Kent Benson
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 680
- PTS
- 9.1
- REB
- 5.7
- AST
- 1.8
Personal details
- Position
- Center
- Height and weight
- 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) · 107 kg (236 lb)
- Born
- December 27, 1954 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- New Castle, Estados Unidos
- School / club
- Indiana
- Draft
- 1977: round 1, pick 1
- NBA career
- 1977-1987 · 11 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 69 | 532 | 295 | 99 | 1,288 | 69 | 54 | 119 | 46.5 | — | 65.2 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | 1,006 | 584 | 204 | 2,132 | 89 | 81 | 156 | 51.8 | — | 73.5 |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 56 | 492 | 333 | 127 | 1,389 | 54 | 74 | 106 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 68.0 |
| 1979-80 | DET | 17 | 206 | 120 | 51 | 502 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
| 1979-80 | TOT | 73 | 698 | 453 | 178 | 1,891 | 73 | 92 | 157 | 48.4 | 20.0 | 70.2 |
| 1980-81 | DET | 59 | 924 | 400 | 172 | 1,956 | 72 | 67 | 190 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 77.2 |
| 1981-82 | DET | 75 | 940 | 653 | 159 | 2,467 | 66 | 98 | 160 | 50.5 | 27.3 | 80.4 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 21 | 208 | 155 | 49 | 599 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 76.0 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 82 | 579 | 409 | 130 | 1,734 | 71 | 53 | 79 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 82.2 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 72 | 478 | 324 | 93 | 1,401 | 53 | 44 | 68 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 80.9 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 72 | 469 | 376 | 80 | 1,344 | 58 | 51 | 58 | 48.4 | 50.0 | 79.5 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 73 | 329 | 231 | 39 | 895 | 39 | 28 | 45 | 44.3 | 28.6 | 81.0 |
| 1987-88 | CLE | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | — | 50.0 |
| Career | 680 | 6,168 | 3,881 | 1,203 | 15,719 | 605 | 586 | 1,069 | 49.3 | 20.6 | 75.7 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 9 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 103 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 47.8 | — | 54.5 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 5 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 129 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 43.2 | — | 60.0 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 9 | 63 | 36 | 4 | 142 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 54.3 | — | 86.7 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40.0 | — | — |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Career | 29 | 137 | 94 | 14 | 432 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 48.3 | — | 69.4 | |
TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.
Awards and titles
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 1981-82
Draft
- 1977: round 1, pick 1 · Milwaukee Bucks · Indiana
Transactions
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· Trade
The Detroit Pistons traded Bob Lanier to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kent Benson and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Larry Drew was later selected).
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· Trade
The Detroit Pistons traded Kent Benson and Kelly Tripucka to the Utah Jazz for Adrian Dantley, a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman was later selected) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson was later selected).
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· Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers traded Darryl Dawkins and Melvin Turpin to the Utah Jazz for Kent Benson and Dell Curry.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | DET | $0.3M |
| 1985-86 | DET | $0.3M |
| 1986-87 | UTA | $0.3M |
| 1987-88 | CLE | $0.4M |
| Career total | $1.3M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.