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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

Profile

  • Forward
    Position
  • Freshman
    Class
  • Sydney, Australia
    Hometown
  • 6'10
    Height
  • 245
    Weight
  • Barker College
    High School
Ben Fakira
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Ben Fakira
Forward
Position
Freshman
Class
Sydney, Australia
Hometown

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Biography

2018-19 SEASON (FR): Appeared in 15 games during the year, averaging 5.4 minutes per contest... Opened with a season-high five points in the 2018-19 season opener at Montana State as part of 21 points during the year... Pulled down 22 rebounds, including 15 offensive rebounds, averaging 1.5 rebounds per game... Recorded a career-high-tying three rebounds in four different games... Shot 46.8 percent (7-of-16) from the floor, 50.0 percent (1-of-2) from behind the 3-point line and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) at the free throw line... Totaled two assists, two blocks and one steal... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Captain at Barker College in Sydney, Australia, where he averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game… Shot 60 percent from the floor and earned team MVP honors… Team captain of the NSW Metro squad that captured a third-place finish at the U18 Australian Championships… Team captain of his Northern Suburbs Basketball Association’s team that went undefeated during the regular season and finished second in the state… Member of the Australian National Team at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Tournament, guiding his team to the gold medal in the U16 Championship game.

PERSONAL: Oldest of two sons of Has and Julie Fakira... Majoring in exercise science.

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