Keith Benson Class: RS Junior Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich. High School: Detroit Country Day Height / Weight: 6-11 / 221 Position: Center

Game-by-Game Stats | Career Stats

Overview: Nickname is Kito ... Holds all-time and single-season school records in blocks ... Became one of the best big men in the country ... Invited as 1 of 14 collegiate players (5 mid-major players) to Amar'e Stoudemire Skills Academy in summer 2009 ... Tremendous athleticism with great shot blocking and rebounding abilities ... Has great touch around the net and developed a solid jump shot ... Tabbed league's preseason top player by several publications, including Sporting News Magazine, Lindy's Magazine and Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook ... Named to Preseason All-Summit League first team by league coaches and media .. Projected as 1st Round Draft pick by NBAdraft.net.

2008-09
^ Started in all 36 games for the Golden Grizzlies
^ Named All-Summit League second team
^ Ranked fourth in the nation with .622 field goal percentage
^ Led The Summit League with 2.4 blocks per game, 25th-best in NCAA
^ Broke single-season school blocks record with 87, fifth-most in league history
^ Led the league with 10 double-doubles and reached double-figure points in 26 games
^ Scored 20 or more points in eight games
^ Led OU and ranked second in the league with 7.8 rebounds per game
^ Reached double figures in each of his two games in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, tallying 20 at Bradley (3/23) and 16 versus Kent State (3/17)
^ Led OU to the title game of Summit League Tournament, averaging a double-double
^ Named all-tournament after tallying 11.3 ppg, 12.7 rpg and 3.7 bpg
^ Had 10th double-double in the title game versus North Dakota State (3/10) with 14 points and 14 rebounds
^ Scored a career-high 28 points versus UMKC (2/28), making a career-best 10 field goals and blocking four shots
^ Scored 26 points versus Centenary (2/7), going a career best 10 of 15 from free throw line
^ Named Summit League Player of the Week on Feb. 2 after averaging 15.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 5.5 bpg and shooting 82 percent from field (14-17)
^ Broke a single-game school record with eight blocks at South Dakota State (1/31), almost posting a triple-double with 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds
^ Scored a team-best 17 points versus NDSU (1/2), going a perfect 7-for-7 from charity stripe
^ Had 20 points, five rebounds, two steals and went 8 of 9 from free throw line versus then-No. 11 Michigan State (12/27)

2007-08
^ Had 20 starts in 29 games played
^ Led the team with 40 blocks, just one shy of the school record
^ Finished third in The Summit League with 1.38 blocks per game
^ Tallied three blocks against Adrian College (11/11), scoring seven points and grabbing seven rebounds
^ Tallied a season-high three steals and five blocks against Duquesne (11/20)
^ Matched then season-highs with seven points and six rebounds at No. 10 Michigan State (11/24)
^ Had his best game of the season versus UMKC (12/6), recording a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds
^ Reached double figures for the second straight game with 10 points and a game-high six rebounds in 23 minutes versus Southern Utah (12/8)
^ Scored 14 points, grabbed two rebounds and had three blocks at Western Illinois (1/26)
^ Eclipsed double figures for the second consecutive game versus NDSU (1/31), tallying 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks
^ Made a season-high six free throws in eight attempts against the Bison
^ Scored 10 points against IUPUI (2/21)
^ Did not play in The Summit League Tournament

2006-07
^ Redshirted

Top Athletic Performance
^ Almost reaching a triple-double at South Dakota State (1/31), with 18 points, 15 rebounds and a single-game school record eight blocks

High School
^ Two-year letterwinner in basketball for coach Kurt Keener
^ Averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds as a senior
^ Helped the team to the state quarterfinals and a 20-5 record
^ Earned all-area, all-metro and honorable mention all-state honors

Personal
Full Name: Keith A. Benson, Jr.
Birthdate: August 13, 1988
Parents: Keith Benson, Sr. and Janice Hale
^ Father played basketball at Jackson State (1972-76)
^ Uncle Hilton Hale played at both Northwestern and San Diego State
^ Uncle Emanuel Leaks played college ball at Niagara and played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers (1972) and for the Washington Bullets (1973)

Major
Integrative Studies

CAREER BESTS
Points: 28 vs. UMKC (2/28/09)
Rebounds: 15 at South Dakota State (1/31/09)
Assists: 4 at North Dakota State (1/29/09)
Field Goals: 10 vs. UMKC (2/28/09)
Field Goal Attempts: 15 (2 times), most recently vs. UMKC (2/28/09)
3-Pt. Field Goals: ---
3-Pt. FG Attempts: 1 vs. Western Illinois (1/24/09)
Free Throws: 10 vs. Centenary (2/7/09)
Free Throw Attempts: 15 vs. Centenary (2/7/09)
Steals: 3 (2 times), most recently at South Dakota State (1/31/09)
Blocks: 8* at South Dakota State (1/31/09)
Minutes: 36 (3 times), most recently vs. North Dakota State (3/10/09)

* = School Record.