Kent Benson
Benson taking a hook shot
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
December 27, 1954 New Castle, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chrysler (New Castle, Indiana) |
| College | Indiana (1973–1977) |
| NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1977–1989 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 54 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1980 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1980–1986 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1986–1987 | Utah Jazz |
| 1987–1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1988–1989 | Vismara Cantù |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,168 (9.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,881 (5.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,203 (1.8 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael Kent Benson (born December 27, 1954) is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. Having had a prolific career during the 1970s and 1980s, he scored a career high of 38 points, playing college basketball and later spending 11 seasons in the NBA for four different teams.
Kent Benson attended New Castle Chrysler High School, located in New Castle, Indiana, home of the New Castle Trojans. He was named Indiana's "Mr. Basketball" in 1973.
Kent attended Indiana University, located in Bloomington, Indiana, where he played college basketball for coach Bobby Knight. As a freshman, Benson averaged 9.3 points per game, while shooting 50.4 percent. He helped lead Indiana to the CCAT Championship, and to a 23-5 record and a Big Ten title.
In his sophomore season, Kent Benson helped lead the Hoosiers to an undefeated conference record (18-0) and on to an Elite Eight appearance, where they lost their only game of the season to Kentucky. Helping lead the team to a 31-1 record on the season, he averaged 15 points and 8.9 rebounds a game.
With seniors Quinn Buckner and Scott May, he led Indiana to the national championship in a season where the Hoosiers won every game they played; as of the end of the 2016-17 season they are the most recent team to complete an undefeated campaign in Division I. He averaged 17.3 points and 8.8 rebounds a game on the season with his college season high of 57.8 percent from the field. He scored his career high of 38 points against Michigan State.
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