Ben Larson

American basketball player

Ben LarsonPersonal information

Born| c. 1978
Nationality| American
Listed height| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school| Elkhart Central
(Elkhart, Indiana)
College| Cal Poly (1995–1999)
NBA draft| 1999: undrafted
Position| Point guard
Career highlights

* American West Player of the Year (1996)
* American West Freshman of the Year (1996)

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]

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

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Legend    GP  | Games played  |   GS  | Games started  |  MPG  | Minutes per game

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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

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1995–96 | Cal Poly  | 29 | 29 | 36.3 | .379 | .382 | .709 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 12.8
1996–97 | Cal Poly  | 30 |  | 30.2 | .395 | .333 | .870 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 11.0
1997–98 | Cal Poly  | 26 |  | 31.5 | .360 | .333 | .726 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 7.2
1998–99 | Cal Poly  | 22 |  |  | .353 | .321 | .650 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 5.0
Career  | 107 |  |  | .377 | .351 | .761 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 9.4

## See also

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* Sean (Allen) McCaw – the only other American West Conference Player of the Year (1995)

## References

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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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e "Ben Larson college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
6. ^ a b "American West Conference history". NaismithToNash.ca. From Naismith to Nash. 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

## External links

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* College statistics @ sports-reference.com

*[c.]: circa
*[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