Ben Larson

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

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.

  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.