Ben Larson

Ben Larson (born c. 1978) is an American former college basketball player. A native of Elkhart, Indiana,[1][2][3] Larson played NCAA Division I basketball at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) from 1995 to 1999, where as a true freshman he was named the American West Conference Player of the Year.[4] The 1995–96 season saw him average career highs of 12.8 points, 5.2 assists, 3.4 steals, and 2.7 rebounds per game.[5] He led the American West in assists and steals per game in guiding the Mustangs to win the regular season championship.[5][6] Despite being named as the league's player and freshman of the year, Larson was not named to an all-conference squad.[6]

Ben Larson
Personal information
Bornc. 1978
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolElkhart Central
(Elkhart, Indiana)
CollegeCal Poly (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
PositionPoint guard
Career highlights and awards

After Larson's freshman season, the American West Conference disbanded.[4] Cal Poly joined the Big West Conference.[4][5] In each of his final three seasons, Larson declined his scoring averages down to 11.0, 7.2, and 5.0 points, respectively.[5] He did not attain the same overall impact he did in his freshman year and then went unselected in the 1999 NBA draft.[5] Larson never played professional basketball.

College 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Cal Poly 292936.3.379.382.7092.75.23.40.112.8
1996–97 Cal Poly 3030.2.395.333.8702.73.52.30.311.0
1997–98 Cal Poly 2631.5.360.333.7262.74.92.10.37.2
1998–99 Cal Poly 22.353.321.6502.04.52.30.05.0
Career 107.377.351.7612.64.52.60.29.4

See also

References
  1. Wiener, Bob (January 29, 1996). "More on Larson". Lompoc Record. Lompoc, California. p. 9. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Larson leads Cal Poly-SLO". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. February 20, 1996. p. 22. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Rallo, Curt (March 18, 1995). "Feisty Ben Larson pushes Blue Blazers into semistate". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Leef, Ralph (April 3, 1996). "Cal Poly team really turned things around". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 22. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ben Larson college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. "American West Conference history". NaismithToNash.ca. From Naismith to Nash. 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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