Ben Hansbrough (born December 23, 1987) is an American former professional

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player and a former assistant coach for

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. He resigned from WKU on October 16, 2017. He is the younger brother of former

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player

Tyler Hansbrough Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven seasons, as well ...

College career

Hansbrough began his career at Mississippi State University and was a standout for two seasons before transferring to Notre Dame. Hansbrough, who is 6'3" and weighs averaged 12.0 points per game during his career at Notre Dame. In his final season at Notre Dame, Hansbrough averaged 18.4 points and 4.3 assists per game, and was named to the All-

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team; he was the lone unanimous pick for it. He also was chosen as the 2010–11

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. He was picked to the Second Team All-America by

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Professional career

On June 27, 2011 he signed a one-year contract with

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. During his time in Germany, he struggled to get playing time and was released on December 23. Not long after being released, he signed with

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of Slovenia. In January 2012, he left Krka Novo Mesto due to personal reasons on his part. He played for the

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in the 2012 Orlando Summer League, where in 5 games he averaged 6.0ppg, 1.6apg, 1.0rpg. On September 18, 2012, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Pacers for the

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, joining his brother Tyler. Hansbrough played in 28 games for the Pacers that season, averaging 2.0 points and 0.8 assists. In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On September 26, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 18, 2014. On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the

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with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. On December 9, 2014, he was waived by the Drive per his request. On December 29, 2014, he signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of Spain for the rest of the season.

Post-playing career

On August 24, 2015, Western Kentucky announced Hansbrough had joined their staff as Coordinator of Player Development. On June 19, 2017, he was promoted to assistant coach for the 2017-18 season. Hansbrough announced his resignation from WKU in October 2017. In 2019 Hansbrough co-founded a

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company named ''Oliver and Hansbrough Development LLC'' located in Alvaton, Kentucky

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

Ben Hansbrough
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at euroleague.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansbrough, Ben 1987 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Missouri CB Gran Canaria players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Grand Rapids Drive players Indiana Pacers players KK Krka players Liga ACB players Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players People from Poplar Bluff, Missouri Point guards Saski Baskonia players Shooting guards Undrafted National Basketball Association players