The Beginning
On a snowy day in February 1999, Ben was born in Beachwood, OH.
Basketball Career
Being the smallest kid on the team never stopped him from realizing his Dream to play Division One basketball
- 3rd grade - 5th grade
- AAU/Travel Teams
- 6th-8th: Beachwood Middle School
- Basketball Team- AAU/Travel Teams
- Freshman/Sophomore: Beachwood HS
- JV Basketball Team
- Junior/Senior Year: Beachwood HS
- Varsity Basketball Team
- College Freshman/Sophomore: Lakeland
- Community College Basketball Team
- College Junior: Manager Cleveland State University Basketball
- College Senior/5th Year Senior: Cleveland State University Basketball Team
- Graduate Student: University of Missouri Basketball Team
Education
Ben attended Lakeland Community College from 2018-19 and attended and graduated from Cleveland State University from 2018-2022 with a Bachelors of Sports Management with a 3.8 GPA and part of national honors society/ presidents list. Ben continued his education at the University of Missouri from 2022-23 to finish out his education with a Posiitve Psycology program with a 4.0 and received his Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
Awards & Certificates
- All SEC Community-Team Award in 2023
- ROARS for "The Love of The Game Award."
- Daniel Gibson MVP
- Five Star Most Improved Player
- Five Star All Star MVP
- Five Star Most Promising Prospect
- Beachwood Middle School MVP
- Middle School League MVP
- King James Shooting Stars MVP
- Cleveland.com All star Team
- News Harold All Star Team
- Beachwood High School Athletic
- Basketball Scholarship
- High School All Conference
- High School All District
- Memorial Classic MVP
- Junior college Nationals
- Cleveland State University Level 5 Award
- University of Missouri Level 5 Award
- University of Missouri Roars Award
Just For Fun
Ben was asked to participate in a private Disney show try out in 6th grade
Ben was 4’11 his freshman year of high school
His dad cooked for Lebron when he was on the Cavs the first time
His sister calls him brother instead of his real name
Ben started playing basketball because he liked the jerseys
Ben didn’t make his first basketball team
Volunteer/Work History
Safety Town Counselor
Beachwood High School Camp Counselor (8x)
Basketball Team Manager (2020)
Charitable Work at Temple Tiferith (5x)
Read to Kids in the hospital (2x)
Read to Kids in inner city schools (4x)
Mizzou Basketball Camp Counselor
- Down Town Catering- preparing and delivering food as well as working and serving events
Other Interests
Other than basketball, Ben is interested in video editing, filming, fashion, shoes, and music. He is extremely family and friend oriented and loves dogs!