Ben Averkamp
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Ben Averkamp

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Germantown, Wis.
High School:
Germantown
Height / Weight:
6-8 / 235
Position:
F

2010-11: Only Rambler to start all 31 contests and was the highest-scoring sophomore in the Horizon League with 12.0 ppg...also ranked tied for fourth in the conference in blocked shots (1.6 bpg)...scored in double digits on 20 occasions and did so in 16 of the final 21 outings...nearly doubled his scoring average (12.0) from his freshman season (6.2)...averaged 13.7 ppg over the final 20 contests after posting 9.8 ppg in the first 10 games of the season...named to the Nick Kladis Classic All-Tournament Team in November after putting up 11.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.0 bpg and 1.7 spg as Loyola won all three contests...was a huge force from mid-December on, with his breakout performance coming versus then No. 5 Kansas State when he tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks...followed that up with 17 points and eight caroms at DePaul...tossed in a career-high 19 points at Green Bay...scored in double digits in nine straight games, Jan. 13 - Feb. 12...recorded his first career double-double with a career-high-tying 19 points and a personal-best 12 rebounds in a home win versus Youngstown State...went for 18 points and 10 boards, for his second career double-double, in a home win over Green Bay...notched 15 points, six rebounds and two blocks at Detroit in a Horizon League Championship First Round game...shot 51 percent (67 for 131) from the field away from home...his 49 blocked shots ranked seventh on Loyola's single-season chart...member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2009-10: Ranked second in the Horizon League with 1.5 bpg...became the first freshman to lead Loyola in total blocks since Javan Goodman in 1995-96...his 44 total blocks were the most by a Rambler since Majak Kou in 2005-06 (45) and ranks tied for ninth on the Loyola single-season chart...his 6.2 ppg ranked second among Horizon League freshmen, while his 3.7 rpg ranked second...scored in double figures on eight occasions...Loyola was 8-3 when he scored eight or more points...first Loyola true freshman to start a season opener since 2005...put up six points, six rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals in the season opener at Kansas State...tallied 12 points and grabbed five boards in the home opener versus Canisius...tossed in 10 points in a buzzer-beating road victory at Bradley...recorded season highs of 17 points and nine rebounds versus Albany...tallied 10 points, hitting all four of his field goal attempts and both tries from the foul line, against St. Francis (Ill.)...posted six points, eight boards and a season-best five blocks at UIC...averaged 11.5 ppg and 4.0 rpg in a pair of contests versus Youngstown State...scored 12 points in back-to-back games versus Youngstown State and Cleveland State in February...accounted for 10 points in the regular-season finale against Green Bay...made 9 of his final 12 (.750) field goal attempts...averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.0 rpg in Loyola's wins, compared to 4.6 ppg and 2.6 rpg in its losses...averaged 7.0 ppg and 4.1 rpg, while shooting 55 percent (42-for-77) from the field, at the Gentile Center.

High School: Had a decorated prep career, finishing as Germantown's all-time leader with 1,156 points, while also racking up 730 rebounds, 290 blocks and 232 assists...two-time North Shore Conference Player of the Year...as a senior, helped Germantown to a 21-3 overall record and the state quarterfinals...was one of three unanimous Division I Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association First Team All-State selections in 2008-09...during his senior campaign, tallied 18.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per contest en route to Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year recognition...as a junior, earned WBCA First Team All-State honors along with first team all-conference accolades, while helping Germantown to a 22-2 record and its first-ever state tournament appearance...contributed 16.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.0 bpg and 3.0 apg in 2007-08...high school coach was Steve Showalter...played AAU for Wisconsin Swing...academic all-state selection and was his class valedictorian...member of the National Honor Society.