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Ben Hansbrough

Ben Hansbrough (born December 23, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player and a former assistant coach for Western Kentucky University. He resigned from WKU on October 16, 2017.[1] He is the younger brother of former NBA player Tyler Hansbrough.

College career

Hansbrough began his career at Mississippi State University and was a standout for two seasons before transferring to Notre Dame. Hansbrough, who is 6'3" and weighs 203 pounds (92 kg)[2] averaged 12.0 points per game during his career at Notre Dame.[3] 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.[4] He was picked to the Second Team All-America by Fox Sports.[5]

Professional career

On June 27, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Bayern Munich in Germany.[6] During his time in Germany, he struggled to get playing time[7] and was released on December 23.[8] Not long after being released, he signed with Krka Novo Mesto of Slovenia.[9] In January 2012, he left Krka Novo Mesto for personal reasons on his part.[10]

He played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2012 Orlando Summer League, where in 5 games he averaged 6.0ppg, 1.6apg, 1.0rpg.[11] On September 18, 2012, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers for the 2012–13 NBA season, joining his brother Tyler.[12] 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.[13]

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

Post-playing career

On August 24, 2015, Western Kentucky announced Hansbrough had joined their staff as Coordinator of Player Development.[19] On June 19, 2017, he was promoted to assistant coach for the 2017-18 season.[20]

Hansbrough announced his resignation from WKU in October 2017.

In 2019 Hansbrough co-founded a Real Estate Development company named Oliver and Hansbrough Development LLC located in Alvaton, Kentucky

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

Euroleague

See also

References

  1. ^ Stephens, Brad (October 16, 2017). "WKU assistant Hansbrough resigns in wake of arrest". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Bio: Ben Hansbrough". University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ben Hansbrough Stats, News, Photos – Notre Dame Fighting Irish". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Mike Anthony (March 8, 2011). "College basketball, Big East awards". Courant.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  5. ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "The Curious Case of Benjamin Hansbrough". German Hoops. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Hansbrough samovoljno zapustil Krko" [Hansbrough leaves Krka]. Siol. January 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  11. ^ "Hansbrough's 2012 NBA Summer League Profile". NBA.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  12. ^ "Pacers Sign Free Agents Luke Nevill and Ben Hansbrough". NBA.com. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013.
  13. ^ "Herbalife Gran Canaria officially sign Ben Hansbrough". Sportando.net. August 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  14. ^ BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
  15. ^ BULLS WAIVE ENGLISH, HANSBROUGH AND JONES
  16. ^ Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014-15 Draft Archived November 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Grand Rapids Drive guard Ben Hansbrough asks for, receives release
  18. ^ Laboral Kutxa adds shooting guard Hansbrough
  19. ^ "WKU adds Hansbrough to staff, two to roster". The Courier-Journal. August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  20. ^ Bishop, Chad (June 19, 2017). "Ben Hansbrough promoted to full-time assistant". ABC Bowling Green. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

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