announces Ben Hansbrough, Jure Lalic and Uros Lucic". December 29, 2011. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Hansbrough samovoljno zapustil Krko" [Hansbrough leaves Krka]. Siol. January 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Hansbrough's 2012 NBA Summer League Profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Pacers Sign Free Agents Luke Nevill and Ben Hansbrough". NBA.com. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Herbalife Gran Canaria officially sign Ben Hansbrough". Sportando.net. August 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  13. ↑ BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
  14. ↑ BULLS WAIVE ENGLISH, HANSBROUGH AND JONES
  15. ↑ Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014-15 Draft Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ↑ Grand Rapids Drive guard Ben Hansbrough asks for, receives release
  17. ↑ Laboral Kutxa adds shooting guard Hansbrough
  18. ↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082415aaa.html
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