Bubu Benjamin
Year: 2023
Position: SF
Height: 6-7
Hometown: Medicine Hat, Canada
High School: Edge School For Athletes (Calgary, Canada)
AAU Team: UPlay (CAN)

Offers (out of high school): Lehigh, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Tarleton State

Eligibility: Two years to play

Statistics:
(from sophomore year at Tarleton State) - 13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 0.5 bpg; 44% FG, 38% 3-PT, 79% FT per 36 mpg/32 GP
(from freshman year at Tarleton State) - 2.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.7 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.1 bpg; 43% FG, 23% 3-PT, 75% FT per 11.7 mpg/22 GP

Notable Performances (against D1 competition):
2/27/25 vs. Abilene Christian: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks; 7-11 FG, 1-1 3-PT, 1-2 FT in 36 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
2/8/25 @ Utah Valley: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; 3-14 FG, 2-5 3-PT, 10-13 FT in 34 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
2/6/25 @ Seattle: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; 6-11 FG, 4-7 3-PT, 3-4 FT in 40 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
2/1/25 vs. Southern Utah: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block; 8-14 FG, 1-4 3-PT, 1-3 FT in 37 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
1/4/25 vs. UT Arlington: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks; 8-16 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 39 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
12/16/24 @ UTEP: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals; 6-12 FG, 1-4 3-PT, 5-8 FT in 40 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
12/8/24 @ UCF: 13 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal; 5-7 FG, 3-3 3-PT in 26 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
12/1/24 vs. Indiana State: 20 points, 4 rebounds; 8-16 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 2-3 FT in 31 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
11/29/24 vs. Iona: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block; 7-11 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 5-5 FT in 40 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
11/21/24 @ Michigan: 15 points, 3 rebounds; 5-9 FG, 5-7 3-PT in 36 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
11/9/24 vs. Sam Houston State: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; 7-10 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 1-4 FT in 37 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
11/4/24 @ SMU: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks; 3-11 FG, 1-5 3-PT, 14-16 FT in 38 minutes (sophomore year at Tarleton State)
3/20/24 vs. Abilene Christian: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist; 2-3 FG, 2-3 3-PT in 10 minutes (freshman year at Tarleton State)
11/14/23 @ Bradley: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist; 7-9 FG, 0-1 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 36 minutes (freshman year at Tarleton State)
11/6/23 @ Virginia: 8 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 blocks; 3-6 FG, 1-1 3-PT, 1-1 FT in 38 minutes (freshman year at Tarleton State)

CC is continuing to cook!! Benjamin didn't play for a good team in Tarleton, but at the very least he faced decent competition in the WAC (ranked 15th out of 31 conferences) including teams like Grand Canyon, Utah Valley, and Seattle as he enjoyed a second year breakout this year. As seen in the "notable performances" section above, he also had some big games against power conference competition OOC. He got to the line 16 times against SMU and 13 times against UVU later in the year. That's very impressive.

The analytics aren't kind to Benjamin overall, but I think he could benefit from being on a better team (also former UK head honcho Billy Gillespie may not have it anymore). He will also be more efficient in a slightly smaller role. As mentioned in another thread, GW would benefit from getting another wing with size and Benjamin definitely provides that. When CC wants to rest Garrett, he can exploit mismatches along the wing with Bubu. He also shot 38% from deep on 4 attempts a game.

Welcome to Foggy Bottom Bubu!

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