 Purser with the Perry Lakes Hawks in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 February 1990 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Christ Church Grammar School (Perth, Western Australia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Augusta (2010–2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard / Forward | ||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2023 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Perth Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
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Ben Purser (born 24 February 1990) is an Australian former basketball player. He played 16 years for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West, debuting in 2008 and playing every year until retiring in 2023. As team captain, he led the Hawks to two championships, the first in 2018 in the State Basketball League (SBL) with grand final MVP honours and the second in 2021 in the inaugural NBL1 West season. He was named to the All-SBL First Team in 2018 and the SBL All-Defensive Five every year between 2016 and 2019. He was also the league's Most Improved Player in 2009.
Between 2010 and 2013, Purser played a season of college basketball in the United States for Augusta State University and had a two-year stint with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player. He appeared in 24 NBL games between 2011 and 2013.