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.
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 due to 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.
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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 Ben HansbroughPersonal informationBorn 1987 12 23 December 23 1987 age 35 Poplar Bluff Missouri U S Listed height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Listed weight203 lb 92 kg Career informationHigh schoolPoplar Bluff Poplar Bluff Missouri CollegeMississippi State 2006 2008 Notre Dame 2009 2011 NBA draft2011 UndraftedPlaying career2011 2015PositionPoint guard Shooting guardNumber23Career history2011Bayern Munich2011 2012Krka Novo Mesto2012 2013Indiana Pacers2013 2014Gran Canaria2014Grand Rapids Drive2014 2015Laboral KutxaCareer highlights and awardsConsensus second team All American 2011 Big East Player of the Year 2011 First team All Big East 2011 Mr Show Me Basketball 2006 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 Post playing career 4 Career statistics 4 1 NBA 4 1 1 Regular season 4 1 2 Playoffs 4 2 Euroleague 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCollege career EditHansbrough 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 EditOn 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 due to 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 EditOn 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 KentuckyCareer statistics EditLegend 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 highNBA Edit Regular season Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2012 13 Indiana 28 0 7 1 333 261 778 6 1 0 3 1 2 0Playoffs Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG2013 Indiana 6 0 3 7 000 000 5 5 0 2 0Euroleague Edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR2014 15 Laboral Kutxa 12 1 12 4 323 273 500 1 4 0 8 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 8Career 12 1 12 4 323 273 500 1 4 0 8 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 8See also Edit Sports portalReferences Edit Stephens Brad October 16 2017 WKU assistant Hansbrough resigns in wake of arrest Bowling Green Daily News Retrieved November 4 2017 Player Bio Ben Hansbrough University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site Archived from the original on January 6 2014 Ben Hansbrough Stats News Photos Notre Dame Fighting Irish ESPN Archived from the original on December 20 2013 Mike Anthony March 8 2011 College basketball Big East awards Courant com Archived from the original on October 9 2012 Retrieved March 9 2011 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 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 The Curious Case of Benjamin Hansbrough German Hoops November 21 2011 Archived from the original on October 15 2013 Retrieved November 22 2011 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 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 Hansbrough samovoljno zapustil Krko Hansbrough leaves Krka Siol January 28 2012 Archived from the original on December 31 2012 Retrieved January 28 2012 Hansbrough s 2012 NBA Summer League Profile NBA com Archived from the original on July 18 2012 Retrieved September 22 2012 Pacers Sign Free Agents Luke Nevill and Ben Hansbrough NBA com September 18 2012 Archived from the original on July 15 2013 Herbalife Gran Canaria officially sign Ben Hansbrough Sportando net August 22 2013 Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved August 23 2013 BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER BULLS WAIVE ENGLISH HANSBROUGH AND JONES Grand Rapids DRIVE 2014 15 Draft Archived November 14 2014 at the Wayback Machine Grand Rapids Drive guard Ben Hansbrough asks for receives release Laboral Kutxa adds shooting guard Hansbrough WKU adds Hansbrough to staff two to roster The Courier Journal August 24 2015 Retrieved April 11 2022 Bishop Chad June 19 2017 Ben Hansbrough promoted to full time assistant ABC Bowling Green Retrieved November 4 2017 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from NBA com and Basketball Reference com Ben Hansbrough at eurobasket com Ben Hansbrough at euroleague net Ben Hansbrough on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Hansbrough amp oldid 1146762638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
