Keith Benson
Benson with Oakland in 2009
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| No. 5 – Sioux Falls Skyforce | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 13, 1988 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Detroit Country Day School (Beverly Hills, Michigan) |
| College | Oakland (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2012 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2012 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2012–2013 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2013 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| 2013 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2013–2014 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2014 | Shaanxi Xinda |
| 2014–2015 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2015 | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| 2015–present | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Keith Anderson Benson, Jr. (born August 13, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Oakland University. A 6-foot-11 center, Benson was a second-round pick (48th overall) in the 2011 NBA draft, selected by the Atlanta Hawks. He has since played in Italy, Philippines, Belarus, China, Lithuania, Estonia and the NBA Development League.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Benson attended Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Michigan. On the Detroit Country Day basketball team, Benson averaged only 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior. Benson initially committed to Fairfield, but changed his mind after a coaching change and committed to Oakland after they offered him a scholarship.
After redshirting his first year at Oakland, Benson became a starter for the 2007–08 season. Benson started 20 of the team's 29 games and averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds. He finished the season with 40 blocks—one shy of Oakland's single-season record. However, he was benched prior to the conference tournament because OU's head coach, Greg Kampe, felt Benson was not playing good enough defense.
At the conclusion of his redshirt junior season, Benson received the Lou Henson Award, given to the "mid-major player of the year". Benson was also named the Summit League Player of the Year. Benson declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft, but withdrew himself after he was unable to work out with NBA teams due to an injured right thumb.
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