The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 21
Avery Benson
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Springdale, Ark.
- High School:
- Southwest Christian Academy
- Major:
- Pursuing graduate certificate in Strategic Communication
Bio
Elected to transfer after spending his first four years at Texas Tech … played in 71 career games with the Red Raiders and recorded 91 points and 69 rebounds while converting 41.7-percent (15-36) from three-point range … helped Texas Tech post a total of 94 wins during his four years in Lubbock ... redshirted the 2017-18 season ... graduated in August 2021 from Texas Tech with a degree in Management and is pursuing a graduate certificate in Strategic Communication.
As a Redshirt Junior in 2020-21 at Texas Tech:
Played in 20 of a possible 29 games (18-11 record) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection ... averaged 1.3 points in 5.2 minutes per contest ... converted 6-of-9 three-pointers on the year and added eight assists and three steals ... tallied a season-high six points (2-2 threes) against Incarnate Word (Dec. 29).
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2019-20 at Texas Tech:
Played in all 31 games (18-13 record) … averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per contest ... converted 9-of-23 (.391) from three-point range on the year ... also added 15 steals during the season ... recorded a career-high 10 points and four rebounds in the win over No. 1 Louisville (Dec. 10) in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden ... hit 3-of-3 from the field and added two offensive boards and two steals to help the Red Raiders earn their first victory against a top-ranked team in program history ... grabbed a career-best five rebounds at DePaul (Dec. 4).
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2018-19 at Texas Tech:
Played in 20 of a possible 38 games while helping the Red Raiders advance to the NCAA Championship Game (31-7 record) ... converted 5-of-13 field goals on the year ... tallied five points (2-2 FG) in the home win against Baylor (Feb. 16) ... added three rebounds and a career-high three steals in the home victory over West Virginia (Feb. 4).
As a Freshman in 2017-18 at Texas Tech:
Redshirted the season (27-10 record) ... practiced with the team but did not see any game action ... joined the program as a walk-on in the summer of 2017.
High School:
Southwest Christian Academy in Springdale, Ark. (head coach Charles Baker) … was offered a scholarship by Coach Beard while Beard was at Little Rock ... averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game as a senior.
Personal:
Born in Springdale, Ark. … son of Andy and Jenny Benson … Andy played basketball at John Brown University (Siloam Springs, Ark.) ... has one older sister, Haleigh, and one younger sister, Ellie ... his grandfather, Randy Benson, was a high school basketball coach.
