For the Australian rugby league player, see Keith Benson (rugby league).
Keith Benson
Benson with Oakland in 2009
Free agent
Position
Center / power forward
Personal information
Born
(1988-08-13) August 13, 1988 (age 35) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school
Detroit Country Day School (Beverly Hills, Michigan)
College
Oakland (2007–2011)
NBA draft
2011: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career
2011–present
Career history
2011
Dinamo Sassari
2012
Sioux Falls Skyforce
2012
Golden State Warriors
2012–2013
Erie BayHawks
2013
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2013
Erie BayHawks
2013–2014
Tsmoki-Minsk
2014
Shaanxi Wolves
2014–2015
Neptūnas Klaipėda
2015
Kalev/Cramo
2015–2017
Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017
Guizhou
2017
Aris Thessaloniki
2018
Osaka Evessa
2018–2019
Eisbären Bremerhaven
2019–2020
South East Melbourne Phoenix
2020
Shabab Al Ahli
2020–2021
Rytas
2021
Levski Sofia
2021–2022
Kaohsiung Steelers
2022–2023
Juventus Utena
2023
Taichung Suns
2023
Zavkhan Brothers
Career highlights and awards
Bulgarian League champion (2021)
NBA D-League champion (2016)
All-NBA D-League First Team (2017)
NBA D-League All-Defensive Team (2017)
2× NBA D-League All-Star (2016, 2017)
Lou Henson Award (2010)
2× Summit League Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
2× First-team All-Summit League (2010, 2011)
Summit League tournament MVP (2011)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Keith Anderson Benson Jr. (born August 13, 1988)[1][2] is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Oakland University. A 6-foot-11 center, Benson was a second-round pick (48th overall) in the 2011 NBA draft, selected by the Atlanta Hawks. He has since played in Italy, Philippines, Belarus, China, Lithuania, Estonia and the NBA Development League.
^"34 Keith Benson". Oakland University. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
^"Sports Unlimited » PBA Commissioner's Cup 2013 Imports". Sportsunli.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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